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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the tragedy later this year. Naruhito, accompanied
The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to
On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and
Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff,
Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima yesterday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.
The United States, Japan and the Philippines last week staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese
Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice.
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium yesterday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa
Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as consumer spending hit
Japan and the Philippines agreed yesterday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s
Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her
Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, the world’s fourth
The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in
The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began on Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to
Japan’s biggest bank apologized yesterday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank,
Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremie Papin, who was overseeing its U.S. operations, as its chief financial officer in a major management reshuffle billed as
Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine
Japan’s nuclear watchdog yesterday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after
A second Japanese high court ruled yesterday that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest in a series of decisions upholding plaintiffs’ demands for
The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government
Japan racked up a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen ($2 billion) in September, according to Finance Ministry data released yesterday, as exports fell to key destinations like
The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a fast-dwindling group of atomic bomb survivors who are facing down the shrinking time they have left
Japanese prosecutors this week said they will not appeal the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate in a retrial last month, bringing closure to the 1966 murder
Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning
Japan’s top diplomat asked China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy, and demanded a crackdown on what
Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on remote Japanese islands yesterday morning after an earthquake that may have been triggered by volcanic activity. The offshore quake was not
Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing
Japan racked up a 621 billion yen ($4.3 billion) trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged, according to government data released yesterday. Japan’s
Japan’s ruling party said yesterday it will hold a The internal election must be held by the end of September, which marks the end of Kishida’s three-year
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan
Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old
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