An outbreak of highly pathogenic bird influenza is confirmed in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
With an eye on propping up sluggish household spending and boosting business investment, the ruling coalition adopts tax reform policies entailing corporate tax cuts and expansion of tax breaks for ...
In a surprise move, the Osaka chapter of Komeito will cooperate with Mayor Toru Hashimoto to hold a referendum on whether to integrate the Osaka city and prefecture.
A series of problems is delaying the demolition of National Stadium in central Tokyo to make way for a new main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Due to a dearth of job opportunities in Japan for autistic people, mainly deriving from a lack of understanding toward the disorder, it is often difficult for them to lead independent lives after they attain adulthood. However, an institution in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, is ...
Tearful relatives of those on board missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Tuesday their torment has been awakened anew by the AirAsia loss in Indonesia, nine months into their nightmare. “It is just like what happened nine months ago when I heard the news ...
Stocks closed the year’s final session on a weak note Tuesday, pressured by selling to lock in profits ahead of a five-day holiday for New Year’s. The Nikkei 225 average dived 279.07 points, or 1.57 percent, to finish at 17,450.77. On Monday, the key ...
Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu will be hospitalized for two weeks and off the ice for one month following surgery for a bladder problem, the Japan Skating Federation announced on Tuesday. Hanyu, who won his third straight national title on Saturday night in ...
A selection of responses to Rachel Halle's recent column, "Foreign student's account of treatment in rape case points to gaps in Japan's safety myth."
Goushi Iijima sits in front of the irori ( a traditional ash fireplace), his back ramrod straight yet somehow deeply relaxed. With measured, fluid movements, he pours cold-infused green tea into delicate clear glass cups set on lacquerware saucers. We balance the saucers in ...
For anyone raised in the West, the year-end holidays in Japan can be a jarring experience, at least for the uninitiated. Decorated trees, illuminated boulevards and carols in convenience stores coincide with Colonel Sanders statuettes remade into Santa Claus and mini-skirted chorus girls in ...
At the very least, the education ministry, Riken research institute officials and others must determine what went wrong with the dream of STAP cell research and push for drastic change in Japan's research environment.
An overwhelming majority of people in Japan harbor negative sentiments toward Asian neighbors that the government calls "partners responsible for the peace and prosperity of the region." What is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe going to do about that?
The key factor that has led Beijing to create the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank is the belief that creating new demand abroad is the only way to avoid a simultaneous collapse of local governments and state corporations.
Nine percent of Americans carry no cash, and China's government estimates that by 2020, about 30 million eligible bachelors will be unable to find a wife. These are among the year's more interesting 15 statistics compiled by columnist Robert J. Samuelson.
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