Side streets with old-world charm and new-chef restaurants. Evening cruises on the city’s maze of rivers. Insiders share their favorite places and pursuits. ( read original story ...)
Can South Korea and Japan overcome their past and focus on the future?
What does it take to heal old wounds? Leaders in Japan and South Korea are finding out as they work to improve their countries’ troubled relations. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says pregnancy isn’t stopping her from training
Naomi Osaka is determined to keep up her fitness as her pregnancy progresses, as the world-class tennis player posted a video of herself rallying a ball around on the courts, a month after announcing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Promote Gas, LNG, Hydrogen During G7 Presidency
Japan, president of the rich-country grouping for 2023, will hold a ministerial meeting on climate, energy and environment in the city of Sapporo on April 15-16, ahead of the main G7 summit in ... ( read original story ...)
Sen. Mike Lee demands release of US Navy vet imprisoned in Japan, threatens consequences
Sen. Mike Lee blasted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for refusing to release a U.S. servicemember Wednesday. Lee says there will be consequences for Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Foreign Minister Set to Attend Quad Talks Hosted by India
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to attend a get together of top diplomats from the so-called Quad nations hosted by India, after he skipped a G-20 meeting in New Delhi to be present ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese advertising darling Dentsu has been charged with corruption over Tokyo 2020 Olympics contracts
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu is among several companies and individuals charged with corruption over the awarding of contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Dentsu’s competitors Hakuhodo and Tokyu ... ( read original story ...)
Two women dead after car crashes into hospital in Osaka
It is believed the two victims were passing by when the car plowed through some shrubbery near the entrance of Ikuno Aiwa Hospital. ( read original story ...)
Teacher slashed at junior high near Tokyo; suspect says he just ‘wanted to kill someone’
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was slashed at a junior high school in this city north of Tokyo o・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Police increase security near Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon course
Police in Tokyo are increasing security around stations near the course of the Tokyo Marathon to be held on Sunday. It is one of Japan's biggest races of its kind. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Close Higher On Positive China Data
Tokyo shares recovered from earlier losses Wednesday and ended higher, with the market supported by China's positive economic data. ( read original story ...)
Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens
The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year -- the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country's authorities have failed to reverse ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher as solid China data lifts machinery, others
Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday, as the release of stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data lifted machinery and other manufacturing sectors with relatively high exposure to the world's second-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to foster global cooperation at G7
In May 2023, the G7 Summit will be hosted in Hiroshima against the severe backdrop of a global energy crisis and supply chain disruptions that are stoking the fires of inflation, shaking consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan foreign minister to skip G20 meeting in India -official
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. ( read original story ...)