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A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.
Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...
An estimated 21,000 workers gathered at a Tokyo park for a May Day demonstration Wednesday, calling for higher pay, stable employment and an end to nuclear power. “Pay raises will help Japan get out of deflation,” said Sakuji Daikoku, chairman of the National Confederation ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked business leaders Tuesday to raise wages in a rare move reflecting the administration’s resolve to accelerate the battle against chronic deflation. The request was made during talks between the new prime minister and executives of powerful business lobbies, including ...
Lawson Inc. said Thursday it will raise the annual earnings of its workers aged in their late 20s to 40s by 3 percent on average from fiscal 2013 in a bid to stimulate consumption. The convenience store chain’s move, which covers about 3,300 employees ...