AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...
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 ...
Economists and experts remain split over whether raising the consumption tax would help restore the country’s battered public finances or choke future economic growth. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is hoping to double the 5 percent levy in 2015, in two stages. Raising ...
The Financial Services Agency may impose heavier fines on those who engage in insider trading in light of a spate of recent cases, according to its new chief. “I am aware that there are people who feel the current fines (against the practice) are ...
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stressed Friday that restarting the Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture is crucial to meet the nation’s energy needs this summer and to ensure sustainable economic growth in the longer term. “If we end (nuclear power generation) or if we ...
Japan’s investment and skills are crucial to Kosovo’s development, but the country also has much to offer Japanese businesses seeking opportunities in the region, visiting Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci told The Japan Times in an interview Thursday. “Economic cooperation is the biggest investment ...
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, failed Wednesday during a meeting lasting 90 minutes to persuade former DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa to back the administration’s tax hike proposal. Noda wanted Ozawa, whose group is the biggest in the ...
The Bank of Japan maintained its zero interest rate policy Wednesday while offering a somber assessment of global financial markets, saying close attention is needed “mainly due to concern about the European debt problem.” “There remains a high degree of uncertainty about the global ...
The thousands of people who flocked Tuesday to Tokyo Skytree on its opening day saw police and municipalities scrambling to handle the throng. Officials had expected a turnout of 200,000 and about 200 police officers were on hand to control traffic and ensure safety ...
The butterfly effect triggered by Greek voters left its mark on Japan’s economy last week as stocks took their sharpest drop of the year and the yen soared against the dollar amid deepening concern over the eurozone’s debt crisis. The wild ride may not ...
Despite reporting a record ¥457 billion annual loss last year, Sony Corp. earlier this month said it would return to the black in fiscal 2012 with a ¥30 billion profit. The Great East Japan Earthquake, Thai floods and strong yen have all been recent ...
Koza Gate Dori is conveniently situated near one of the entrances to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, but a visit to the shopping street, where “for rent” signs are common and numerous stores are shuttered, makes it clear that residents aren’t profiting much from ...
