Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday Tokyo will put "all options on the table" in dealing with Washington's announcement to impose a 25%… Read
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamata, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his… Read
NationalIn the fall of 2020, the town of Tsushima’s Watazumi Shrine was damaged by a typhoon that struck the area, destroying one of its torii gates that rises out of… Read
CrimePolice in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to defraud an 80-year-old woman out of 3 million yen.… Read
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs during the women's short program at the figure skating world championships in Boston on Wednesday. See story here. See
With the number of foreigners working in Japan increasing, the highest increases are being seen not in urban but in rural areas. Why do you think that is? Read
I’m concerned that young people who want to be politicians may hesitate to run for office, if no proper measures are taken to stop harassment on social media.Satoko Murakami,…
They should just institute canings for these kind of offenses. Worked for Singapore.
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President Donald Trump's executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. is vast in scope and holds the potential to… Read
With foreign tourists converging on Japan in record-breaking numbers, it probably shouldn't be surprising that more sex businesses have begun welcoming their patronage. A reporter… Read