The world’s third-largest economy is awakening from its decades-long torpor. After years of deflation or low inflation, Japan is seeing its fastest price growth in more than 30 years. Wages, long stagnant, ( read original story ...)
Central Japan mayor claims he told town employees to ‘die’ in jest, remains in post
The mayor of an Aichi Prefecture town at a Nov. 16 press conference apologized for comments and behavior potentially taken as sexual and pow・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Kochi and Osaka team up for promotion
Kochi Prefecture in southern Shikoku has teamed up with Osaka Convention & Visitors Bureau to encourage inbound visitors travelling in Osaka to make a short trip to Kochi and other parts of Shikoku. ( read original story ...)
Car rams barricade near Israeli embassy in Tokyo
STORY: Police arrested the 53-year-old at the scene, local media reported.An official at the Israeli embassy said the matter was under police investigation and declined further comment.The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Voter Support for Japan PM Kishida Slides to Record Low -Poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to a record low, a poll conducted by Jiji news agency showed on Thursday, as Kishida's tax cut plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists Uncover Fascinating Relationship Between Mice and a Plant That Flowers Once a Century
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan, including Hanami Suzuki and Professor Hisashi Kajimura, have revealed new insights into the relationship between mast-seeding plants and the animals that ... ( read original story ...)
Car crashes into barricade near Israel embassy in Tokyo, man detained
A car crashed into a barricade near the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Tokyo on Thursday and a man in his 50s was detained on the spot, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Alert: A vehicle crashed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, and reports say police arrested the driver
TOKYO (AP) — A vehicle crashed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, and reports say police arrested the driver. Sheriff's office announces two jail deaths, blaming medical ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after car crash near Israeli embassy in Tokyo
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday (Nov 16) after a car crashed through a barrier near the Israeli embassy in Tokyo, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Car rams into Israeli Embassy fence in Tokyo, injures police officer
A car rammed into a fence near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer who was on guard, investigative so ... ( read original story ...)
1 injured after car crashes near Israeli embassy in Tokyo
TOKYO, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A car crashed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring one police officer, local media reported. Tokyo police arrested the driver on the spot ... ( read original story ...)
Car crashes into barricade outside Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, driver arrested
Police in Tokyo say a car crashed into a barricade in front of the Israeli Embassy in the Japanese capital on Thursday. The incident happened shortly before 11:00 a.m. One police officer was injured. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb
Japan has reported that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and ship shipments increased. ( read original story ...)
Wooden high-rise in Yokohama grows Japan’s timber ambitions
Less than an hour by train from central Tokyo, on a narrow tree-lined street hemmed with convenience stores, a ramen shop and a hostess club, stands a building unlike any other in Japan. The structure ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s export growth slows as China, global downturn risks loom
Japanese exports grew for a second straight month in October but at a sharply slower pace due to slumping China-bound shipments of chips and steel, as weakening external demand takes its toll on the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Judgment at Tokyo’ investigates powers at play in postwar tribunal
Gary J. Bass' new book thoroughly delves into the prosecution of Japanese military atrocities and its divisive legacy. ( read original story ...)