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POLITICIAN'S BABY BANNED FROM MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY IN JAPAN
Ogata tried to stay but the Speaker of the assembly eventually persuaded her to take the infant out... READ MORE›
JAPAN MAN HELD OVER BODIES AND SEVERED HEADS IN FLAT
Police had found the body parts of eight females and one male, some in varying stages of decomposition, Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported... READ MORE›
JAPAN SCHOOLGIRL 'FORCED TO DYE HAIR'
Kaifukan high school said its policy was to ban students from dyeing or bleaching hair... READ MORE›
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JAPANS CABINET ROCKED BY NEW CLAIMS OF LINKS TO NEO-NAZIS WHO TARGET THE ETHNIC KOREAN POPULATION
Please read our Japan's government is weathering accusations of links to far-right groups that promote racism and hate speech... READ MORE›
2 DEATHS ARE REPORTED IN FIRE ON JAPANESE TRAIN
Television images showed emergency crews and railway workers surrounding the Shinkansen bullet train which had been traveling to the western city of Osaka from Tokyo... READ MORE›
JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA ARGUE OVER A CHOCOLATE-COVERED PRETZEL STICK
South Korea and Japan fight over a group of guano-covered rocky islets in the sea between them... READ MORE›
TOKYO SECOND-RISKIEST CITY IN THE WORLD FOR DISASTERS, LLOYD'S OF LONDON SAYS
Both Tokyo and Osaka were cited as examples of a combination of high economic value and high exposure to both natural catastrophes and man-made risks... READ MORE›
JAPAN SENDS IN EXPERTS TO RESCUE WORLD'S BEDRAGGLED BONSAIS
Tokyo plans to send green-fingered experts to every corner of the world on a mission to spruce up Japanese-style gardens that have fallen into disrepair... READ MORE›
THE NOT-SO-SHADY WORLD OF JAPAN'S SINGLES BARS
On May 22, the Yomiuri Shimbun published a curious article about Kihei Maekawa, a former administrative vice education minister who has said that he is wil... READ MORE›
A JAPANESE CAMPAIGN WANTS TO REWRITE THE GLOBAL RULES OF ESCALATOR ETIQUETTE
Earlier this year, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency warned that 3,865 people in Tokyo alone had required hospital treatment for injuries suffered on escalators from 2011 to 2013... READ MORE›
A LEGACY OF WWII, KOREAN RESIDENTS TEST NATION'S ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE NON-JAPANESE
In 1959 the North Korean government launched an effort to draw Koreans from Japan by promising them the rewards of a socialist paradise... READ MORE›
TEBBIT WANTS EU MIGRANTS TO BE ASSESSED BY WHO THEIR FAMILY FOUGHT FOR IN WORLD WAR II
The Yomiuri has for months castigated its liberal archrival, The Asahi Shimbun, over mistakes in its reporting on sexual abuses by the Japanese military during World War II... READ MORE›
NO EVIDENCE JAPAN SEX SLAVES COVERAGE HARMED COUNTRYS IMAGE, SAY EXPERTS
Some said his false testimony had endorsed the extreme views held in South Korea about the comfort women and led to even more extreme positions ... READ MORE›
DESPITE ASSURANCES, QUAKES PROMPT CALLS TO SWITCH OFF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture... READ MORE›
CONSERVATIVE FIREBRAND HYAKUTA STICKS TO HIS GUNS, HARDENS STANCE AGAINST OKINAWA, OTHER NEWSPAPERS
Naoki Hyakuta, a conservative novelist who is in hot water over his recent remarks calling for destroying two Okinawan newspapers, has hardened his stanc... READ MORE›
BORIS JOHNSON WOOS JAPAN WITH TEA AND SYMPATHY OVER RUGBY WORLD CUP EXIT
Johnsons ebullience endears him to his hosts during three-day trade mission to Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo to bang the drum for London... READ MORE›
ABE 'REGRETS' LDP MEMBERS' REMARKS CALLING FOR PRESSURE ON NEWS MEDIA
Meanwhile, Hyakuta, who is in hot water for calling for destroying two Okinawan newspapers during the Thursday event, hardened his stance over the weekend... READ MORE›
FOR JAPAN, PANAMA PAPERS ARE TOOL TO SKEWER CHINA
Japanese newspapers have reported prominently on the leaked documents that implicate relatives of at least eight current or former leaders in China... READ MORE›
TOKYO PROTESTS BEIJING EDITORIAL CALLING FOR EMPEROR TO APOLOGIZE OVER WARTIME ACTIONS
An editorial by Chinas official news agency, demanding an apology from Emperor Akihito over Japans wartime actions, is very discourteous, Tokyo says... READ MORE›
144 LOCAL PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTS RELEASE STATEMENTS CONDEMNING SECURITY BILLS
Local governments saying no include Iwate Prefecture and some major cities including Asahikawa in Hokkaido and Yamagata... READ MORE›
KANAZAWA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY A RELOCATION-FROM-TOKYO SUCCESS STORY
When we started Share Kanazawa, we didn't really have it in mind as a place for people outside Kanazawa... READ MORE›
JAPAN DIGEST: SOFTBANK MEETS TRUMP; KYOCERA BUYS ANNODATA
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son met with President-elect Donald Trump about investment and jobs in the US, reported the Asahi newspaper... READ MORE›
TOKYO STOCKS STAGE SHARP REBOUND FROM ATTACKS IN PARIS
The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 236.94 points, or 1.22 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to close at 19,630.63... READ MORE›
TOKYO STOCKS TUMBLE ON WORRIES ABOUT CHINA ECONOMY
The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 724.79 points or 3.84 percent to end at 18 165.69 the lowest level for the day... READ MORE›
NEWSPAPER DELIVERY MAN HELD IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF HIROSHIMA WOMAN
Yoshikazu Kitano was arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of Rika Aomori 46 who had been missing for a few days in the adjacent city of Hatsukaichi... READ MORE›
HACKER GROUP ATTACKS ON JAPAN SITES SURGE; JAL TIES UP WITH IBM
A snapshot summary of some of the headlines in Japan's news media today... READ MORE›
TAKATA WARNS OF BIGGER LOSS, SAYS AIR BAG CUSTOMERS NOT CANCELLING
By most financial metrics, Takata is the worst performer among more than 100 Japanese auto parts makers... READ MORE›
TOYOTA, HONDA SUSPEND PLANTS RATTLED BY KUMAMOTO QUAKE
Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. were among companies that suspended operations Friday after a powerful earthquake struck Kyushu, damaging factories... READ MORE›
POLLS SHOW ABE IS RIDING OUT STORM OF BAD NEWS
Indeed, the Yomiuri poll showed that despite the Cabinet's faltering approval rate, support for the LDP, of which Abe is president, increased by 2 points to 42 percent... READ MORE›
TWO STRONG QUAKES KILL 41 IN SW JAPAN, HEAVY RAIN PREDICTED IN QUAKE-HIT REGION[1]
At least 32 people were confirmed dead after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture in the early hours of Saturday... READ MORE›
COMMENTS RISK AN ARMS RACE IN ASIA
Mr Trump indicated that he might support Japan and South Korea in developing nuclear arsenals, rather than relying solely on the US... READ MORE›
FURTHER MILEAGE TEST IRREGULARITIES BY MITSUBISHI - REPORT
The story in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun did not identify its sources... READ MORE›