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"It's a tough situation for me, but I think it's a human rights issue and nothing to do with being conservative or liberal."
When a young Vietnamese woman found out late last year that she was pregnant after arriving in Japan on a "technical trainee" visa, she was given a stark ...
Wallabies great Tim Horan admits the imminent axing of the Sunwolves will put “a bit of a dent” in Japanese rugby although he believes the game's future ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit the United States in late April for talks with President Donald Trump, sources familiar with bilateral relations s.
Human Rights Watch urged Japan on Wednesday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized before their gender is changed on official ...
Springtime is picnic time. In Japan, that means finding a relaxing spot to view the sakura cherry blossoms — and this spring, The Peninsula Tokyo has.
India's new ambassador to Japan believes the two countries can complement each other in terms of talent and technology, and that cooperation could lead to.
The Japan NewsThe Los Angeles Philharmonic is currently in Tokyo with Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel as part of the global tour celebrating the ...
Automated nursing care? The potential is not as distant as you imagine, but according to the latest technology in Japan, it doesn't actually mean leaving all care ...
The heart of Yoshino resides in a narrow, A-frame house along the banks of a mighty river. Yoshino Cedar House is an extraordinary, community-run Airbnb that ...
Japan's first A380 superjumbo doesn't look like any other.
Japan's 24-hour convenience stores are struggling to stay open around the clock as an industry that has continually expanded now finds itself at the sharp end ...
Every child in Japan is taught to gaman: to patiently persevere in tough times. Is this the way to create an orderly society, or does gaman have a dark side?
This week, Ichiro Suzuki returned home to play professional baseball in Japan – perhaps for the final time. He's starting for the Mariners as they take on the A's in ...
Tsunekazu Takeda denies claims relating to payments to consultancy linked to son of disgraced ex-Olympic official.
TOKYO -- The world remembers 1989 as a year of era-defining events. Pro-democracy rallies were crushed in China's Tiananmen Square that June, and the.
TOKYO — Major League Baseball began its 2019 season on Wednesday in Japan with the first of two games between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle ...
(CNN) Some 20,000 kilometers of roads separate Twickenham Stadium, the site of the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, and Tokyo Stadium, which will host the ...
TOKYO -- Japan maintained its official view that its economy is in recovery on Wednesday but tweaked the language of its assessment for the first.
In 2014, Japan surprised the world when connoisseur Jim Murray made his pick for “World Whiskey of the Year.” Rather than something Scottish, or Irish, Murray ...
The Japanese government seems poised to rule that CRISPR-edited foods are safe to eat. At least, that's the recommendation made by a panel of scientists who ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration will push for a free trade agreement with Japan and signaled his eagerness to seek a further opening of the ...
One Cut of the Dead,” a micro-budget horror film that became a surprise hit last year in Japan, will get an English-language remake.
Chelsea will play the match at the International Stadium in Yokohama in July.
The Seton Hall community is invited to celebrate the 22nd annual Japan Week. Events will take place from April 1 to April 5.
Photographer Koji captures the beauty of Japan's cherry blossom season in full bloom, showing the landscape covered with blankets of beautiful pink flowers.
Japan is not such a happy place these days.A global scale of happiness issued by the United Nations.
Five people, possibly including a Japanese citizen, were killed when an armed group attacked a vehicle in Ethiopia.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party questioned a Google LLC executive Wednesday over the company's data protection and transaction practices as part of ...
As farming communities grow older and young people abandon agriculture, Tokyo hopes a new generation of drones will be able to spray its crops, sow its fields ...
The Japan Times, an English-language newspaper that amended its description of “comfort women” and wartime forced laborers last year, apologized to its staff ...
TOKYO/SEOUL - A Japanese government official was temporarily detained in South Korea for allegedly assaulting an airport worker in Seoul while on a ...
An unmanned Japanese spacecraft orbiting an asteroid has made surprising discoveries that scientists say will improve understanding about the origins of the ...
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. New Zealand prepares for funeral services, Deutsche Bank's ties to President Trump ...
Godzilla Japan” has been chosen as the nickname for the Japanese national judo team that will compete in the World Judo Championships set to begin on Aug.
In recent years the confluence of digital technologies and social media have led to something of a boom in the digital colorization of historical photographs and ...
Key Points Japan will extend the range of its ASM-3 air-launched anti-ship missile The weapon will be used to extend Japan's ability to defend its remote ...
The Cabinet approved an amendment Tuesday banning parents from inflicting corporal punishment upon their own children, an effort intended to curb child ...
From bento boxes to individually wrapped bananas, plastic reigns supreme in Japan. But amid global concern about single-use waste, new legislation could ...
Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, chief executive officer at Mubadala Deputy Group, discusses investing in Asia, his allocations, his partnerships, valuations, ...
For almost a decade, the Japanese TV show "Why Did You Come to Japan?" has operated on the premise of finding foreign tourists and asking them the titular.
Japan will allow gene-edited foodstuffs to be sold to consumers without safety evaluations as long as the techniques involved meet certain criteria, ...
The Supreme Court has given its approval for the retrial of a former assistant nurse who was convicted of the murder of a 72-year-old male patient at a hospital in ...
Japan has long been one of Ferrari's strongest markets. But within the car community here, many attribute much of the Italian brand's success in the Land of the ...
Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country's financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter ...
About 16500 people were targeted by law that aimed to stop the birth of children described as 'inferior'
Police on Wednesday arrested an American man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his Japanese wife at a court where they were to settle a divorce. The man ...
Tokyo - Japanese police arrested an American man on Wednesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his Japanese wife at a court where they were to settle a ...
Japanese refiners will unlikely continue to import oil from Iran from April unless Japan gets a sanctions waivers extension from the U.S. government, Takashi ...
Japanese leaders will soon need to make a decision that will fundamentally shape their nation's security: the replacement of their aging F-2 fighter aircraft.
Nomura is still No. 1 in Japanese equity sales. Buy-side analysts and money managers responsible for $740 billion in Japanese equities voted the Tokyo-based ...
In which I ogle big wings and drive some STI forbidden fruit, all in the name of celebrating Subaru Tecnica International's 30th birthday.
Google Maps Street View has captured an island in Japan. At first sight, it seems to be nothing out of the ordinary. After all, Japan has 6,852 islands in total.
Major Japanese investors, including those most indebted to coal, are seeking to back large-scale renewables projects across Asia, marking a “monumental” shift ...
Reform lies dormant as Tokyo proves 'Modern Monetary Theory' – badly – but bond markets are unperturbed.
Our many loyal fans in that country will have the chance to see the Blues in action when we play J.League champions Kawasaki Frontale at the International ...
Japan Gold (CVE:JG) - The company aims to unlock the potential of Japan's gold resources.
Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball aren't really so different on the field. Everyone is playing the same game and the rules are more or.
ANKARA. The U.S. is seeking a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan with a focus on agriculture, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. According to the ...
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By Philippine News Agency. TOKYO – Philippine and Japanese officials have signed a landmark memorandum of cooperation (MOC) laying the groundwork for ...
Japan has decided to develop for the first time long-range, air-to-ship cruise missiles that can be carried by fighter jets and are capable of attacking a.
Japan's space agency said Monday that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow up last month's touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Rui Hachimura leaned against a wall inside Las Vegas' Orleans Arena, towering above the boom microphones and cameras being held by ...
A special follow-up day to Valentine's sees men gifting women on 14 March. But what might a dip in its popularity tell us about modern Japan?
I've got chances for you to win Journey's brand new live concert package. "Live in Japan" was recorded in 2017 on the legendary Budokon State in Japan, ...
After the civilian-democratic transition in Myanmar, the western sanctions on trade and investment in the country were lifted. This led to a huge inflow of foreign ...
SHOULD TRANSGENDER people be sterilised before they are recognised? Earlier this year Japan's Supreme Court decided that the answer is yes.
Japan doesn't think battery electric cars are the only future for transportation. It is investing millions to ramp up production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, citing ...
After living in Japan for a while you start to notice certain personality types popping up in the international community, particularly among English teach.
Demographic realities and the growing number of women in higher education are changing the male-dominated management structures of Japan Inc.
An 18-year-old Japanese youth has been sent to prosecutors in the country's first ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft. According to a report from The ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a third month in February in a sign of growing strain on the trade-reliant economy, suggesting the central bank might ...
In Japan's glittering cities, all hustle and light, they can be easy to miss. With all that sensory assault, who thinks to look down and take notice of something as ...
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Friday but tempered its optimism that robust exports and factory output will underpin growth, a nod to ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - The newly appointed chief executive of Walmart Inc's Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Monday denied the business was up for sale, ...
Japan's GMO Internet Group, an internet company that provides several internet-related services, has released the results of a survey where nearly half of all ...
Japan's food firms, once seen as a rare group of winners in the country's fight against deflation, are falling out of favor with investors as consumers reject price ...
An Olympic mega-fan who attended every Summer Games since Tokyo in 1964 has died, just over a year before his home city was set to host its second ...
We checked in with Ichiro Suzuki's countrymen about the importance of MLB's regular-season return to Tokyo and his role.
Japan wants to build the ultimate moon rover for astronauts and has tapped Toyota to help develop a futuristic, off-road, lunar vehicle that could potentially ...
New data shows Japanese citizens prefer whale watching to whale meat.
WA's commissioner in Tokyo is sacked after the Corruption and Crime Commission finds he engaged in a decade of corruption which cost taxpayers more than ...
Japanese brokerages are taking steps to help relieve at least some investors worried about getting trapped by the country's unusually long holiday next month ...
The Japanese call them “juhyo,” or ice monsters, and armies of these abominable snowmen once spread across the country's northern mountains. But they are ...
Women in Japan are speaking out about companies that require them to wear high heels to work.
New CBD venture puts a *fresh* twist on the sandwich that's big in Japan.
Kane Tanaka from Fukuoka, Japan has been confirmed as the world's oldest person at 116 years and 28 days old as of 30 January 2019.
Among a crop of new hotels in Japan are several unique establishments aiming to support local artisans, while offering guests experiences that go way beyond ...
Some 434000 people reject moving the base, but government in Tokyo says it will not derail relocation plan.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's machinery orders fell in January at the fastest pace in four months as the U.S.-China tariff war hit global trade, knocking demand from ...
Emperor Akihito said he has dedicated the past 30 years of his reign to an “endlessly long” quest to fathom out his role as the symbol of the state.
On April 30, for the first time in more than two centuries, the Japanese Emperor will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne. On the following day, his oldest son ...
TOKYO — With his shock of white hair, his love for Elvis and his reputation as a maverick, Junichiro Koizumi was a burst of color in the sober, dark-suited world ...
Hong Kong (CNN) Just 10% of politicians in Japan's House of Representatives are female, a gender imbalance that ranked the worst among G20 nations in new ...
Japan's Hayabusa2 mission is touching down on an asteroid, where it will grab a sample to bring back to Earth.
A new immigration reform package still doesn't go far enough to meet Japan's needs.
Toyota is going to the moon. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with the carmaker to build a pressurized self-driving rover th...
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wishes, candidate names for the new Imperial era apparently include at least one inspired by classical Japanese ...
Japanese police have charged an unnamed Japanese minor with stealing funds from Japanese art trading site Monappy. According to an article in The Japan ...