The governor uses the Battle of Okinawa anniversary and America’s ongoing detente with North Korea to renew his call for shrinking the U.S. military’s footprint in the prefecture.
Harenohi kimono chief arrested for alleged fraud linked to Coming-of-Age Day fiasco
The rental shop’s president is suspected of defrauding a bank of ¥35 million in loans before it folded and left hundreds of young women without their celebration attire.
Japan is apparently pitching its experience decommissioning a small facility in the village of Tokai as a reason to get into the North’s secretive Nyongbyon facility, sources say.
Another Japanese judge elected to replace Hisashi Owada at International Court of Justice
University of Tokyo professor Yuji Iwasawa is approved to serve out the term of retired Judge Hisashi Owada at the world court.
Japan agrees to train Bhutan's civil servants, seeks support on abductions and sanctions
Mt. Gox creditors get new avenue in years-long attempt to recover bitcoin losses
Japan's cosplay culture proving a hit in typically conservative India
Identifying remains of U.S. troops returned by North Korea may be challenging
Honduran girl on Time magazine cover was not actually separated from mother
Marriage is not always the bed of roses it's supposed to be
Whenever you read about people doing things you yourself would never dream of doing, you naturally wonder: Is it a warped individual nature that is to blame? Is it the nature of the time, the place, the circumstances? Warped or not, an individual need never ...
Japanese dancer Hyuma Kiyosawa, 17, snags silver at prestigious U.S. ballet contest
World Cup viewers strain Tokyo's plumbing system with halftime toilet dash
Seeking higher office: Marijuana found growing near lawmakers' building in central Tokyo
'Drum tower' collapses at earthquake-hit Kumamoto Castle after heavy downpours
LDP eyes Sept. 20 for leadership race as embattled Abe seeks re-election
2020 Tokyo Games to be fully powered by renewable energy, organizers say
U.S. Navy drafts plans to house 25,000 immigrants at a cost of $233 million over half a year
The U.S. Navy is drafting plans to house up to 25,000 immigrants on its bases and other facilities, at an estimated cost of about $233 million over six months, as the Trump administration seeks to ease a mounting crisis on the Mexican border, a ...
U.S. may put migrant children in rough site within view of former Japanese-American internment camp
Trump flip-flops on North Korea, says it still represents 'extraordinary threat'
Defying the United States, Assad presses assault in southwest Syria
Italy doubles down on anti-immigrant stance ahead of EU summit
Kim Jong-pil, former South Korean prime minister and spy agency founder, dies
Subaru chief Yasuyuki Yoshinaga apologizes to shareholders for scandals
Speaking at a general meeting of its shareholders on Friday, Subaru Corp. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga apologized for recent inspection and data scandals that have plagued the Japanese automaker. "We offer a heartfelt apology for repeatedly causing inconvenience and anxiety," Yoshinaga said at the meeting, which ...
Bank of Japan eyes lowering fiscal 2018 inflation forecast amid slow price climbs
Iran doesn't expect oil customers — including Japan — to get sanctions waivers
Trump tariff threat on European cars escalates global trade war
Covert cabs: Yokohama taxi company employs 'ninja' drivers to chauffeur customers
Japan's Maya Yoshida proud of nation's tidy fans at World Cup
Southampton and Japan defender Maya Yoshida reserved special praise Saturday for the country's fans after they were pictured clearing up their rubbish at the World Cup. Following Tuesday's shock 2-1 victory over Colombia — the first by an Asian country over a South American one ...
All Blacks stretch legs in second half to sweep series with France
Georgia's Jaba Bregvadze looks for improvement after losing to Sunwolves teammates
Shun Yamaguchi goes distance for Giants in win over Swallows
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
Hitchhiking Japan: 5,000 kilometers in the company of strangers
"I have no idea if people can read this," I think to myself as I look at my first cardboard sign and the spidery writing scrawled across it. The hiragana couldn't be simpler, but I only manage a hesitant smile as I hold up the ...
Beignet: Earnest French fusion with a sleek streak
Is farming in Japan on its last legs?
Lawson's mango and milk soft cream: even better for the waffle cone
'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories': Memorable shorts from the greats of modern literature
From Haruki Murakami to Natsume Soseki, "The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories" serves up a feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers.
Online media pick up #MeToo stories the major outlets miss
Hiroshi 'Croket' Takigawa switches funny faces for funerals in 'Yuzuriha'
'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
Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products.
The government has taken a step in the right direction by creating a new visa status for unskilled foreign laborers.
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution.
Making a better future requires an unsentimental reckoning with the past.
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