Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
Concerns over the outlook for struggling Sharp Corp. are deepening amid the uncertainty over its capital tieup deal with Taiwanese partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Group. Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, had hoped to conclude a deal with the electronics giant by the ...
The nation’s automakers have long relied on parts from domestic sources that are part of their “keiretsu” corporate groupings, but now they are turning to imports to cut costs and survive growing global competition. South Korean producers are increasingly being sourced for the parts, ...
Men need to shed their deeply ingrained leadership mentality and tap female innovation, especially in Japan, where women could be the key to regaining competitiveness and igniting the rapid economic growth being experienced in many other parts of Asia. That was the main message ...
Despite its much-touted alliance with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Group, Sharp Corp. is likely to continue drowning in red ink amid sluggish demand for TVs and persistent high inventories, experts said. Some analysts say Japan’s largest maker of liquid crystal displays may log ...
The average household headed by a corporate worker will face a much heavier financial burden in 2015 if the consumption tax and other social security costs are raised, according to analysts. In addition to the planned consumption tax increase, the government is significantly increasing ...
Japanese automakers have accelerated moves to trim domestic output as much as possible amid the yen’s prolonged strength and dwindling domestic demand. Industry analysts say expanding overseas production is the first step Japanese automakers can take to improve earnings, since the strong yen erodes ...
When e-Parcel Corp., an online data delivery service provider, last year sued 13 U.S. Internet-related service firms, including Yahoo Inc., Google Inc., AOL Inc. and Akamai Technologies Inc., for patent infringement, the action meant more than just protecting its intellectual property. The president of ...
The nonprofit think tank Japan Forum on International Relations Inc. has issued a policy proposal calling for the restart of nuclear reactors after making every effort to improve their safety. “Those nuclear power stations now . . . shut down should resume operations as ...
Luxury-brand bags, watches and shoes can easily be purchased on the Internet along with their cheaper counterfeit counterparts, which are illegal but nonetheless widespread. Customs officials in recent years have made record seizures of counterfeit luxury-brand products imported from abroad. Why are so many ...
Uniqlo has opened a special counter for traditional “suteteko” underwear at its flagship in Ginza, Tokyo, with a lineup of more than 80 designs and colors intended to keep people cool this summer when electricity shortages may keep air conditioning in short supply. Calling ...
