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Toyota Motor Corp. says its e-Palette autonomous electric vehicles will transport athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The boxy battery-powered vehicle with no driver seat, unveiled in January as future transportation for use in a broad range of services such as ride hailing ...
Just hours before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo was “perfectly relieved” and “tipsy,” convinced Japan would win against the United States.
Protectionism is threatening economic expansion, finance chiefs warn.
Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power, or Kepco, and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region — which includes Osaka, the nation's second-biggest city, and boasts an economy nearly the size of South Korea's. After the 2011 ...
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said. The service, a collaboration ...
One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations. "Japan is not going to do anything with any country that harms the national interest," said Chief Cabinet ...
Last year, bar associations nationwide were suddenly flooded with about 130,000 letters seeking to punish lawyers who have expressed support for the subsidization of Korean schools affiliated with North Korea. The move appears to have been triggered by the blog Yomei Sannen Jiji Nikki, which ...
A ruling by the Nagoya High Court ordering a woman to return her son to his father in the United States has been finalized, court officials said Monday. The decision became final when the mother did not appeal. The court ruled earlier this month that ...
A local subsidiary of a Japanese company is introducing precooked, ready-to-eat rice products to the Philippine market using its parent firm's unique technology. BiotechJP Corp., based in Batangas province immediately south of the capital, Manila, last year launched Echigo, a precooked, protein-reduced rice intended mainly ...
Wells dug for emergencies are helping residents and volunteers survive in flood-hit western Japan, where running water remains unavailable in thousands of households weeks since torrential rains wreaked havoc in the region. While much of the well water is not suitable for drinking, it can ...
A government-led campaign began Monday to encourage more companies to introduce telecommuting, with hopes that letting employees work away from the office could help ease traffic congestion during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Around 2,000 companies and organizations are expected to join the "Telework ...
Nearly two-thirds of respondents oppose the recently passed bill authorizing the opening of Japan's first casinos, highlighting deep-rooted public concern about gambling addiction and additional crime, a poll shows. The telephone poll conducted by Kyodo News over the weekend found that 64.8 percent of respondents ...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said Monday it has teamed up with JR Kyushu Co. to boost Chinese tourism in the region. The Chinese e-commerce giant is hoping to expand use of its Alipay mobile payment system in Kyushu. It said it will publicize more information ...
The prefecture is due to host 17 of the controversial military transport aircraft.
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) launched a escalator safety campaign at its stations Monday after seeing about 180 accidents in fiscal 2017 and some deadly cases before that. This is the first time the railway has disclosed a tally for escalator accidents. Dangerous incidents included ...
Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on Sunday visited a Sao Paulo immigration museum as part of her Brazilian tour marking the 110th anniversary of Japan's first arrivals in the Latin American country. An estimated 250,000 Japanese have emigrated to ...
Six prefectural governments in western Japan on Monday submitted emergency requests to Tokyo for a special budget to be set up for measures to prevent agricultural irrigation ponds from collapsing. The request by the six, which include hard-hit Hiroshima and Okayama, came after the failure ...
As more firms shift to renewables to power their operations, electronics and ceramics components maker Ibiden Co., based in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is drawing international attention as a forerunner in clean energy use. "Ibiden is the first company in Japan to pledge it will power ...
At least nine people died and 28 were injured across the nation Sunday during leisure activities on land and at sea, a tally shows. The hot, sunny weather across much of the country prompted many people to go outdoors for recreation, while crowds swamped amusement ...
Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Republican who has clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump over the federal Russia probe, has doubled down on his earlier call for Americans to vote for Democrats in November congressional elections. In a second tweet on the subject, ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there's no chance of a currency war erupting. When asked whether investors should be concerned about the prospects of one, he said "no," declining to elaborate during a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sunday. He was in the ...
U.S. President Donald Trump will showcase American-made products ranging from beef jerky and cowboy boots to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet on Monday, as his administration wages trade battles on a series of fronts. A White House spokeswoman said on Sunday that Trump ...
A raging California mountain blaze that has already killed one firefighter grew over the weekend and bore down on Yosemite National Park, prompting the closure of some smoke-choked campgrounds and roads at the popular tourist destination. The so-called Ferguson Fire, which started on July 13 ...
China should not repeat Japan's mistake of underestimating the resoluteness of America.
Japan cannot rely on economic pressure alone. It must prepare a more sophisticated and variegated diplomatic strategy to engage North Korea.
Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
The word "tokoro" can be used to pin down a place in space, time or in a more abstract sense.
Introducing some uses of the phrase Xしかない/しかありません (There is nothing but X).
The National Kabutomushi Sumo Tournament, where rhinoceros beetles are made to fight on tree branches instead of sumo rings, was held recently in Yamagata Prefecture.
Thousands of people are still staying at shelters, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, after special storm warnings were issued in eight prefectures in western and southwestern Japan.
Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu is set to perform at the Sept. 20-22 Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Canada, as the Japan Skating Federation on Monday announced the first international appearances of the 2018-19 season for figure skaters. Hanyu will compete for the ...
The Japan men's team finished 15th at the Rugby World Cup Sevens on Sunday following a 26-14 win over Kenya in their final match of the tournament. Ryota Kano, Josefa Lilidamu, Kameli Soejima and Jone Naikabula scored tries for Japan in the match at AT&T ...
Japan placed second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x100-meter relay on Sunday, the final day of action at the IAAF Diamond League event in London. The team of Yuki Koike, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge clocked 38.09 seconds, 0.48 behind the world ...
The clock is always ticking at the same speed. But with exactly two years left until the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Shunichi Suzuki might feel the hands on his watch are starting to move faster as he shoulders the heavy responsibility of running the global ...
Sometimes the fake grass isn't always greener in the other dome. The Yomiuri Giants' Alex Guerrero can probably attest to that. It's been over a month since the Kyojin sent him to the farm team and just over a week since reports surfaced saying he ...
Sipping sake from a giant silver cup gives the drink a special taste, Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament champion Mitakeumi said Monday. A day after being crowned champion for the first time in his career, the 25-year-old sekiwake said he relished drinking from the ceremonial sake ...
