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 ...
The dollar firmed above ¥92 in Tokyo trading Thursday as market participants regained their risk appetite on the back of the upbeat stock market. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥92.34-35, up from ¥91.83-83 at the same time Wednesday. The euro stood ...
Stocks bounced back sharply Thursday, buoyed by hefty gains on Wall Street and purchases from fund managers attempting to spruce up their portfolios at the end of the month. The Nikkei 225 average closed up 305.39 points, or 2.71 percent, at 11,559.36. On Wednesday, ...
Telecommuting, a growing trend in the U.S. workplace, is coming under fresh scrutiny following news that Yahoo is curbing the practice. The trend of working from home has been gaining steam for decades as part of a workplace evolution that allows greater family-work balance ...
The Senate confirms Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White House are at odds over sharp government spending cuts.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. is ready to return to investing in phone companies outside Asia after rival Softbank Corp.’s deal to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. in the U.S., its chief executive officer said. “The acquisition plan of Sprint was quite astonishing ...
The government on Wednesday upgraded its basic assessment of the economy for the second straight month, saying industrial output has picked up in February amid expectations that a global economic upturn could perk up exports. “The Japanese economy is bottoming out, while weakness can ...
Japanese makers’ share of the market for lithium-ion batteries in consumer electronics continued to fall in 2012, widening the gap with their South Korean rivals, who topped the ranking for the first time the previous year. Three Japanese makers — Panasonic Corp., Sony Corp. ...
A Liberal Democratic Party panel signaled Wednesday it would tolerate Japan’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks on condition that core national interests are protected. The panel, titled the Research Commission on Regional Diplomatic and Economic Partnership, adopted a resolution requesting that the Abe ...
Marubeni Corp. is planning the first on-site survey for a geothermal power project in a national park following deregulation last March by the Environment Ministry. The one-year research initiative, starting possibly in May, will use dedicated surveyors to confirm geothermal sources in Daisetsuzan National ...
U.S. authorities revealed Tuesday that they have released hundreds of detained immigrants in recent days to trim expenses ahead of massive automatic budget cuts due to take effect this week. With days to go before the so-called sequester — $85 billion in across-the-board cuts ...
She didn’t know the man in the casket, never met him or his family. Yet, Kate Hopkins stood watch over 48-year-old Francisco Carmona’s funeral on a gray, cold day in a Kentucky cemetery. Hopkins joined a group of students, a few county employees and ...
Lexus topped all automotive brands in Consumer Reports magazine’s 2013 brand report card. Japanese automakers again dominated the rankings, taking eight of the top 10 spots. Lexus vehicles are rarely sporty, but they earned the top score of 79 points out of 100 because ...
