Osaka school was warned three years ago about wall that crushed girl to death in earthquake
Also Friday, the local education board said it had discovered another 15 public schools with substandard concrete walls on their premises.
The move suggests that operators registered under the revised payment services law, enacted in April last year, have not yet established adequate internal control systems.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission believes the payment plans offered by KDDI and SoftBank Group may deprive customers of options to choose other carriers
Toshiba recalls 3.4 million AC adapters for computers over fire risk
Worldwide, there have been 11 cases of the power adapters emitting smoke and catching fire since May 2015.
After Windrush migration row, U.K. hails its Caribbean communities
Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui travels to Okinawa for World War II memorial event
'Are you the mother?' A woman's search for baby taken by U.S. immigration
Subaru chief Yasuyuki Yoshinaga apologizes to shareholders for scandals
New graduates hope for work-life balance rather than boardroom role
Working long hours to move up the job ladder is a lower priority for newly employed graduates in the nation, according to a recent survey published by the Japan Productivity Center (JPC). The 50th edition of the annual research, released Thursday, showed that over 40 ...
'Drum tower' collapses at earthquake-hit Kumamoto Castle after heavy downpours
LDP eyes Sept. 20 for leadership race as embattled Abe seeks re-election
Seeking higher office: Marijuana found growing near lawmakers' building in central Tokyo
2020 Tokyo Games to be fully powered by renewable energy, organizers say
Okinawa having difficulty preserving war memorials as keepers grow old
Volcano featured in James Bond movie erupts, ejecting smoke and rocks
Feds seek removal of 20-day limit on immigrant family detentions
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with their parents. Lawyers ...
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern stays in hospital for second night with 'Prime Miniature' baby
New evidence suggests viruses may play a role in Alzheimer's
U.S. military pilots in East China Sea targeted in laser attacks
Airbnb Inc. said Thursday that it is still removing "thousands" of listings from its website for unlicensed private lodgings in Japan, as required under a new law that took effect last week to cope with a sharp increase in foreign visitors and a consequent ...
New York judge rejects Fujifilm bid to dissolve Xerox deal injunction
Weak inflation: Japan's May figures show BOJ stimulus barely moving price dial
Tech firms may have to filter user uploads under new EU rules
White House pitches merging education and labor as part of streamlining, drawing skepticism
Coutinho, Neymar find net in injury time as Brazil downs Costa Rica
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored in injury time to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at the World Cup. After frustrating the Brazilians for 90 minutes, the Costa Ricans finally conceded twice in stoppage time and slumped to a second loss that ended ...
Giants sluggers provide big spark in series-opening victory over Swallows
In-form Denis Kudla knocks off Yuichi Sugita in Gerry Weber quarterfinals
Northern Happinets coach Josep 'Pep' Claros returning for second season in charge
Roger Federer rallies past Benoite Paire, advances to Gerry Weber Open quarterfinals
Bill Hersey, man about Tokyo, 1930-2018: some tributes
Writer's kindness was legend, and his photos and columns told the story of a Tokyo social scene's rebirth after war and Occupation.
World Cup views from Tokyo, Group H: Japan, Colombia, Senegal and Poland
World Cup views from Tokyo, Group G: England, Belgium and Tunisia
Turning Japanese: Newly naturalized African ex-American has skin in the game
SIETAR Japan sees a time for intercultural understanding
Fashion comes from within, says Japanese style guru Naoko Okusa
If you ask Naoko Okusa how to dress your best, she will tell you to look inside yourself before you stare into a cluttered closet or at an oversized mirror. Arguably the most influential stylist in Japan, Okusa, who has 136,000 followers on Instagram, offers ...
Hitchhiking Japan: 5,000 kilometers in the company of strangers
Why do the Japanese suck at learning English?
Hiroshi 'Croket' Takigawa switches funny faces for funerals in 'Yuzuriha'
Ask a Japanese person who Hiroshi Takigawa is and you're likely to get a blank face. Give them his stage name, Croket, and you're bound to get a smile. In the late 1970s, Takigawa was ubiquitous on prime time TV as Croket (pronounced "korokke") thanks ...
Online media pick up #MeToo stories the major outlets miss
'One Cut of the Dead': A zombie flick that brings indie filmmaking back to life
'The Cat in Their Arms': Forget the idol-pop plot points and stick with the pets
Embracing difference, 'Shakespeare in Tokyo' is the picture of inclusion
The government has taken a step in the right direction by creating a new visa status for unskilled foreign laborers.
Neither Japanese pragmatism nor American petulance will serve the cause of human rights.
Making a better future requires an unsentimental reckoning with the past.
How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
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