Wartime documents shed light on Japanese government's role in recruiting 'comfort women'
The Imperial Japanese Army was asking Tokyo to provide one “comfort woman” for every 70 soldiers, the papers say.
Millions in Kanagawa at risk of ID theft after prefectural government's disk drives sold online
The 18 drives used by the Yokohama-based government should have been destroyed, but someone at the recycler sold them off, exposing potentially millions of taxpayers to identity theft.
Household spending takes 5.1% dive as Japanese tighten purse strings after tax hike
October’s larger than expected spending dip was the first in almost a year as disasters and the emergence of a 10 percent consumption tax prompted consumers to cut back.
Tokyo High Court quashes fatal road rage ruling and jail term on technicality, sending case back
Driver Kazuho Ishibashi’s notorious rest stop case will be reheard because the district court illegally overturned an opposing view expressed at a pretrial hearing.
Saudi airman in U.S. for training suspected in deadly shooting at Florida naval base
White House tells Democrats it will not participate in Trump impeachment hearing
Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn clash in final debate before U.K. election
Our first and most fundamental task in combating climate change is for the world to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Stores in Japan Environment Ministry building to stop handing out plastic bags
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that his ministry has stopped distributing plastic bags at all shops inside its government building, taking what he touted as a trailblazing step toward reducing plastic waste. Plastic bags are no longer provided at any shop within the ministry's ...
Police find LSD at home of award-winning Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri
Chinese incursions near Japan-held islands top 1,000 to hit record, up 80% on last year
Japan has spent over ¥1 trillion on Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics so far, audit reveals
Most Japanese firms want Abe to finish term, but only 16% support him staying longer
Five people with ties to Osaka school operator arrested for alleged embezzlement
Tokyo High Court changes Peruvian man's death sentence to life in prison
Japan bank Sumitomo Mitsui says it takes more than changing dress code to shake things up
Japan's second-largest bank wants to change the mindset of its staff. It made a start by upending its dress code — a revolutionary move in an industry dominated by dark suits and formal wear. But that's not enough, according to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. President ...
Biogen builds case for its Alzheimer's drug, but skeptics say more data needed
Banks to extend loan deadline again for struggling Japan Display
Nonprofit and IBM to sell 25-cent AI devices for analyzing soil
Fearing worsening trade friction, Chinese tech firms stockpile U.S. chips
No dating, no sex, no marriage, no kids: South Korea's growing feminist movement
Bonnie Lee doesn't care about finding a boyfriend or a fairy-tale wedding, and will decide her own happily-ever-after: "I'm a straight woman who is no longer interested in having relationships with men." She is not alone. A growing number of South Korean women are banding together ...
European powers claim Iran is developing nuclear-capable missiles
Low temperatures in Pyrenees save life of hiker who endured six-hour cardiac arrest
Stunning turnaround as Suu Kyi set to defend Myanmar against charge of Rohingya genocide
Affluent single Chinese women seek sperm donors at overseas banks
U.S. likely to hit China for human rights record over Uighur crackdown despite trade talks
China fossil find dating back 125 million years reveals how mammals became good listeners
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu sits second behind Nathan Chen after the short program at the Grand Prix Final, with the American opening a commanding 12.95-point lead on Thursday. Hanyu scored 97.43 points to the reigning world champion Chen's personal-best 110.38. Hanyu's score suffered after he ...
Brendan Rodgers extends contract with Leicester City until 2025
Heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz Jr., Anthony Joshua set for rematch in Saudi Arabia
Matt Jones shoots 6-under 65 to take second-round Australian Open lead
The protester, the party animal, the professional millennial — it seems like the Japanese capital had a place for every foreign stereotype imaginable in the past decade. We look back on a few favorites.
With great knowledge comes a great chilled beer
Uighurs living in Kansai try to deal with the stress of a crisis back home
Waves of change washed over the Seto Inland Sea during the 2010s
Being your best self in spoken Japanese with the cast of 'Queer Eye'
When Western ideas on self-improvement are expressed in Japanese, what kinds of words pop up most often?
Add a touch of sparkle to your Japanese holiday vocabulary
Year-end, work-related drinking parties are falling into disfavor
Releases to keep the fans happy
With Marie Kondo's new online store garnering mixed reactions, the year ended almost as it began, with people arguing about the tidying consultant.
Steve Gadd: Drummer still 'laying it down,' 50 years on
'My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer': A rom-com slasher for killing time
'Talking the Pictures': Talking up the magic of silent films
Bach to basics with father and son maestros
It is up to us to ensure that the work and spirit of Tetsu Nakamura live on.
Closer ties between Beijing and Moscow have impacts that reach far beyond those two countries, and Japan must accurately assess and respond to them.
Our first and most fundamental task in combating climate change is for the world to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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