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Four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Thursday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said, adding that what appeared to be a drone was seen flying above them. A high-ranking Foreign Ministry official lodged a ...
Toyota Motor Corp. is mulling issuing up to ¥100 billion ($900 million) in bonds with maturities of up to 20 years to invest in developing next-generation car technologies, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Toyota plans to spend around ¥1.05 trillion on research and ...
The no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda was delaying the controversial conspiracy bill, which will likely be rammed through the powerful Lower House next week.
A 16-year-old high school student from Nagoya was arrested Thursday for allegedly leaving the body of her newborn child unattended at home around May 10, police said. The suspect, whose name has not been disclosed because she is a minor, turned herself in the previous ...
When starting out in a new country, having a bank account is essential, but choosing a bank can be difficult without being familiar with banking systems or speaking the local language. For that reason, some Japanese banks are beefing up services aimed at English-speaking residents. The ...
The head of the U.S. Pacific Command has visited for the first time a key Ground Self-Defense Force listening post just 150 km (90 miles) south of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Adm. Harry Harris was accompanied by Self-Defense Forces Chief of ...
Democratic Party President Renho demands that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe retract his proposal for amending the Constitution, claiming he is interfering with the operations of the Diet.
Ministers from 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries are scheduled to gather Sunday in Hanoi, with Japan to push for the massive free trade pact to be put into force as soon as possible without the United States. Japan, the biggest economy among the 11 nations, is ...
Three people have been found dead at a private residence in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, in what is suspected to be a family suicide, police said. The bodies of office worker Kenji Hayashida, 60, his wife, 55, and their 25-year-old third son were found Wednesday evening ...
Princess Mako's fiance-to-be lists playing the violin as one of his hobbies, and has one person particularly delighted at his continued passion for the instrument — his childhood violin teacher. "He was a student who diligently worked hard" at the violin, Junko Yamauchi, 66, said ...
A public-private program has been underway in a Shiga Prefecture city to teach Spanish or Portuguese to children of migrants from Latin America working at local manufacturing plants. The program in Konan, launched in 2013, started after local officials found many children of Latin American ...
A women-only fitness club franchise has been promoting food drives among its members, aimed at getting housewives and others to donate nonperishable items to foster care facilities, food banks and other charities. Since 2007, Curves Japan has been conducting annual food drives with the cooperation ...
Humanoid robots and advances in information technology are increasingly being used by nursing homes in a bid to give elderly people a better quality of life. In one example, a nursing home in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, has enlisted the help of the Telenoid robot via ...
India's Cabinet approved plans on Wednesday to build 10 nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts, more than the country's entire current capacity, to fast-track its domestic nuclear power program. The decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government marks the first strategic response ...
Details of the public design competition for the official mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be unveiled Monday, games' organizers said Wednesday. According to the organizing committee, the competition will be whittled down to three or four finalists by the end of the year. ...
A 32-year-old man was arrested early Thursday for launching a pair of PET bottle rockets toward the Takahama nuclear power plant in Gifu Prefecture, local police said. Masaru Kawai, an unemployed resident of Ogaki, has admitted launching the rockets toward the premises of Kansai Electric ...
North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation over its weapons development. Experts have said North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, may ...
Taiwan's quasi-official organization tasked with handling ties with Japan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations has unveiled a plaque detailing its new name, hoping to advance bilateral ties to a higher level. The move Wednesday in Taipei drew an immediate negative reaction from Beijing, ...
The ultimate goal of the OBOR plan is to provide the cornerstone of a regional and global order led by China.
China for the past two decades has been displacing U.S. influence in Asia. Belt and Road is an evolutionary step in this strategy.
Unless the U.S. wants to risk using force in North Korea, it needs Russia's cooperation in resolving the crisis.
The "Meet Meat Promotion," which runs through May 31 at The Tokyo Station Hotel, is part of an ongoing dinner promotion under the concept of "sharing and enjoying meat dishes." Executive chef Masahiro Ishihara shows off his culinary talents at Bar & Cafe Camellia, with ...
The Bank of Yokohama Ltd. held a reception showcasing an ukiyo-e collection, including a painting of Katsushika Hokusai's series of "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Yokohama's Nishi Ward, on May 6. The reception was held to welcome foreign ...
When I interviewed Taro Yasuzawa this time last year, he didn't let on that he was about to pull the plug on the event he'd been organizing for the past decade. A few weeks later, it was official: Taicoclub, the plucky all-night music festival ...
The Japanese film industry has long been insular, making films by and for Japanese with little input from, or concern for, the outside world. One reason is that its home market is large — Japanese moviegoers buy more than 100 million tickets annually — and ...
When the Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Alvark Tokyo square off in the B. League Championship semifinals on Friday and Saturday, expect the foes to display physical, hard-nosed basketball. But it's not just because it's the postseason, but also because of their longtime rivalry. Japanese players are ...
Tomohiro Abe hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning to erase an early deficit and put the Hiroshima Carp in a 9-2 victory over the Yokohama BayStars on Thursday. Yuta Nakamura (2-0) scattered seven hits and yielded two walks over ...
Yokozuna Kisenosato dug in deep to get his faltering bid for a third straight championship title back on track with a win over second-ranked maegashira Chiyoshoma at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Looking to rebound from a shock second defeat Wednesday, Kisenosato (3-2) ...
It's time. Well, almost. Two days before a WBA middleweight championship fight, Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam were not really in fight mode yet. But they certainly seemed to be focused on their Saturday bout at Ariake Colosseum. The fight will be the first world title shot ...
For the remaining four title-chasing participants in the B. League Championship, familiarity over the years is a common thread. After all, the Tochigi Brex, SeaHorses Mikawa, Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Alvark Tokyo played often against one another in the old JBL and its successor, the ...
