The central government is uncertain when preparations for two new visa categories will be completed, with preparatory work unlikely to be concluded before the new permits are introduced on April ...
At Tokyo summit, Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to expand educational opportunities for women
At a Tokyo summit, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to further promote the empowerment of women through education and financial support.
A major volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji, similar to the one that occurred in 1707, could leave a layer of ash up to 1.5 cm deep in central Tokyo over ...
30% of Japanese companies keen to increase hiring of new grads in 2020: poll
A recent poll found that more than 30 percent of Japanese companies surveyed are planning to hire more new graduates next spring than they did this year.
Hundreds of thousands march in London to demand new Brexit referendum
Otsu turns to AI in bid to help teachers detect signs of school bullying
Beyond Robert Mueller's report, Trump faces flurry of legal perils in New York
Japan and China to open talks on foreign infrastructure projects amid warming ties
Japan plans to develop home-made long-range anti-ship missile to counter threat
The Defense Ministry plans to develop an original long-range anti-ship missile, apparently because anti-air missiles mounted on Chinese ships now have longer ranges than they had before, according to informed sources. By improving a cruise missile it has already developed, the ministry aims to develop ...
Are democratic principles at risk of being undermined?
Denki Groove campaign reveals what Japan truly thinks of celebrities embroiled in drug scandals
South Korean airline union demands Japanese civil servant apologize over airport incident
33 women sue Tokyo Medical University over rigged entrance exams
Bank of Japan's tankan like to show slump in manufacturing sentiment, projections say
The Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan survey for March is likely to show a slump in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to the latest projections by 12 private think tanks. Their average forecast points to a fall to plus 13 in the headline ...
Tepco unit to tie up with JXTG on hydrogen production for fuel-cell vehicles
Siemens talking with Mitsubishi Heavy and other Asian firms over fate of large gas turbine business
Boeing to offer safety feature as standard in 737 Max software upgrade
Now what? Special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his Trump-Russia investigation and on Friday delivered his final report to Attorney General William Barr. But what the report looks like isn't clear. Justice Department regulations required only that Mueller give the attorney general a confidential report that ...
Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone
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U.S.-backed forces in Syria declare Islamic State defeated and 'caliphate' eliminated
No matter the result of Thailand's election, political instability likely to continue: experts
The race for the Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament will go down to the final day with undefeated yokozuna Hakuho and fourth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo both winning on Saturday. In the penultimate day of the 15-day meet at Edion Arena Osaka, Hakuho, seeking ...
Sunrockers center Robert Sacre drops 44 on Hannaryz in series-opening triumph
ISU clears Mariah Bell after on-ice collision with rival Lim Eun-soo during practice session
Ryoyu Kobayashi leaps into rarefied air with 20th podium finish
Sumo 101: Retired stablemasters
If you want to fix the problem of over-tourism then just look overseas
I was speaking with a woman the other day who had recently been to Japan. She acknowledged that Japan is the "in" place to travel to and, as if to qualify this fact, complained that "Kyoto was so crowded, I couldn't even get a ...
In search of family and friends in Japan
Non-Japanese people are poorly represented in Japanese media: That needs to change
At family-run izakaya Kurasuno, the secret ingredient is a smile
After surviving as a prisoner of war in Krasnoyarsk, Eastern Siberia, Toyokazu Matsubara taught himself to cook and opened up an izakaya bar-restaurant, Kurasuno, which has become a multigenerational family enterprise and beloved neighborhood treasure.
Hiroki Ogasawara: Looking for a truly multicultural Japan
Rakushin: Some food can't be improved upon
Yakitori Souten: The artful power of organic collaboration
Fujiya's Yume-iro Rainbow Cake is an Instagram feed's dream come true
Haruki Murakami: Writing in a parallel universe, connecting with a global readership
In Japan, it was the runaway best-seller status of "Norwegian Wood" (1987), his wistful tale of crushed innocence and young love that sold more than 4 million copies in Japanese alone, that established Murakami's iconic status.
William Gibson's 'Idoru': Tokyo sci-fi becomes full-blown reality
Yusuke Kimura's 'Sacred Cesium Ground and Isa's Deluge': Tohoku refuses to be silenced
Tower Records goes all in on the vinyl trend with its new store, Tower Vinyl
A new lease of life for Macoto Tezka's cult classic 'The Legend of the Stardust Brothers'
The government can and should do more to prevent disasters from killing people who survive the initial danger.
Add local politics to the host of challenges confronting many of Japan's regions.
A correlation between ill health and eating eggs doesn't actually tell us much.
Atrocities committed by white supremacists are not isolated attacks. They're part of a broader pattern of far-right terrorism, and they demand a response on par with all other counterterrorism efforts.
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