Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use its adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex offenses.
Editorial May 5, 2013
Mr. Inose does not understand
The Tokyo governor's remarks about Olympic Games rival Istanbul shows that he is not yet quite ready to participate in international society, let alone host the games.
Editorial May 28, 2012
Selling an Olympic image
Tokyo, along with Madrid and Istanbul, has made it to the final phase of the International Olympic Committee’s selection process for the city that will host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, after the IOC’s eliminated Doha and Baku from the list of candidates. But ...