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Justice Minister Masako Mori has hinted the government may push for amending the criminal justice system if debate over its fairness continues at the national level. In an exclusive interview with The Japan Times, however, Mori said changes are not yet on the agenda and ...
While doctors have focused on respiratory samples from pneumonia cases to identify coronavirus patients, they might have ignored a less apparent source of the spread: diarrhea. The novel coronavirus was detected in the loose stool of the first U.S. case — a finding that hasn't ...
Japanese companies in Britain are taking the British exit from the European Union in stride, but some are wary that if Britain-EU trade talks falter, prospects for business in Europe will become uncertain. Many firms had already completed preparations for Britain's exit from the bloc, ...
A judge asks a Vietnamese defendant accused of breaking the Immigration Control Law whether the written indictment is correct. A court interpreter conveys the question to him in Vietnamese, using a microphone. "Everything is correct," he responds at the first hearing of his trial at ...
Over 86 percent of Japanese consumers plan to continue making cashless purchases even after the government's points-based rebate system concludes in June, a recent study by a Tokyo-based marketing research company has shown. Respondents cited convenience and credit card reward programs for their decision, according ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike called on residents on Sunday to wash their hands and wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus which has infected thousands around the world as the city prepares to host the 2020 Olympics. "This is one of ...
New Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Allawi appealed to downtrodden Iraqis for their support on Saturday hours after his appointment by President Barham Salih, but protesters were already rejecting the head of government as a stooge of the political elite. In Baghdad and southern cities, demonstrators ...
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Japan has filed a petition against South Korea with the World Trade Organization accusing Seoul of providing excessive aid to the domestic shipbuilding industry, informed sources said Saturday. On Friday, Japan asked South Korea to hold bilateral talks on the matter based on WTO rules, ...
A government official involved in work to look after isolated returnees from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan at a lodging facility near Tokyo was found dead Saturday in what police say is a possible suicide. The 37-year-old man, who was dispatched from the Metropolitan ...
More than 560 Japanese have returned since Wednesday, when the first evacuation flight arrived in Tokyo, as the outbreak continues to spread.
The decision to deploy the MSDF assets has been met with criticism by opposition parties amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
The longer Kim keeps nuclear weapons, the more credible the claim will become that his primary interest is in nuclear deterrence.
Even if coronavirus fizzles out, the world's armies must prepare for the next deadly outbreak.
The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.
Singtong Lapisatepun was 16 when he first came to Japan. A student from the Thai countryside, he received a scholarship to study at a Tokyo high school where he immersed himself in Japanese life, making local friends while living communally.
Ryoyu Kobayashi finished third in Sunday's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo as Austria's Stefan Kraft won the second of two competitions held in the northern Japan city over the weekend. Kraft, Saturday's runner-up, was the standout performer in difficult conditions on Okurayama Hill, ...
After a down-to-the-wire overtime loss on Saturday night, the Ryukyu Golden Kings maintained their poise down the stretch in Sunday's intense duel with the Sunrockers Shibuya. The Golden Kings eked out a 76-74 victory at Aoyama Gakuin University Memorial Hall, earning a series split with ...
Tongan No. 8 Taumua Naeata scored five tries as Top League champions Kobe Kobelco Steelers remained unbeaten after four rounds with a 97-0 win over NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes on Sunday. A week after the Steelers were denied a bonus-point win in their bruising encounter ...
Double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will go back to the short and free programs that won him the men's singles gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, a source close to the matter said Sunday. The 25-year-old Hanyu missed out on gold in major competitions ...
