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Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart say the two countries are now at a new starting point to develop their bilateral relationship.
The ministry says it will ask an independent lawyer to continue investigating the bureaucrat’s denials and the allegations made by Shukan Shincho magazine.
Japan's economy is recovering moderately, with a pick-up in domestic and overseas demand, the government said Monday in a monthly report for April. The Cabinet Office described the economy as "recovering at a moderate pace" for the fourth consecutive month. It retained its existing views ...
A pair of premium mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture fetched a record-matching ¥400,000 at the season's first wholesale auction Monday. The high-end mangoes carry the Taiyo no Tamago (Egg of the Sun) brand. According to the Miyazaki Agricultural Economic Federation, mangoes have to be assessed before ...
A 14-year-old Tokyo girl has been arrested on suspicion of stealing ¥10 million in cash from a friend's house, according to police. The girl, in her third year of junior high school, was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing the money from the living room of ...
The total number of nights spent by foreign guests in the disaster-hit northeast surpassed the 1 million mark in 2017 for the first time on the back of a continued increase in inbound tourism, according to a recent government survey. The survey by the Japan ...
An Indian man died Friday at a Japanese immigration detention center in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticized over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care. Immigration is a sensitive subject in Japan, where many pride themselves on ...
Stock investors should take note that the risks of domestic political upheaval or trade friction are far from gone away. So say strategists at Nomura Holdings Inc. led by Hisao Matsuura. While the trade rhetoric between U.S. President Donald Trump and China calmed last week, ...
The secretive unit’s commander, Lt. Gen. Shiro Ishii, and others received immunity from prosecution by giving the United States its data on germ warfare.
Men wearing gold, full-body suits and costume hats, themed as taiyaki (a waffle-like cake shaped like a fish, typically filled with red bean paste), have started to appear in central Nagoya, attracting the attention of pedestrians. The men call themselves the Shachihoko Boys — ...
Police in Hiroshima and Ehime prefectures have been pursuing the man on Mukaishima Island since he escaped from Matsuyama Prison on April 8.
Tokyo is vying to become an innovation hub for entrepreneurs and investors, challenging Japan's reputation as an environment that fails to nurture entrepreneurship, and a new nonprofit organization is hoping to play a leading role. The recently launched Venture Cafe Tokyo aims to help innovators ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plagued by suspected cronyism scandals and cover-ups and with his ratings sliding, will likely step down in June, former leader Junichiro Koizumi was quoted Monday as telling a weekly magazine. A survey by broadcaster Nippon TV released Sunday showed Abe's support ...
Donald Trump is "morally unfit" to lead the U.S., former FBI Director James Comey said in a highly anticipated prime-time interview Sunday, adding that he can't rule out the possibility the Russian government has incriminating information about the president. "I think it's possible. I don't ...
A sightseeing route running through the Tateyama mountain range in the Northern Alps opened Monday, offering views at one point of snow walls as high as 17 meters on each side of the road. "I was so surprised at the size. I guess we cannot ...
Japan was given a preview of the stealthy JASSM-ER "standoff" missiles it is considering purchasing after U.S. officials said B-1B bombers launched the weapons Friday for the first time in combat during strikes on the Syrian regime. The new Lockheed Martin Corp. air-launched cruise missile ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions. In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, Putin and Rouhani agreed ...
Days after a lawmaker from India's ruling party was arrested in connection with a teenager's rape, a sexual attack on an 11-year-old girl was reported on Sunday in Gujarat, the latest in a string of cases that have sparked protests across the country. Protests calling ...
Two members of Pakistan's beleaguered Christian community were killed on Sunday in the country's southwest when unknown gunmen opened fire on a small group that had just left a local church, police officials said. The churchgoers were on their way home in Quetta, the capital ...
Sanctions can only work if they are implemented by a coalition of nations. In this, Japan's cooperation is essential.
The implications of the limited U.S.-led air raid against Syria are not about Russia. They concern Damascus, Tehran and Pyongyang.
The next few years are likely to be less friendly to Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google.
History shows how in sufficiently complex situations, chain reactions can cause small events to cascade into big changes.
If you are stuck for what to say in Japanese, Google search — and in particular, its auto-fill function — can be your friend.
Introducing how to use Xなら、Y, meaning "if X, Y" or "if it is the case that X, Y."
Former Japan national team manager Takeshi Okada voices his approval of newly appointed Akira Nishino.
A controversy over gender discrimination in sumo flared earlier this month after a referee urged two women to stay out of the ring as they tried to assist an unconscious official.
Japan treated Christian Covington as well as he could have hoped. The Houston Texans defensive lineman took a private trip here along with a few friends, including former Rice University teammates, earlier this month. All of them agreed they had a blast during their stay in ...
It must take a considerable amount of willpower for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama not to respond to questions about his former player Shohei Ohtani with a simple, "I told you so." Although the sly smile he lets slip on occasion more ...
Going into the fight, it looked unlikely WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata would lose his belt to obscure challenger Emanuele Blandamura. But he still breathed a sigh of relief after successfully defending his title for the first time with an eight-round technical knockout victory over ...
