While many other urban centers have built over their past in the rush to modernize, Yokohama has gone to great lengths to preserve its history as the port that opened Japan up to the outside world in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo helps Guadalcanal police deal with WWII ordnance
The capacity-building endeavor, rolled out on Jan. 23, marked the first time for Tokyo to extend such support to a non-military organization of a specific nation. As China wields greater influence in ... ( read original story ...)
“Looking at Tokyo, speaking to London, but not looking at China”: Cong TN in charge shreds PM Modi
Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, Congress leader and the party in charge for Tamil Nadu, Ajoy Kumar on Thursday claimed that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra ... ( read original story ...)
Women take part in Japan’s 1,250-year-old ‘naked festival’ for first time
Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes and chanting excitedly as they ... ( read original story ...)
Whale dies after straying into Osaka Bay, Japanese officials confirm
A nearly 40-foot whale has died after straying into a port in Japan's Osaka Bay, marking the third year in a row that whales have become stranded in the area. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index closes at all-time high, surpassing 39,000
Japan's Nikkei stock index hit a record-breaking all-time high of 39,098.68 at the close of trading Thursday. The index closed the day up 836.52 points, or 2.19%, propelling it to the mark that broke ... ( read original story ...)
Boss of Japan crime syndicate conspired to traffic nuclear material, say US prosecutors
Takeshi Ebisawa is being charged over a conspiracy to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, believing Iran would use it to make weapons ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Navy sailor based in Japan charged with espionage
The U.S. has charged a Navy sailor based in Japan with espionage for allegedly providing classified material to a foreign government. ( read original story ...)
A stray whale died in Osaka Bay, raising questions about the cause and the cost of disposal
A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. It's the third year in a ... ( read original story ...)
Baby’s body found abandoned in trash can at Osaka hotel
The corpse of a newborn was found in a trash can at a hotel here on Feb. 22, sparking an investigation on suspicion of abandonment of a body, ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-As Tokyo stocks rally, many Japanese find themselves left behind
For Takashi Karube and many Japanese like him, the Tokyo stock rally has been little to cheer about. The Nikkei stock index hit its highest ever on Thursday, surpassing a record set in December 1989 ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya District Court acquits Vietnamese man of drug possession charge
The Nagoya District Court acquitted a Vietnamese national of a charge of possessing illegal drugs for profit on Feb. 19.The-26-year-old man was indicted for allegedly conspiring with his roommate, a ... ( read original story ...)
Maglev train project being derailed by Shizuoka stalemate
The start date of the new high-speed maglev train that will run between Tokyo and Nagoya has become increasingly uncertain, as long-running environmental disputes with the Shizuoka Prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index Breaks Its 1989 Record and Surges to an All-Time High
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has surged past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei, After 34 Years, Finally Tops Its All-Time High
TOKYO—Japan’s benchmark stock average on Thursday broke the record closing high set more than 34 years ago, a milestone in the country’s recovery from a popped bubble that left the economy in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surpasses all-time high reached in 1989
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surpassed its all-time high during intra-day trading on Thursday. The index briefly hit 38,924.88 in morning trading in Tokyo, topping its all-time closing high of ... ( read original story ...)