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Prosecutors are expected to launch an investigation into former Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, who stepped down at the end of last year for taking a ¥50 million loan from one of the country’s largest hospital chains.
Toshio Tamogami, a former top officer in the Air Self-Defense Force cashiered for historical revisionist comments, formally announces he will run for Tokyo governor, pledging to build a stronger disaster response system with the SDF to brace for terrorist attacks during the 2020 Olympics ...
The government will make some 280 remote islands without owners state properties to strengthen control of the country’s territory.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed Tuesday in Tokyo that the two countries will work toward starting negotiations for a bilateral economic partnership agreement, hopefully before the end of this year. During their meeting at the State Guest House ...
The concentration of a pesticide residue detected in part of a croquette made by Maruha Nichiro subsidiary Aqlifoods in Gunma Prefecture was 2.6 million times higher than the acceptable level.
Toyota Motor Corp., which is getting ready to sell Camry-size sedans powered by fuel cells in the U.S. next year, plans to help create a network of hydrogen stations that may include pumps at car dealers and even trash dumps. The world's largest automaker showed ...
The government on Tuesday launched the secretariat of its U.S.-style National Security Council, with former Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi picked to lead the new body. The secretariat will support the council's core conference to be attended by the prime, foreign and defense ministers and ...
Japan and India moved to expand air force ties before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits New Delhi in a few weeks, bolstering relations two months after China declared an air defense identification zone in a disputed area. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his Indian counterpart, ...
Finance Minister Taro Aso indicated Tuesday he would like to help improve relations with China and South Korea, emphasizing the major economic role the three countries play in Asia. While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to Yasukuni Shrine stoked the animosity between Japan and ...
Heartland, the bar in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex where bankers from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. partied before the 2008 financial crisis, has shut its doors after more than a decade. The bar, downstairs from the Japan headquarters of Goldman Sachs ...
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to break the grip of deflation through aggressive economic policies, business leaders on Tuesday called on companies to hike wages. "We have asked member companies to raise wages to realize a virtuous cycle of the economy," Keidanren ...
EVENTS 'Washoku' in Florence In response to the registration of "washoku" traditional Japanese cuisine as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will hold a promotional event in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 21 to 23, so that people overseas can appreciate ...
At a luxury hotel in an affluent corner of west London, Rajan Ragesamy, a certified sake sommelier based in the United Arab Emirates, raises a wooden mallet above his head in preparation to crack open a fresh barrel. With an almighty swing, he brings down ...
Some 170 "neets" have jointly established a company, hoping to defy the social view of them as underdogs. A neet is a young person who is "not in education, employment or training." Currently, there are an estimated 630,000 neets aged between 15 and 34 across ...
More than 200 people in 32 prefectures have fallen ill after consuming some of the food products sold by a Japanese company that is at the center of a scandal over tainted frozen food products, a tally by Kyodo News showed Monday. The local governments ...
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is rebutting newspaper articles that have criticized the recently enacted state secrets protection law. But its documented arguments are far from convincing.
Bitcoin was one of Oxford Dictionaries' runners-up for the word of the year for 2013. The virtual currency has received a partial blessing from the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. But will it bite the dust because of its volatility?
Nothing lasts forever — especially in the U.S. with its 50 percent divorce rate — and it's clear that same-sex marriage will eventually be the law of the land.
The next target of China's autocrats, already waging an undeclared war over territory against multiple neighboring countries, is likely to be fellow communist state North Korea, now an estranged ally.
January is a delicious time for local seafood, as fish naturally fatten up to survive in icy waters. A visit to Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward will give you a first-hand view of winter seasonal seafood, as well as a chance to ...
Nøgne Ø Brewery in Norway is best known for its line of award-winning craft beers, but the company is quickly gaining a reputation for another brewed beverage: sake.
For lunch at Harimaya I was joined by my son, who was celebrating a birthday, of sorts. Six months. He's a good kid, but let's face it, he's a baby — so a six-course lunch could have been more a pain than a pleasure.
There can be no doubting that Snow White's beauty derived in part from the Seven Dwarfs' lack of it. But what they lacked in looks, they made up for in charm. This is how you should approach Hagi, a cafe of considerable charm and ...
In an age where the traditional guitar-bass-drums-vocals setup of a rock band is being eschewed in favor of more stripped-down groups using laptops and synthesizers, at first glance Hysteric Picnic may seem like it's just another band following the trend. The new wave/post-punk two-piece, which ...
When James Vincent McMorrow performs, he squashes himself up behind a keyboard, feet apart and knees together, looking a little like a collapsed laundry rack. The 30-year-old's right hand shakes from the beginning of a song to its end. You give up drink, as ...
With just a handful of days remaining before the start of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, yokozuna Harumafuji remained unable to go all out on Tuesday due to pain in his left ankle. The Mongolian, who ended 2013 on a high note ...
German second-division club TSV 1860 Munich on Tuesday unveiled Japan forward Yuya Osako, who has joined the team from J.League first-division side Kashima Antlers. "In order to improve, you need to change your environment," the 23-year-old told a news conference. "The biggest thing is to ...
There's considerable freedom in the United States these days. It truly was the first modern democracy where, at least in theory, citizens could choose to become anything they wanted. Unless, of course, you are very tall. Because if you are very tall and don't want to be ...
