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 ...
Softbank Corp. unveiled on Tuesday its new product lineup for this winter and spring, putting more focus on a fast network and entertainment-related services. All six of its new smartphones powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system can connect to the Softbank 4G network, ...
Everywhere a visitor turns at this year’s CEATEC, Japan’s biggest high-tech exhibition, smartphones are being used to connect to everything from TVs and microwaves to air conditioners and automobiles. Not to miss out, NTT DoCoMo Inc. is adopting this strategy in a big way. ...
Google Inc. launched its latest tablet device in Japan on Tuesday, with the price more than 50 percent cheaper than Apple Inc.’s popular iPad. The Nexus 7, a 7-inch tablet priced at ¥19,800, is now available on Google’s online store and will be available ...
Producing more quality social games will be a key to succeeding in the growing smartphone video game market as devices become more powerful and high-speed networks spread, according to Yoshikazu Tanaka, the president of game site operator Gree Inc. Tanaka made the comments in ...
Under the government’s new energy strategy, announced last week, Japan will aim to end its reliance on nuclear energy during the 2030s. But the public was quick to spot a contradiction, as the strategy states that the nation’s contentious nuclear fuel cycle policy will ...
Environment Minister Goshi Hosono denied on Friday a media report that the government has asked the town of Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, to be the host for final disposal of radiation-contaminated soil and other waste generated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. “We’ve been looking into ...
Panasonic Corp. unveiled a new lineup of “smart” home appliances Tuesday that can be connected to smartphones, hoping to sell 2.6 million of the products and rake in ¥200 billion nationwide in fiscal 2014. The lineup includes air conditioners, refrigerators, drum-type washers and a ...
In an attempt to change the deep-rooted cash culture in Japan, Softbank Corp. is hoping to create a business opportunity here by teaming up with U.S.-based PayPal Inc. The country’s third-largest cellphone company and the world’s leading online settlement service provider plan to soon ...
Whether at home, at work or outdoors, people spend a lot of time looking at electronic devices with screens, including computers, TVs and smartphones. Studies suggest that blue light emitted from these screens poses health risks over time, including eye fatigue and insomnia. This ...
After toiling under hazardous conditions for 17 months to contain the crisis at Fukushima No. 1, the nuclear plant’s workers are suffering from work-related stress and unable to get proper counseling due to lack of funding, a communications counselor warned Monday. Despite the dangers ...
