Tokyo express

— Seriously: Japan’s Ambassador to Canada KANJI YAMANOUCHI told Playbook that a strong reason Japanese car companies come to Canada is because it’s a door into the biggest market in North America: the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo says second Japanese citizen held in Iran

TOKYO: Tokyo said on Friday (Mar 6) that a second Japanese national was being held in Iran, calling for their immediate release.Japan had previously said that one Japanese citizen was arrested ... ( read original story ...)

Woman indicted over 1999 fatal stabbing in Nagoya

Public prosecutors on Thursday indicted a 69-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing a housewife in Nagoya more than a quarter century ago. According to the indictment, Kumiko Yasufuku is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan eyes distant island for nuclear waste dump

Although the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster was the worst catastrophe of its kind since Chernobyl, Japan wants to adopt “maximum use” of the industry based on energy policy documents. In January, the ... ( read original story ...)