Carlos Ghosn received €8 million in 'improper' payments from Dutch joint venture, Nissan says
Nissan said it views the payments as a result of misconduct and will weigh measures to recover the full sum.
South Korean high court upholds ruling against Nachi-Fujikoshi over wartime forced labor
Friday’s ruling and similar recent decisions against Japanese firms have drawn protests from Tokyo, and chilled already frosty ties between the two countries.
However, an increase in the number of girls aged 19 or younger who killed themselves raised concern, according to the agency.
Abe Cabinet approves reworked 2019 draft budget after Japan jobs data debacle
The rework was required after the government was revealed to have published a monthly labor survey without having collected sufficient data over a 15-year period.
Japan ranked 10th in report on global responsiveness to child sexual abuse
Japan is among the top 10 countries for effectively tackling the worldwide problem of child sexual abuse but can still do more, according to a groundbreaking report released earlier this week. The Economist Intelligence Unit measured how 40 countries prevent and react to sexual violence ...
Last public school in Iwate wrecked by 3/11 quake and tsunami rebuilt in Rikuzentakata
Singaporean linked to Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid gets week in jail for lying to anticorruption agency
Bangladeshi asylum-seeker's cuffed visit to Japanese hospital sparks online debate
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated. The Missile Defense Review, which also detailed concerns about the burgeoning ...
Gaffes and missteps mar start of Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro presidency
Asteroids smacking into Earth twice as often as before, but biggest threat may be 861 years away
Putin gets hero's welcome in Belgrade as Serbia seeks leverage over EU-leaning Kosovo
Two months after the arrest of its chairman stunned Nissan Motor Co. and the entire global automotive industry, the carmaker is weighing abolishing the role altogether as it steps up reforms to rebuild its governance. Carlos Ghosn's downfall — the auto titan is accused of ...
Detroit auto show models — the human ones — embrace their changing role in the #MeToo era
Amid a challenging financial landscape, Japan's young female investors seek diverse portfolios
China's 2018 growth rate was slowest in decades, analysts say in survey
Nomura Holding and Carlyle to acquire Okinawa's Orion Breweries, Japan's fifth-ranked beer maker
Gloomy forecast for Davos: Crises aplenty to deal with, but few world leaders around to do it
Yokozuna Hakuho stayed undefeated to remain in a tie for the lead with rank-and-file wrestler Onosho at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. The sole competing yokozuna following the retirement of Kisenosato and injury withdrawal of Kakuryu, Hakuho continued his quest for an ...
Hachioji ends 20-game losing streak behind Cleanthony Early's 42-point performance
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi places second in World Cup event in Yamagata
Sumo 101: A wrestler's typical tournament day
Yuzuru Hanyu, Naomi Osaka nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards honors
#StandUpJapan and other hashtags allow for new voices to be heard
On the morning of Jan. 14, 20-year-old women decked out in brightly colored kimono scrambled to catch trains to take them to ceremonies across the country to mark Coming of Age Day. The day's related ceremonies, targeted at young men and women who have or ...
How Coretta Scott King brought her husband's message to Japan
Sort out your digital diet and keep your sanity in 2019
Before returning from your trip back home, you'll have a big choice to make
You still need to know your ABCs if you're living in Japan
Written Japanese has three different scripts — hiragana, katakana and kanji — so you wouldn’t think there’d be room for any more. But you’d be wrong.
Where to buy ski and snowboard gear in Tokyo
Let's discuss Yusaku Maezawa's great Twitter giveaway
Funk on Da Table: The band bringing New Orleans funk to Japan
For over two decades, June Yamagishi and John "Papa" Gros have been bringing New Orleans and Japan closer together through music. Funk on Da Table, their latest band, will bring hard-hitting grooves back to Japan in February. The international group, comprised of Japanese and American ...
Marie Kondo's new TV series cleans up
A second helping of horror for 'Suspiria'
'Chiwawa': An enigma wrapped in a riddle
'The Nikaidos' Fall': What's in a name? Everything.
While the gamesmanship is amusing from a distance, the U.S. federal government shutdown is exacting a painful toll on the U.S. economy, which is certain to ripple across the global economy.
With a manpower shortage looming as a major obstacle to the operation of businesses, employers need to realize that improving the wages of both regular and irregular employees will be crucial to securing the labor they need.
Dark clouds hang over the future of Japanese universities due to the government's failure to recognize the importance of education and research.
We pay a high price for economic flexibility, but benefit enormously from the rising living standards it produces.
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