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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a call center Friday for foreign visitors to improve communication with businesses and other organizations of interest. The center, the first of its kind, will be open 24 hours a day and provide guidance and translation services in English, Chinese ...
The pair of rulings might affect the Japanese government’s controversial labor reform drive.
Births sank to record low of 946,060 in 2017 as deaths surged and marriages sank, government data show.
Having eluded indictment, Nobuhisa Sagawa will probably receive a cut in retirement pay for falsifying the Moritomo Gakuen documents with his Finance Ministry subordinates.
Nihon University said Friday that Masato Uchida, its former head football coach, resigned from the board of directors on Wednesday for "causing tremendous trouble" to the school and other entities through the dirty tackle scandal involving one of the players. Uchida offered to step down ...
Finance Minister Taro Aso pressures U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to permanently exempt Japan, but Trump appears determined to ding all of America’s allies.
Nestled in the mountains on the border of Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures is Takahashi, a city of about 31,000 people which lies 30 minutes by train from the popular international tourist destination of Kurashiki. Home to Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, built in 1240 on top of ...
Convenience store operator FamilyMart and discount store chain Don Quijote opened two jointly run experimental stores in Tokyo on Friday, exploring ways to learn from each other's marketing and operational know-how. FamilyMart, the country's second-biggest convenience store operator, aims to attract more female and younger ...
The list of regions battling for a coveted spot for the development of casino resorts ranges from Osaka to Hokkaido. And you can add Mickey Mouse's neighborhood to the list of possibilities. Chiba Prefecture, home to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, is gaining attention, with proponents ...
The city of Sapporo began issuing cards serving as proof of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender partnerships on Friday, responding to calls from couples seeking portable evidence they can present in emergencies and other situations. The city in Hokkaido started authenticating partnership oaths submitted by ...
The newly introduced plea bargain system should be constantly reviewed to see if effectively guards against the risk of false charges based on false testimony against innocent people.
The sooner negotiations with North Korea shift from the threat of war to the potential "win-win" of economic modernization and shared prosperity, the more confident we can be that true peace has been won.
Punishing migrant children for the sins of their parents is both stupid and contrary to fundamental American ideals.
Ome brings "Showa Retro" to life with vintage movie posters, goods and trains.
Matt LeBlanc, former star of 1990s U.S. hit comedy "Friends," said on Thursday he will step down as co-host of the BBC motoring program "Top Gear" after the next series. The American actor, who achieved global fame as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom, was ...
Kodai Senga returned to the mound for the first time in two weeks on Friday, and worked into the sixth inning for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in a 6-2 interleague win over the Yokohama BayStars. Senga (4-1) looked rusty at the start but found his ...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh, whose 868 home runs are the most by a professional baseball player, said Friday he has married for a second time. "This is the 10th year we've been living together, so it's time to draw the line and make ...
U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys overcame some late-match shakiness against Naomi Osaka on Friday to reach the fourth round at the French Open for the second time in three years. The 13th-seeded American built a big lead then barely avoided getting pushed to a third ...
Stand-in head coach Scott Hansen named his Sunwolves team Friday for Sunday's Super Rugby game with the Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Australia. The starting XV, which contains just three Japanese-born players, shows nine changes and two positional switches from the side that lost ...
With two friendly matches before the real thing gets underway in Russia you would think coaches should select the team with which they hope to open their 2018 World Cup campaign. England plays Nigeria at Wembley on Saturday, a sort of warm-up for Tunisia, the ...
World No. 10 Hideki Matsuyama capped a late rally with an eagle on the 17th hole to finish as one of three players who opened with a 7-under 65 for a share of the first-round lead at the Memorial on Thursday. Matsuyama, the 2014 Memorial ...
The government will confer the People's Honor Award on two-time figure skating Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, its top spokesman said Friday, making him the first figure skater to receive the honor. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that the presentation ceremony ...
