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 ...
Tepco submitted an application Friday to the industry ministry to hike household electricity rates by an average of 10.28 percent from July in its Kanto service area, the first such move in 32 years. Tokyo Electric Power Co’s proposal would increase an average households’ ...
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s special 10-year turnaround plan has been officially endorsed by the government, but industry observers are skeptical it will work. The plan is for the beleaguered utility to get back into the black within two years, but that all depends on ...
The nation’s top three convenience store chains last month posted record annual operating profits for the 2011 business year despite the sluggish, disaster-stricken domestic economy. Convenience store chains in their early years were often seen as mainly targeting young male customers. But the increase ...
Despite the seriousness of the Fukushima disaster, Japan should continue using nuclear power because there isn’t another energy source that can replace it and because the nation has a responsibility to further its global development using the lessons learned from the crisis, says energy ...
With the nation’s last operating commercial reactor ceasing operations Saturday, The Japan Times interviewed two energy experts to explore the future of nuclear power in Japan. Instead of scrambling to restart two idled reactors at the Oi power plant, the government should start capping ...
After having undergone major safety checks that were mandated because of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis that started last year, the government is moving to restart reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi facility in Fukui Prefecture. Although the restart effort is ...
Sharp Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a new line of large televisions for the domestic market that feature liquid crystal display panels. The six models, sold under Sharp’s Aquos brand, are part of the company’s bid to shift to a growing and more profitable larger ...
The government on Friday finalized a hastily drafted set of additional safety criteria for reactor restarts that it says reflects the lessons of the Fukushima disaster. In a nutshell, the new criteria require utilities to make sure their plants are sturdy enough to avoid ...
Uncertainty grew Tuesday over the timing of the possible restart of the idled Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano backed off from an earlier remark and the administration did not make any decision during ...
Japan Display Inc., an alliance of three major electronics manufacturers, opened for business Monday with the aim of becoming the world’s leader in small and midsize displays. The firm can become the market’s “global leading company” through cutting-edge technology, advance investment and quick decision-making, ...
