NHK board raps chair over comfort women comment
The new chairman of Japan’s national broadcaster has been warned after making controversial comments about women forced ...
read moreNew teaching manuals to state territorial claims
Japan’s government has decided that from now on schools should explicitly teach the country’s territorial claims. Japan ...
read moreKids back to lunch after norovirus outbreak
Kids in Hamamatsu are back to eating school lunch after a norovirus outbreak sickened thousands.Last week, food poisonin...
read moreJapan Post gets green light for education insurance
Japan’s giant post office, which doubles as a bank, is moving further into insurance, one area where American firms have...
read moreJapan treats Davos leaders to sushi
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was busy selling Abenomics to world leaders in Davos on Thursday. But Japan was also l...
read moreStocks plunge on emerging economy worries
Stocks plunged in Tokyo on Monday.Traders dumped shares on fears over Chinese growth and the state of emerging economies...
read moreParliament kicks off with economy, Yasukuni in focus
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning a busy year on the economic front. Abe today (Friday) announced his major ...
read moreJapan, India boost ties in weekend summit
Japan and India boosted security and business ties in a weekend summit between Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Ind...
read moreDemon diver at aquarium
A demon diver gave visitors a surprise at an aquarium in Osaka today (Monday). A traditional spring festival called “Set...
read moreJapan’s EEZ could grow thanks to new volcano island
A new volcanic island in the Pacific is growing so large, it could boost the size of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.The...
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