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Japan has lost something. That's a stark but uncontroversial statement. Few whose memory goes back a generation or more will disagree. Controversy arises when the talk turns to what was lost; when, how and why it was lost; whether the nation is the better ...
Most major media covered the March 22 Tokyo news conference where Sachiko Kishimoto of the nonprofit organization Oocyte Donation Network (OD-Net) explained how a woman in her 40s had recently given birth to a daughter who had been conceived using the woman's husband's sperm ...
An extraordinary case of wanton mischief by Post Office employes was recently revealed by Mr. K. Ishikawa of Azabu, who made a formal complaint to the director of mails of the Department of Communications.
The finance chiefs of Japan and China resumed their bilateral dialogue for the first time in two years Saturday, agreeing to deepen economic and financial ties. "Both sides emphasized the need to further deepen bilateral pragmatic cooperation in finance, (and to) scale up financial cooperation ...
Reflecting on U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days, his policy toward East Asia and what lies ahead, foreign affairs experts said Saturday that his unpredictability has left many Asian leaders troubled, a trend likely to continue so long as his overall Asia policy ...
China urged the United States to sack the head of the U.S. Pacific Command in return for exerting more pressure on North Korea amid concerns over its growing nuclear and missile threats, a source close to U.S.-China ties said Saturday. The Chinese leadership headed by ...
Last month, three masked robbers grabbed a suitcase stuffed with cash from a businessman who had just withdrawn the money from a bank in Fukuoka. The businessman is believed to have been planning to use the ¥380 million ($3.5 million) to buy gold. In December, ...
Japan offers funds to help introduce advanced technology for growing needs of Asia’s developing nations.
Office worker who took just four days off in six months before her death died from overwork, authorities say.
The State Bank of India sees great opportunity in Japan and hopes to lure small and medium-size Japanese companies to invest in India, SBI Chairwoman Arundhati Bhattacharya said in Yokohama on Friday. "There is no doubt that we want to improve our Japan strategy," Bhattacharya ...
Tally shows family courts suspended parental custody to prevent abuse in 83 cases last year.
North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea's intelligence service of a failed plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un with a biochemical bomb at a military parade in Pyongyang. North Korea has a history of accusing the United ...
Six years ago in March, a firefighter in the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture couldn't save tsunami victims in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, because he himself had to evacuate due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 ...
The government is thinking of buying and deploying cruise missiles in response to North Korea's provocative missile and nuclear tests, an official has said. The government is eager to set aside funds to study the feasibility of acquiring the ability to strike enemy missile sites, ...
Islamists have ignited contemporary identity wars in Bangladesh because they can't abide secularism, with hard-line clerics inciting violence to overturn constitutional principles and the rule of law.
The labor shortage brought on by the shrinking and graying population is starting to have a profound impact on companies.
Africa's greatest hope may be in the commercial advance of technology.
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 1948, a man claiming to be a public health official walked into a branch of Teikoku Ginko (Imperial Bank) in Tokyo's Shiinamachi district and told all 16 people present that dysentery had broken out in the neighborhood. After handing ...
Musician's relaxed personality fits the homegrown lifestyle of the 'Big Easy' well.
Few people are likely to forget the first time they try shirako. The thought of eating cod sperm sacs may sound downright nauseating to the average Western diner, but those who pluck up the courage to try some are rewarded with an explosion of ...
Ramen is no longer just ramen. Japan's favorite noodle is changing in front of our eyes, evolving into new forms that have little in common with the classic soul-food bowls of the past. Some bemoan this as the end of an era. Others call it ...
Tokyo's newest major retail emporium, Ginza Six, opened on Ginza's main thoroughfare last month with hype and hoopla to match its massive scale. It's primarily a vehicle for luxury brands, offering plenty of sparkle but little in the way of atmosphere. Sadly, the same ...
Whither craft beer? Possibly on convenience store shelves, though in small numbers. The last two years saw the big konbini players make significant space for artisanal suds, whether from actual craft breweries (in some cases owned by large octopus-like conglomerates) or attempts by major brands. Yet ...
"So I downloaded two apps as soon as I got off the plane today: Google Translate and Tinder."
May 3 marks the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, an annual reminder of the necessity of unfettered media in the maintenance of healthy societies. Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan, Edited by Jeff Kingston.322 pages ROUTLEDGE, Nonfiction. This year the day is more important than ever as, ...
Even some dedicated Japanophiles are unaware of an important international espionage ring that operated in Tokyo before and during World War II. Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring, by Gordon W. Prange.595 pages MCGRAW-HILL, Nonfiction. "Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring" ...
Touring art museums with a teenager may not sound like everyone's idea of a good time, and at the beginning of this pocket-sized memoir, Shikoku-based writer Suzanne Kamata finds herself wondering how she can renege on a promise to take her daughter to a ...
The Chiba Jets cruised past the Levanga Hokkaido on Saturday, producing a 77-60 triumph for their eighth consecutive victory. Over their past 10 games, the Jets are 9-1, the best current stretch in the 18-team top flight. And perhaps a strong finish to the regular season ...
Japan may have maintained its impressive unbeaten record in the Asia Rugby Championship by defeating Hong Kong 29-17 on Saturday, but it was hardly a classic performance. With the eyes of the rugby world on Japan ahead of next week's draw in Kyoto for the ...
Manabu Mima allowed two runs in eight innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles buried the Seibu Lions 10-2 on Saturday afternoon. Mima (4-0) allowed four hits, while striking out four and walking none. Both of the runs scored against him came on ...
Kashiwa Reysol picked up their fourth straight J. League win after a fluke goal by Brazilian striker Cristiano handed them a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday. Cerezo arrived at Hitachi Stadium riding an unbeaten streak stretching back to March 4, but the visitors ...
