As California burns with wildlfires, Japan's stance and hold over the UN shipping agency is holding back meaningful progress on climate talks in shipping. Having opted for self-regulation, the ... ( read original story ...)
History’s Headlines: When the war ended
On the morning of August 6, 1945, many newspaper readers in the Lehigh Valley and around the world had one question: when would Japan surrender and World War II finally ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Russia: Sharing a view of the West
There are striking affinities between Japan and Russia, noticeable even before either country was fully aware of the other. Both were backward by 19th-cent ... ( read original story ...)
Brazilian Goal Treble Leads Yokohama F Marinos Past Sagan Tosu 3-0 In J.League
The Brazilian trio of Erik, Junior Santos and Marcos Junior all scored as the Yokohama F Marinos won 3-1 away at Sagan Tosu on Saturday in the Japanese J.League. ( read original story ...)
As infections ebb, Japan hopes it has cracked the covid code on coexisting with the virus
Sharp science and peer pressure without a lockdown helped Japan tame the coronavirus, offering a possible model for the “pandemic era.” ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: BayStars crush Giants in front of biggest crowd of year
The DeNA BayStars admitted more than double their previous limit of 5,000 fans and the team responded with a 7-1 win over the Cent ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japanese PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe Visits Tokyo War Shrine Linked to Militarist Past
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a Tokyo shrine linked to Japan’s militarist past, waiting only three days after his departure from office to resume a longstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Substitute Watanabe nets winner as Gamba edge Consadole
Veteran forward Kazuma Watanabe came off the bench to score the winner as Gamba Osaka beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the J-League fi ... ( read original story ...)
Yasukuni Shrine: Japan’s ex-PM Abe visits controversial memorial
Visits by Japan's leaders to the shrine have previously been seen as a lack of remorse for its militaristic past. Neither China nor either of the Koreas has reacted to this latest ... ( read original story ...)
Let the Suga-Nippon Ishin bromance begin
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui and his supporters are breathing easy, knowing their favorite LDP politician is now the prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat
For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a precarious future ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 athletes to be exempt from Japan’s COVID-19 entry restrictions
The local organizing committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are expected to reach an agreement on establishing the system at their next meeting on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR SEPT 19-26 at Home Computer Screens
For the newest of LA Operaa??s a?oeLiving Room Recitals,a?? soprano Alaysha Fox, a grand finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, partners with pianist, vocal coach, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression.Abe's visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new PM Suga to meet with Pompeo in October: NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month, the first high-level meeting between the two allies since Suga became leader ... ( read original story ...)