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ABE'S OFFICE INVOLVED IN SCHOOL-LINKED FAVORITISM SCANDAL
Former Japanese vice-education minister Kihei Maekawa front speaks at the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2017... READ MORE›
DEUTSCHE SEES TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE WORLD'S 'FROTHY' STOCK MARKETS
There could be trouble ahead for developed world equity markets with frothy valuations as central banks start shifting policy, according to Deutsche Bank AG... READ MORE›
US STATE DEPT BASHES MOSCOW FOR NOT HELPING SHELTER IN MYTHICAL TOWN KNOWN AS 'RUSSIAN ATLANTIS'
US State Dept bashes Moscow for not helping shelter in mythical town known as 'Russian Atlantis' -- RT News... READ MORE›
'COMFORT WOMEN': RESEARCHERS CLAIM FIRST KNOWN VIDEO
South Korean activists estimate 200,000 women were forced into brothels for Japan's military... READ MORE›
STOCKS ADVANCE IN ASIA AS BONDS REMAIN PRESSURED
Australia's S P ASX 200 Index gained 0.5 percent and South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.1 percent... READ MORE›
TRUMP AND ASIAN ALLIES SEEK TO COUNTER NORTH KOREAN 'MENACE'
In a separate meeting with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, the US president said the two countries were tackling the problem and menace of North Korea ... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL IN JAPAN FLOODING RISES TO SEVEN
Japan's Meteorological Agency said Fukuoka and Oita had experienced unprecedented amounts of rain... READ MORE›
AMERICA RISKS LOSING ITS VOICE AS TRADE TIES STRENGTHEN BETWEEN EU AND JAPAN
By contrast, Europe sent goods and services worth 58 billion euros, or about 66 billion, to Japan... READ MORE›
SIXTH MOX NUCLEAR SHIPMENT LEAVES FRANCE FOR JAPAN
It is the sixth shipment of mixed oxide MOX, a blend of plutonium and uranium, from France to Japan since 1999... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP SAYS STRATEGIC PATIENCE WITH NORTH KOREA OVER
Frankly, that patience is over, Donald Trump said in the White House Rose Garden in a joint appearance with South Korean President Moon Jae-in... READ MORE›
WORLD'S FIRST STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOP WITH TATAMI ROOMS TO OPEN IN KYOTO
The second floor will feature three rooms with tatami, or straw matting, traditionally used as a floor covering in Japanese homes, the Tokyo-based company said... READ MORE›
EARNINGS BUMP IN ASIA KEEPS VALUATIONS LOW, INTEREST HIGH
Going forward this year, Pictet is projecting 13.9 percent earnings growth in Asia ex-Japan... READ MORE›
JAPAN STOCKS RISE AS YEN WEAKENS; BRAZIL ETF GAINS
The NEXT FUNDS Ibovespa Linked Exchange Traded Fund, which tracks the Brazilian benchmark index, rose 1.2 percent in Tokyo trading... READ MORE›
JAPAN EYES UK AGREEMENT TO EASE IMPACT OF BREXIT
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants to reach a basic free trade agreement with the EU next month... READ MORE›
WORLD WAR II PRACTICE BAYONETTES DISCOVERED, EVOKING MEMORIES OF JAPAN'S WARTIME STUDENT MILITARY TRAINING
According to Tsushima High School, those mock rifles are believed to have been donated by graduates of 1942... READ MORE›
JAPAN CINEMA NOW: PAN-ASIAN STAR DEAN FUJIOKA ON MARRIAGE
In person, Dean Fujioka casts rays of human sunshine... READ MORE›
JAPAN MISSILE DEFENCE DRILL AIMS TO EASE CONCERN OVER NORTH KOREAN THREAT
Martin advised yes, but that was before Cincinatti student Otto Wambier was returned from detention in North Korea in a coma and died days later... READ MORE›
JAPAN SAYS COLLISION HAPPENED EARLIER THAN REPORTED
Crew members said the collision, which killed seven American sailors, had just occurred, so the Coast Guard estimated that it had happened around 2 20... READ MORE›
US NAVY IDENTIFIES SEVEN SAILORS KILLED IN JAPAN COLLISION
The sailors, aged between 19 and 37, were reported missing after Saturday's predawn collision which triggered a major US-Japanese search operation... READ MORE›
US NAVY IDENTIFIES SEVEN SAILORS KILLED IN JAPAN COLLISION
The sailors, aged between 19 and 37, were reported missing after Saturday's predawn collision which triggered a major US-Japanese search operation... READ MORE›
U.S. NAVY STOPS SEARCH FOR 7 MISSING SAILORS AFTER BODIES FOUND
Both Aucoin and the Japanese coast guard, however, said it was too early to determine what led to the collision... READ MORE›
SEVEN MISSING US NAVY SAILORS FOUND DEAD AFTER COLLISION OFF JAPAN
All seven sailors missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with container ship off Japan have been found dead, the US Navy and Japanese media says... READ MORE›
SEARCH GOES ON FOR SEVEN U.S. SAILORS AFTER COLLISION OFF JAPAN
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Handout via REUTERS 6 13 left right The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald... READ MORE›
BADMINTON UNSEEDED PLAYERS DOMINATE INDONESIA OPEN SEMIS
India's Srikanth Kidambi booked his spot in the final after scoring a stunning victory against world number one Son Wan Ho of South Korea... READ MORE›
SEVEN US NAVY CREW MISSING, COMMANDER HURT IN CRASH OFF JAPAN
It left the central Japanese city of Nagoya on Friday and had been due to arrive in the capital on Saturday... READ MORE›
SEVEN US DESTROYER CREW MISSING, COMMANDER HURT IN CRASH OFF JAPAN
There are seven sailors unaccounted for the ship and the Japanese Coast Guard continues to search for them... READ MORE›
CAPTAIN INJURED, 7 CREW MISSING AFTER US DESTROYER AND MERCHANT SHIP COLLIDE
The Fitzgerald collided with the 730ft merchant ship 56 nautical miles from Yokosuka, a city south of Tokyo... READ MORE›
US NAVY DESTROYER COLLIDES WITH MERCHANT SHIP OFF JAPAN
Injuries have been reported after a US Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan... READ MORE›
THIS STARTUP IS MAKING PAPER OUT OF STONE, NOT TREES
One Japanese entrepreneur now plans to take things full circle by making paper out of stone... READ MORE›
TWO INDIAN MEN INTO INDONESIA OPEN BADMINTON SEMIS
Prannoy beat Olympic champion Chen Long of China against the odds in a hard-won game 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 in 75 minutes... READ MORE›
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JAPAN WARNS CITIZENS THEY MIGHT HAVE ONLY 10 MINUTES TO PREPARE FOR A NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
In 1998, North Korea fired a Taepodong-1 missile -- ostensibly for launching a satellite -- over Japan and into its economic zone on the Pacific Ocean side... READ MORE›
IN JAPAN, SINGLE MOTHERS STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY AND WITH SHAME
I feel like Japan is such a cold country towards children... READ MORE›
JAPAN PASSES 'BRUTAL' COUNTER-TERROR LAW DESPITE FEARS OVER CIVIL LIBERTIES
The ruling Liberal Democratic party and its junior coalition pushed the bill through the upper house of Japan's parliament as thousands of people protested outside... READ MORE›
'PROUD TO BE JAPANESE' POSTERS STAR CHINESE WOMAN
Japanese Twitter users have called the message behind the Kyoto poster frightening and pathetic, reported news portal SoraNews24... READ MORE›
JAPAN SENDS BIGGEST WARSHIP 'TO ESCORT AMERICAN VESSELS AMID NORTH KOREA THREAT'
Japan sends biggest warship 'to escort American vessels amid North Korea threat'... READ MORE›
JAPAN KILLS MORE THAN 300 WHALES IN ANNUAL ANTARCTIC HUNT
Whaling fleet returns to port after slaughtering hundreds of minke whales, in defiance of moratorium on hunting and global criticism... READ MORE›
HITLER'S MEIN KAMPF RETURNS TO JAPANESE SCHOOLS AS 'TEACHING MATERIAL'
The decision came weeks after the controversial Imperial Rescript on Education in schools was approved for the same purposes... READ MORE›
FOR VULNERABLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN JAPAN, A CULTURE OF 'DATES' WITH OLDER MEN
Here, high school dating matches girls in uniforms with men in their 40s and 50s and beyond... READ MORE›
A DYING MAN'S LOST RECIPE MADE HIS DAUGHTER A MULTIMILLIONAIRE
Kushikatsu Tanaka now has 146 branches across Japan and one in Hawaii... READ MORE›
'ARMADA' TRUMP CLAIMED WAS DEPLOYED TO NORTH KOREA ACTUALLY HEADING TO AUSTRALIA
But the Defence Department has said the fleet is now travelling north and should arrive near the Korean peninsula early next week... READ MORE›
JAPAN SENDS BIGGEST WARSHIP TO PROTECT US SUPPLY VESSEL
The 249m-long Izumo can carry up to nine helicopters, and resembles US amphibious assault carriers, reported The Japan Times... READ MORE›
THESE PICTURES TELL THE SAD TALE OF JAPAN'S POTATO CHIP SHORTAGE
According to the Fuji News Network, 20 bags of the popular pizza-flavored chip Pizza Potato were being sold online for 120,000 yen 1,100 on Thursday... READ MORE›
TOKYO NIGHTS MAY SOON BE LIT UP BY A COUNTRY 1,700 MILES AWAY
The company's chief engineer, Zhang Qiping, said in November that China can export surplus power to India and Southeast Asia... READ MORE›
INVESTORS REMAIN CAUTIOUS AHEAD OF ECB, U.K. VOTE
There's a reluctance to add to risk positions ahead of testimony from former FBI Director James Comey, the ECB's policy decision and the U.K... READ MORE›
MIKE PENCE FIRES A FRESH WARNING TO NORTH KOREA
Seoul, the South Korean capital, is within easy range of North Korean long-range artillery... READ MORE›
HOW TO SUCCEED (AND FAIL) AT A JOB INTERVIEW IN JAPAN
How to Succeed at a Job Interview in Japan... READ MORE›
IN JAPAN YANG CALLS FOR TRUST
Japan's Yachi said it is of great importance that Japan and China - the two major nations in Asia - cooperate... READ MORE›
CONTINUING STREAK, JAPAN LEADS WORLD IN LIFE EXPECTANCY, WHO REPORT SAYS
According to the WHO report, Japan also leads the world in the average healthy life expectancy, at 74.9 years, followed by Singapore's 73.9 years and South Korea's 73.2 years... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT CLEARS WAY FOR EMPEROR AKIHITO'S ABDICATION
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years... READ MORE›
HOW CONNIVING CARMAKERS CAUSED THE DIESEL AIR POLLUTION CRISIS
By the mid-2000s, however, it was clear to air pollution experts that something was very wrong... READ MORE›
SAUDI SOCCER TEAM IGNORES MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR LONDON ATTACK, SAYS IT'S NOT IN KEEPING WITH CULTURE
Australia ended up winning the match 3-2, leaving it and Saudi Arabia tied with 16 points in their qualifying group... READ MORE›
JAPAN AVALANCHE KILLS SEVEN STUDENTS AND TEACHER
More than 40 injured after avalanche struck while students were climbing near Nasu Onsen ski resort north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
'OUR AIRLINE CREWS WON'T BEAT YOU,' JAPAN'S DEPUTY PM TELLS U.S. AUDIENCE
Our social fabric has not been torn apart, Taro Aso said in a speech at Columbia University on Wednesday evening... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S GROWING CONCERN OVER CHINA'S NAVAL MIGHT
But most importantly, the Japanese government sees a direct link between China's behaviour in the South and East China Seas... READ MORE›
TOKYO BRIEFLY HALTS SUBWAY TRAINS AFTER NORTH KOREA MISSILE TEST
Trains on Tokyo's biggest subway were halted for 10 minutes Saturday morning after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile... READ MORE›
EQUALITY IN JAPAN: IS THIS VISION OF A FAIRER SOCIETY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
When the bubble burst The roots of Japan's record on wealth distribution lie in national humiliation... READ MORE›
JAPAN KILLS 333 WHALES FOR 'RESEARCH PURPOSES' DESPITE INTL CRITICISM
However, rights groups say the yearly practice is nothing more than a commercial whaling venture, noting that the meat is later sold in supermarkets... READ MORE›
SACRED MEN-ONLY ISLAND SET TO BE GRANTED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE STATUS
A UNESCO advisory body has recommended adding to the World Heritage list the island of Okinoshima, an ancient religious site in Fukuoka Prefecture where wo... READ MORE›
RAMEN CHAIN LOOKS OUTSIDE JAPAN FOR NOODLE-POWERED GROWTH
The chain also plans to open two more restaurants in New York City, bringing the total in the metropolis to six... READ MORE›