Category: NEWS

The service, operated by the Kinki Bureau of Telecommunications in Osaka, will ultimately provide weather news and evacuation orders in several languages, and will allow foreign embassies to issue ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the Fukushima nuclear plant, which sank into meltdowns after a tsunami eight years ago, in an effort to highlight revival and safety as the ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — China and Japan have the opportunity to “take charge of the economic field” during a time of worldwide uncertainty, Japan’s foreign minister said Sunday, as trade pressures from ... ( read original story ...)

"I hope we can come to a very quick agreement with Japan over maybe some temporary ... provisions and hash out the many other issues that take longer in this area," Perdue told reporters in Washington ... ( read original story ...)

After notifying police, the team’s management had to break the news to the players ... International Friendship Hockey Tournament in Japan. The tournament’s values include friendship and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A U.S. serviceman fatally stabbed a Japanese woman and then killed himself in Okinawa on Saturday, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, amid growing resentment about the presence of American troops ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan kicked off its G-20 presidency by reminding the world that the global economy isn’t out of the woods yet. “The extension of global growth continues but at a slower pace than ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has filed a motion to dismiss a $2million lawsuit against her from a disgruntled former coach, branding the claims “repugnant”. The world number one has not found life off the court easy ... ( read original story ...)

New Tours to Start in English & Korean for Overseas Visitors~ We will begin providing an "YEBISU Guided Tour" to be conducted in English and Korean for overseas visitors at the Museum of Yebisu Beer ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The Catholic Church in Japan is preparing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against minors by its priests, including accusations from 20 years ago, officials said Thursday. The ... ( read original story ...)

“We have not recovered anything that would point to a cause,” a Japanese air force official told the Reuters news agency. Ships and aircraft continue to search for the missing aviato ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Prosecutors questioned the wife of Nissan's former ... he was confident that Thursday's proceedings would support his client's defence, Kyodo News agency reported. Carlos Ghosn was arrested ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two days after one of Japan’s F-35 stealth fighters plunged into the Pacific and no closer to finding out why it happened, investigators face a daunting task to recover what ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO--Ayako Fuchigami, wearing a pink jacket in front of a campaign vehicle with a sign in the same color, gave a simple message to the crowd that had gathered near an intersection here. “We just ... ( read original story ...)

More than 50,000 people have not returned to their home towns following the disaster, and Japan has dubbed the 2020 Games the "Reconstruction Olympics" in a bid to showcase recovery in affected ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO - Japan striker Musashi Suzuki bagged a hat trick as Consadole Sapporo thrashed visiting Shonan Bellmare 4-1 in the Levain Cup on Wednesday night. The recent Samurai Blue debutant completed ... ( read original story ...)