Japan PM defends decision on state funeral for Abe

Japan's prime minister on Thursday accepted criticism that he had not sufficiently explained why he wants a state funeral for assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe but defended the decision that has ... ( read original story ...)

Can Japan feed itself?

The spectre of faltering food security, admit government officials, is a symbol of both the country’s decline as an economic superpower and the decaying norms of the globalised economic system that ... ( read original story ...)