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A landmark study of cancer diagnoses in Japan has revealed huge regional gaps in incidence rates in what one official said reflected notable differences in lifestyle habits across the country. According to new statistics for all 47 prefectures, released by the National Cancer Center Wednesday, ...
The tool offers a way for those in despair to be noticed and given a sympathetic ear.
Representatives of more than 80 countries and jurisdictions met in Kyoto on Thursday for a two-day conference aimed at going after corporate tax avoidance in the first-ever effort of its kind to include developed and developing countries. The meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
The court said "doubts have been raised" over the credibility of 83-year-old Koki Miyata's initial confessions over the fatal stabbing.
After more than 50 million votes cast in 100-plus nominating contests since early February, the U.S. presidential primary season is over and each major party finally has its presumptive nominee. Now, as the country prepares for the race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican ...
A ceremony was held Thursday to celebrate the reopening of the renovated British Embassy villa in Tochigi Prefecture, offering a glimpse into the lives of British diplomats more than a century ago. During the ceremony, British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens said he was delighted ...
A ministry spokesman said Japan will contact foreign and domestic defense contractors regarding the tender for about 100 warplanes.
The space agency is planning an experiment to remove simulated space junk as part of efforts to develop a simple and inexpensive disposal system for objects that might puncture the International Space Station or destroy satellites. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said scientists will try ...
The Hiroshima city government will loan some of the paper cranes gifted by U.S. President Barack Obama to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, a municipal official said Thursday. Obama folded four cranes, giving them to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and to elementary and junior ...
Longtime yen bear Nomura Holdings Inc. has finally bowed to the market forces that drove the currency to ¥99 per dollar for the first time since 2011. It is far from alone. HSBC Holdings PLC, Citigroup Inc., and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. join Japan's biggest ...
The risks are piling up for Japan's construction equipment makers in the aftermath of Brexit. Already contending with China's slowdown and a rout in commodities prices, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. now faces two new threats after the U.K.'s vote to quit the European Union: the ...
Japan's long-suffering salaried workers, famous for toiling long hours, have found no relief under the Abenomics reflation program, recording two of the three worst years when it comes to their monthly pocket money. Pocket money, set by wives who are often put in control of ...
Japan and Britain have agreed to work closely following the latter's vote to leave the European Union, including addressing worries among Japanese companies of problems they may face, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. In talks by phone on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida requested that British ...
Talk about too cool for school. Some high schools are adopting uniforms that draw on contemporary cultural influences such as manga. It is a continuation of a trend that began in the student counterculture movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. Schools at that time ...
An 88-year-old woman whose body parts were found last week in a boating pond in Tokyo's Meguro Ward may have been murdered in her apartment, according to investigators. Investigators say a security camera at her apartment shows no signs of her leaving. They are checking ...
North Korea's parliament awarded Kim Jong Un a new post on Wednesday, adding to a long list of titles for the young leader. The North's state television said Kim was made chairman of the state affairs committee, a body that appears to be newly formed ...
North Korea must realize that only by abandoning its nuclear weapons and missile programs will it be able to enjoy stability and prosperity.
Nationalism and place still matter, and the West's elites forget this at their peril.
Slowing down the Brexit process would maximize Britain's leverage in its negotiations with the EU.
More than a few countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have scars to show from Britain's long and haphazard withdrawal from its onetime empire.
The Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC) has started accepting entries for its 12th annual essay competition under the topic of "Searching for a New Initiative in Global Trade and the Role of Japanese Companies." Founded in 1947, JFTC is one of the nation's most ...
Exquisite dining and stay offer The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering a dining and accommodation package to provide guests with an excellent dining experience and a luxurious stay. Guests booking this package, which requires a minimum two-night stay booked two days in advance, ...
The summer blockbuster is dead — or at least, it has ceased to exist as a distinct entity. Four decades after "Jaws" set the template for mass-market Hollywood spectacle, the so-called event movie has expanded its turf so dramatically that July and August, once ...
Actress Kasumi Arimura on Thursday was selected for the lead role in an NHK drama titled "Hiyokko" that will be aired from April 2017. Arimura was chosen without an audition, with producer Hiroshi Kashi describing her as "an actress with the ability to play different ...
Shunta Wakamatsu kept the Chunichi Dragons in the game long enough for his teammates to grab the lead in the ninth inning. Then, he went out and finished what he started. Wakamatsu threw 141 pitches over the distance, and the opportunistic Dragons scored two runs ...
Despite coming up short in the national championships, Olympic-bound sprinter Ryota Yamagata has high expectations for himself at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Games. The 24-year-old, who finished runner-up to Aska Cambridge by 0.01 seconds for a 10.17 mark in the men's 100-meter final at ...
Kyoto will host the draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in May next year, tournament organizers announced on Thursday. Although the exact location has yet to be decided, organizers suggested that a temple or shrine in Japan's ancient capital could even provide the setting ...
For Japan hoop followers, the Miami Heat will have a familiar face helping out during the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League. Bob Pierce has been added to the Heat's Summer League coaching staff as an assistant. It's another stop during his nomadic coaching career, another stamp ...
