Report: Japan to fire coach Halilhodzic ahead of World Cup

Japan's Kyodo news agency cites football association president Kozo Tashima in announcing the move. The JFA was expected to hold a news conference later Monday to announce its plans. Japan salvaged a 1-1 draw on the last kick of the game in a friendly last ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful incentives led to Finance Ministry document tampering

TOKYO -- The ongoing document-tampering scandal at Japan's Ministry of Finance has taken a new turn. The ministry has admitted that its staff members altered 14 documents related to the controversial sale of state-owned land to a nationalist school ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, Cambodia sign $90 million aid agreement

"While Japan, a friend, is providing assistance to Cambodia, some bad people can poison the news as bad as they did," Hun Sen said on his Facebook page. During a meeting with Hun Sen on Sunday, foreign minister Kono said Japan would help Cambodia to become ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s vaunted alert system runs up against limits

The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital -- potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 earthquake that wrought massive destruction. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: ‘Kamen Rider’ actor nabbed for molesting woman

Tsunenori Aoki (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 30-year-old actor in the “Kamen Rider” television series for molesting a woman in Setagaya Ward last month, reports TBS News (Apr. 6). At around 1:30 a.m. on March 4 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Filipino national nabbed in fake marriage

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested two persons, including a female Filipino national, for engaging in a fake marriage in Machida City, reports TBS News (Apr. 5). In September, 2016, Masao Kurokawa, 61, and the woman, 21, are alleged to have registered ... ( read original story ...)

Rape victim wants Japan to do more on US military crimes

TOKYO — A woman who says she was raped by a U.S. sailor in Japan is demanding Tokyo do more to protect crime victims of U.S. military personnel stationed here. Catherine Fisher met for an hour Friday with foreign and defence ministry officials in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling party mulls ministry restructure plan

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling party is mulling a plan to restructure governmental ... sent out letters to ministries in late March, Nikkei has learned. The letter notified the ministries of the party's intention to hold a hearing on the current administrative ... ( read original story ...)