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As the costs of operating its municipal sewer system rise, a city in Saitama Prefecture is hoping to cash in on the growing popularity of manhole cover designs with a plan to use the creative lids as an advertising medium. The Tokorozawa Municipal Government will ...
Sony announced it will acquire a majority stake in EMI, which holds rights to about 2.1 million songs, including from artists such as Pink and Kanye West.
Japan has confirmed North Korea has maintained an agreement that led to a reinvestigation into the whereabouts of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.
The prime minister again denied having met with his longtime confidant in February 2015, challenging an account revealed in a newly surfaced document.
Police on Tuesday launched an expert panel tasked with discussing driving rules for autonomous vehicles, including a potential revision to road traffic laws. Experts in law, social infrastructure and other areas will discuss specific issues to be resolved as firms move closer to commercializing self-driving ...
Trade and environment ministers from the Group of 20 nations will meet in Japan in June next year to discuss the digital economy and energy conversion for sustainable development, the government said Tuesday. The G-20 ministerial meeting on trade and digital economy is scheduled for ...
The Imperial Household Agency unveiled on Monday the first portrait of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko since their enthronement. The portrait, 2 meters in width and height, was painted by Hiroshi Noda, 81, a master artist and painter specializing in realism. The work depicts the ...
A plan to restore iconic Nagoya Castle to attract more tourists is facing criticism as the mayor aims to re-create the original 17th century structure with no elevators for people with disabilities. Citing problems with quake resistance, the Nagoya Municipal Government will demolish the concrete ...
Recent activity by China's strategic bombers in the South China Sea's Paracel Islands seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the disputed territory, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Monday. China's air force said bombers such as the H-6K had landed and taken off from islands and reefs ...
Foreign Minister Taro Kono agreed Monday with counterparts from the U.K. and the Netherlands on the need to maintain pressure on North Korea to attain the goal of ridding the country of nuclear and other weapons, officials said. Kono reached the agreement in separate meetings ...
Already known for its boutiques, bars, restaurants and that famous scramble crossing, Shibuya's appeal as a destination for foreign visitors has gotten a further boost from its local tourist association: tours introducing the area's nightlife, from backstreet izakaya pubs to the "love hotel" quarter. The ...
A shopping center in the English city where a former Russian spy was found collapsed with his daughter after a nerve agent attack more than two months ago has been successfully decontaminated, Britain's environment department said on Monday. Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious ...
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. The heatwave has coincided with power outages and the ...
Lawmakers must place priority on national interests, not partisan politics.
The state of science and technology research today could negatively impact Japan's future presence in the field.
Progress is being made in Japan, but legislation is needed to give anti-harassment efforts real teeth.
At a time when even U.S. allies are finding it difficult to rely on an unpredictable and capricious Trump administration, Kim's strategy will likely seek to safeguard his nuclear "crown jewels" for the time being.
Tomoo Gokita's deformations of his subjects are surrealistic with a precision mix of austere black, white and grays, low-brow culture imagery, kookiness and powerfully evocative draftsmanship.
When Ludwig van Beethoven dipped his toe into the world of opera in the early 19th century, the composer may have had the concept of freedom on his mind. There's a fantastic moment in "Fidelio" when prisoners emerge from a dungeon and begin to sing. ...
Daisuke Yamai pitched a shutout for the first time in four years as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yokohama BayStars 8-0 in the Central League on Tuesday. Yamai (1-0), who was making his first start of the season, struck out six while allowing four hits ...
Yokozuna Hakuho overcame a spirited effort Tuesday from komusubi Endo to remain one win off the pace at the Summer Grand Summer Tournament. Fellow yokozuna Kakuryu likewise improved to 9-1 with a somewhat controversial win, while tournament leader Tochinoshin maintained a perfect record on Day ...
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa spoke publicly for the first time about his role in a controversial college football game that has generated headlines.
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre revealed that he went to rehab multiple times in addition to the one well-documented 1996 rehab stint during his playing days. Favre told Sports Illustrated's Peter King that he actually went to rehab two other times that were never ...
Volleyball's governing body wants to see Japan, the birthplace of the sport at the Olympics, recreate its golden era at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, FIVB secretary general Fernando Lima said. Japan remains a volleyball hotbed 54 years after the gold medal performance of the ...
