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 ...
Once hailed as “the king of home appliances,” the television has become a headache for Japanese electronics makers, which have been forced to shift their business strategies. On Monday, Panasonic Corp., known for its Viera brand TV sets, said it will scale down its ...
After three straight years in the red, Sony Corp. faces another rough year ahead as the electronics giant struggles to make its mainstay television business profitable amid a host of challenges. Like its Japanese peers, Sony’s business performance was affected by the March 11 ...
One month after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, apparent self-restraint is still keeping people away from the country’s major sightseeing spots, including foreigners, who are steering clear of Japan as it struggles with its nuclear crisis. The tourism industry will likely take a ...
As Japan’s big manufacturers shift output abroad, taking much of their business with them, small parts makers in Ota Ward, Tokyo, are starting to think they may need to cross the waters too if they’re going to get any new orders. In this, they ...
Two tiny parties that clashed with the ruling Democratic Party of Japan over policy and then made different decisions on whether to stay in the DPJ-led bloc face a fight for survival in the Upper House election. The Social Democratic Party took the more ...
Tokyo’s Aoyama shopping district, home to numerous luxury brand stores, hosts an open-air farmers market every weekend, finding favor with customers increasingly conscious about what they eat. “Vegetables here taste just like those grown in my hometown in the countryside,” said 40-year-old Yuka Kubota, ...
After shying away from eating in restaurants and staying at hotels by themselves, Japanese women are beginning to seek more time alone. Japanese businesses are setting out the welcome mat for this group of savvy consumers with money to burn. “I don’t mind spending ...
NEW DELHI (Kyodo) In deflation-hit Japan, where Chinese textile products are seen everywhere, some companies are hoping Indian imports could also become popular. Buyers are looking at India as a promising country in the textile industry, and Indian companies are also trying to increase ...
The sluggish economy has done little to dim the hopes of retailers this Valentine’s Day season: They still expect women to flock to their shops to buy chocolates and other gifts for men. But the unique Japanese Valentine’s Day tradition that dates back to ...
SAKAI, Fukui Prefecture (Kyodo) Pummeled by weak consumer spending, Japanese retailers are having to rethink their operations. One relatively new concept — the megastore — has emerged as a star attraction in this regard, with shoppers showing an unusual willingness to part ways with ...
