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Former U.S. defense chiefs and Ethiopian ex-leader to be decorated in Japan
Former U.S. defense secretaries Chuck Hagel and Ashton Carter, as well as former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, will be among 142 foreign nationals recognized in this year's spring awards for notable contributions to relations between Japan and their countries, the government said Tuesday. The ...
Toyota President Akio Toyoda to get honorary doctorate from U.S. college
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda will receive an honorary degree from Babson College in Massachusetts, his alma mater. The honorary degree will be presented May 18 when Toyoda, 63, will give a speech at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. private university, , informed ...
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo says Osaka pharmaceutical firm short-changed him for cancer drug
Honjo said he wished to donate money derived from patent sales to a foundation supporting young researchers set up by Kyoto University.
Even in retirement, Ichiro still not ready to accept Japan's prestigious People's Honor Award
International baseball star Ichiro Suzuki has turned down the nation's prestigious People's Honor Award for the third time, a government spokesperson said Friday. Ichiro, who retired from professional baseball last month, instructed his agent to notify the government of his intention to decline the award, ...
Japan decorates former Pentagon chief William Cohen for strengthening alliance with U.S.
Japan on Monday recognized former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen for his contribution to strengthening the bilateral security alliance. In a ceremony in Washington, Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama presented the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun — the ...
Takeshi Kitano: From manzai comic to giant of Japanese film
Many Japanese filmmakers try to promote their films and talents abroad but stumble more than they succeed: Either Cannes rejects their latest masterpiece or Hollywood turns down their J-horror script.
The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood's top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy" by others. In a year where Hollywood ...
Rami Malek won his first Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in musical "Bohemian Rhapsody." Malek, 37, had emerged as a favorite for the Oscar in recent weeks after winning Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and British BAFTA awards. A ...
'If Beale Street Could Talk' takes top prize at Film Independent Spirit Awards
"If Beale Street Could Talk" was crowned best picture on Saturday at the Film Independent Spirit Awards — as Oscar favorite "Roma" scooped best international film. Directed by Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk" took two other prizes: best director for Jenkins, and best ...
No need for Abe — Trump is already nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is not saying whether or not he nominated Donald Trump for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but the question may be moot: the U.S. president has been put forward by others for the prestigious award. During a White House news conference ...
Spring decorations announcement to be pushed back due to Imperial succession
The government will delay the customary April 29 announcement of those who will receive spring decorations conferred by the Emperor until after Crown Prince Naruhito's ascension to the Imperial Throne on May 1, a government source has said. It will be the first time for ...
Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize at request of U.S., report says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the U.S. government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported Sunday. The report follows Trump's claim Friday that Abe had nominated him for the ...
