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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday paid a visit to woodland restored by British-born writer and environmentalist C.W. Nicol in Nagano Prefecture. The couple took a stroll in Afan Woodland in the town of Shinano, with the Emperor asking Nicol the names of various ...
Japan handed out 3.78 million visas to Chinese nationals in 2015, up about 85 percent from the previous year as Chinese tourist arrivals increased on a weaker yen and relaxed visa rules, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. The record number issued to Chinese accounted for ...
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe says he will remain in office after a probe determines that his use of political funds on a number of occasions was improper — but not illegal.
The annual rainy season has started in Kyushu, and it's posing a tremendous threat to the residents of Kumamoto whose houses were damaged by April's earthquakes. The major quake that hit April 14, registering magnitude 7.3, shattered roof tiles on the renowned Kumamoto Castle and ...
Former economy minister Akira Amari said Monday he will resume political activities "step by step" after prosecutors decided last week not to charge him with graft over money-for-favors allegations. "I deeply apologize to the people for causing tremendous nuisance and worries," the veteran lawmaker of ...
Voters gave Gov. Takeshi Onaga high marks in a prefectural assembly election widely viewed as a midterm report on his administration and policies related to U.S. military bases.
When Fumiko Kasai returned to work a decade ago she found the job market was very different to the one she had left in the 1980s to raise her four children. Kasai, who had enjoyed a well-paid, full-time job with a car firm before giving ...
Japan's Line Corp. is headed for what could be the biggest initial public offering for a technology company this year, including a major pitch to American investors. The company behind one of Asia's most popular messaging apps plans to go public in Tokyo and New ...
The Okayama Prefectural Police have arrested a member of a crime syndicate in connection with the recent fatal shooting of Tadashi Takagi, a senior member of the Ikeda-gumi faction of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi. Hideyuki Yamamoto, 32, a member of the Kodo-kai, one of the top ...
The U.S. Navy responds to a drunken-driving case that has stoked anger nationwide.
Taiwan's new defense minister said Monday the island nation would not recognize any air defense zone declared by China over the South China Sea, as its top security agency warned such a move could usher in a wave of regional tension. U.S. officials have expressed ...
Advances in technology always come at a price. Once just a hacker's toy, the computer virus has evolved into something more sinister. Malware called ransomware, which can hold computer files hostage in exchange for a ransom, is increasing as a menace in Japan. According to IT security ...
After years of acquisitions saddled SoftBank Group Corp. with record debt and weighed down its stock, founder Masayoshi Son is getting serious about improving the company's balance sheet. SoftBank has announced a series of asset sales as part of a broader effort to re-examine its ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could still be leading the country in October 2019, the new date he set last week for increasing the consumption tax rate, according to Tomomi Inada, chairwoman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council. While Abe's current term as party ...
Center-right economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a slight lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president, as early results came in from Peru's presidential election on Sunday. The 77-year-old Kuczynski had 50.59 percent support while Fujimori had 49.41 percent with about 52 ...
Okinawa's anti-base faction retained and slightly increased its majority in the prefectural assembly following Sunday's election, representing a victory for Gov. Takeshi Onaga and a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Candidates who supported Onaga and ran in opposition ...
China rebuffed U.S. pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it "has no fear of trouble. On the last day of Asia's biggest security summit, Adm. Sun Jianguo said ...
Muhammed Ali was the transcendent sports figure of the 20th century, a lightning rod for controversy who became a beloved ambassador for peace.
Muhammed Ali called himself "the Greatest," and by the time of his passing many in the world would agree.
The Thai military regime's "bamboo diplomacy" of playing Russia and China off against the U.S. could prove to be myopic in the game of international politics.
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership might help the U.S. advance its goal of containing China's influence in the Asia-Pacific region, the economic case is not nearly as strong.
Yuho Yamashita, who has acted in Japanese, English and German during her career, talks about her approach to learning languages.
Introduce some uses of Xでも and Xかなにか, expressions that identify one example among others. ...
Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani is named as a shareholder of a company in an offshore tax haven in the Panama Papers.
Japan forward Shinji Okazaki believes Leicester City strike-partner Jamie Vardy would make a seamless transition at Arsenal if he joins the Gunners just weeks after helping the Foxes complete a fairy-tale run to their first Premier League title. Vardy, who scored 24 goals last season, ...
WNBA forward Ramu Tokashiki and veteran point guard Asami Yoshida will lead the "Akatsuki Five" as the Japan Basketball Association announced the 12-player women's national team roster for the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday. The provisional squad returned from its training camp in ...
The second match of Japan's two-game friendly series away to the United States on Sunday was halted and ultimately abandoned with the Americans leading 2-0 in the second half because of a thunderstorm. Goals from Julie Johnston in the 27th minute and Alex Morgan in ...
