Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Mar 27, 2017
Yamato Transport considers hiking prices
Yamato Transport Co., the nation's leading door-to-door parcel delivery provider, plans to raise its base shipping fees by the end of September.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Mar 20, 2017
Premium Friday campaign kicks off
The government-backed Premium Friday campaign encouraging workers to leave the office early once a month has begun.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Mar 13, 2017
Polish woman becomes shogi queen
A Polish woman has become the first foreign female professional shogi player after a victory last month boosted her ranking.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Mar 6, 2017
Brussels' Manneken Pis gets his own museum
A new museum showcasing the Manneken Pis statue's extensive wardrobe has opened in Brussels.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Feb 27, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II marks record 65 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Feb 20, 2017
Divorcee marriages hit historic high
About 1 in 4 marriages in the nation involved a divorced person in 2015, the highest ratio since 1952, the earliest year for which data is available.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Feb 13, 2017
Kisenosato becomes Japan's 72nd yokozuna
Kisenosato has been officially promoted to the position of 72nd grand champion in sumo history.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Feb 6, 2017
Eight men hold half of the world's wealth, Oxfam study says
Just eight superrich men own as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population, according to an analysis by Oxfam.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Jan 30, 2017
Groups call for redefinition of elderly
Japanese aged between 65 and 74 should no longer be classified as elderly because they are physically and mentally much younger than their predecessors were decades ago, according to a proposal.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Jan 23, 2017
Aoyama Gakuin rules the Hakone ekiden again
Aoyama Gakuin University won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the third straight year on Jan. 3 after completing the two-day race with a lead of more than seven minutes.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Jan 16, 2017
'Your Name.' becomes China's No. 1 Japanese film
The Japanese anime film “Your Name.” is now the highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time in China.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Jan 9, 2017
Amazon testing cashier-free retail store
Amazon on Dec. 5 unveiled a new kind of retail store, with no cashiers. In the concept store in Seattle, customers start by scanning an app on their smartphones when entering the store, and then they can fill their shopping carts and walk out ...