New insurance helps property owners after old tenants die alone

In a grim sign of Japan’s rapidly aging society, insurance companies are developing policies for property owners that cover the costs of dealing with the lonely deaths of renters. Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. plans to release in June a service ... ( read original story ...)

China-Japan Reset Continues With High-Level Economic Talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said the countries ... He also took the opportunity to raise long-standing concerns about China’s record on intellectual property rights and “proposed that we should enable fair and free technology transfers ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Japanese prime minister give thumbs-ups after golfing

report Senators push HHS to negotiate lower prices on opioid overdose reversal drug MORE and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave a thumbs-up to cameras after playing golf at a Trump property on Wednesday. "Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan and ... ( read original story ...)

Behind China’s sudden olive branch to Japan

TOKYO -- On April 16, a day before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Tokyo to meet his counterpart Taro Kono. It was the newly ... ( read original story ...)

Fed Cup: Japan wins decisive doubles to beat Britain 3-2

western Japan. (Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP) Kurumi Nara leveled the tie with a hard-fought 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Watson in Sunday's second reverse singles before Kato and Ninomiya rallied to secure the win for the hosts. Britain's Johanna Konta returns ... ( read original story ...)

Nabi Tajima, world’s oldest person, dies in Japan at 117

Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. She had been hospitalized since January. Tajima, born on Aug. 4, 1900, was the last known person born in the 19th ... ( read original story ...)

Security issues worry Osaka residents ahead of 2019 G-20 summit

OSAKA – Beginning this month, both the city of Osaka and the prefecture began preparations to host next year’s Group of Twenty leaders’ summit, with political and business leaders forming task forces to help with local assistance and promotional ... ( read original story ...)

World’s oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117

TOKYO -- The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. She had been hospitalized since January. ( read original story ...)