Kei Komuro's family financial trouble resolved? Depends who you ask
Princess Mako’s suitor — whose prospective engagement to her is currently up in the air over family financial trouble — claims the issue is resolved.
Government cuts off subsidies to Tokyo Medical University over entrance exam discrimination
The institution was among several found to have discriminated against female applicants in entrance examinations.
Japan's convenience store giants to remove pornographic magazines from shelves
The three largest operators plan to stop selling pornographic magazines at outlets across the nation by the end of August.
Japan is looking at allowing e-money salary payments ahead of foreign worker influx
The government hopes to promote a shift toward a cashless society as well as cater to foreign workers — who may face hurdles opening bank accounts.
U.S. top envoy Pompeo expects 'good marker' with North Korea before next Trump-Kim summit
Afghanistan conflict claims second U.S. service member of the year
Long shots: Senate set to vote on two competing plans to end shutdown
Trump bypasses appeals process, seeking quick Supreme Court ruling on citizenship question on census
Nursing homes see spate of deaths amid flu outbreak across Japan
Amid an outbreak of influenza, the nation has seen a spate of deaths in recent days following mass infections at nursing care facilities. A facility called Shimizu Funai no Sato in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, said Tuesday that an 83-year-old resident died Sunday amid the outbreak, ...
Shooting in Tokyo's Kabukicho district leaves man dead; police suspect yakuza links
Pollen season predicted to arrive in mid-February across much of Japan
Turkish asylum-seeker laments Japan's system of detention for months on end
Japan government to boost support for rural experience programs for children
Japan to recommend southwestern islands in Kagoshima and Okinawa for UNESCO listing again
Four men arrested over online romance scam after woman cheated out of millions of yen
Uncertain fate in Senate for Trump's shutdown proposal decried by Democrats as 'hostage taking'
President Donald Trump's proposal to reopen the government, with immigration provisions Democrats denounce as inadequate, is headed for Senate action, its prospects uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the 1,300-page spending measure, which includes $5.7 billion to fund Trump's proposed ...
As Taliban talks gather pace, Afghan women fear turning back of the clock
Huge Afghanistan attack with massive death toll shows Taliban strength at outset of talks
Divisive and vocal Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian politics' longtime leading lady, is back
Latest Trump line about global warming makes a chilling mistake
New U.S. intelligence strategy warns that Russia and China are seizing on global turmoil
Four charged in plot to attack New York Muslim community named Islamberg
Renault has called a board meeting to replace Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, in a move that may begin to ease tensions with alliance partner Nissan in the wake of Ghosn's arrest in Japan for alleged financial misconduct. The board, which meets at 0900 ...
Trump won't soften hard line on need for China reforms to make trade deal, advisers say
White House denies reports of canceled trade meeting ahead of China talks
Striking teachers reach deal with Los Angeles school district
Toyota and Panasonic to launch joint venture to make electric vehicle batteries by end of 2020
Yokozuna Hakuho claimed his 10th straight win on Tuesday to take a two-bout lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in his quest for a record-extending 42nd top division championship. On the 10th day of the 15-day tournament, Hakuho calmly dispatched No. 4 Okinoumi ...
Ryoyu Kobayashi moved by hero's welcome upon return to Japan
Rafael Nadal ousts Frances Tiafoe, reaches 30th Grand Slam semifinal of illustrious career
JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda vows to clear his name in corruption probe
Yankees trade Sonny Gray to Reds after veteran hurler agreed to new contract
Warriors star Klay Thompson sinks first 10 3-point shots in rout of Lakers
Be it ever so graying, there's no place like home
On a recent bus trip in Indonesia, I struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to me who told me he was Malaysian but living in Australia, which prompted me to admit that I was American but living in Japan. This seemed ...
Someone lost their noodle making this new Nissin ad featuring Naomi Osaka
#StandUpJapan and other hashtags allow for new voices to be heard
How Coretta Scott King brought her husband's message to Japan
Emailing business connections in Japanese is simple if you remember a few handy phrases
The most important thing to remember when writing work-related emails is your manners. Polite Japanese is necessary even when dealing with someone you know, which means a lot of honorifics and thank-yous.
Bringing out the flavor of dashi: soft water and terrain
Japan Night reception to serve a selection of Gold Prize-winning sake
Throw out idioms left and right using ... the Japanese words for left and right!
'The Kinship of Secrets': Heartbreak and family separation during the Korean War
Eugenia Kim's second novel, "The Kinship of Secrets," is a measuredly moving story of a girl losing and finding a home, the ways in which families grow into units and immigrants into citizens.
Takako Arai's poetry is a relentless 'dance of language'
Marie Kondo's new TV series cleans up
Funk on Da Table: The band bringing New Orleans funk to Japan
A second helping of horror for 'Suspiria'
Repeat offenses by the nation's elderly population are an increasingly serious problem that demands attention and action.
Trump must insist on genuine progress in North Korean denuclearization, not the mere illusion of such.
Foreign influence-peddling and populist attacks on truth pose a threat to think tanks and to democracy itself.
A Chinese researcher wanted to be a pioneer so badly that he ignored ethical boundaries; others think a Nobel is a license to rant
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