Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Aug 21, 2017

Memorial ceremony marking 72 years since the end of WWII held

The government hosted the National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead at the Nippon Budokan stadium.

National / Politics Aug 15, 2016

Emperor expresses 'deep remorse' for war on 71st anniversary of surrender; Abe does not

by Reiji Yoshida

Emperor Akihito on Monday expressed "deep remorse" over World War II during the annual commemoration service at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo marking Japan's surrender while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used more ambiguous wording. In his speech on the 71st anniversary of the surrender, Abe ...

National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jul 2, 2016

Karuizawa murder; Tokyo subways vital; Beatles live at the Budokan; 'Satanic Verses' translator slain

by Elliott Samuels

100 YEARS AGO Tuesday, July 18, 1916 Canadians murdered in Karuizawa burglary The Rev. W. A. F. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, of Toronto, Canada, a young couple who have been attached to the Canadian Methodist Mission in Tokyo for the last two years, were brutally murdered early ...

Music Jun 25, 2016

Yesterday: When the 'Beatles typhoon' hit Japan

by Steve McClure

Fifty years ago this week, the Fab Four played some of their final live performances in Tokyo. We speak to fans who were ‘swept off their feet’ by the visit.

Entertainment News Apr 22, 2015

Paul McCartney starts Japan tour after cancellation last May

Former Beatle Paul McCartney kicked off a five-date concert tour of Japan on Tuesday in Osaka after canceling his original tour in the country last May due to ill health. McCartney started the latest tour with the first song "Magical Mystery Tour" at the Kyocera ...