Tokyo police drill for Obama visit
Tokyo police are getting ready to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to Japan, by conducting emergency drills.Police re...
read moreNew textbooks state territorial claims
Tensions are rising again over territorial disputes between Japan, China and South Korea.Japan’s new teaching materials ...
read moreKennedy: Japanese women key to economy
Japanese women’s rights are getting a boost from Caroline Kennedy.The U.S. Ambassador to Japan spoke at an event organiz...
read moreJapanese firm sued in China over forced labor
A group of 149 people in China are taking legal action against a Japanese company. They’re demanding compensation for th...
read moreTokyo Electric hires first staff since Fukushima disaster
The operator of Japan’s troubled Fukushima nuclear plant hired on Tuesday its first new employees since the disaster.Tok...
read moreGovt eases weapons exports
The Japanese government is revising its weapons policy, paving the way for export, development, and production of arms.T...
read moreWorld Court orders Japan to suspend Antarctic whaling
The World Court has ordered Japan to stop whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean.Australia brought the case against J...
read moreInose fined over campaign finance scandal
Former Tokyo governor Naoki Inose has been summarily indicted over a political fund scandal. The ex-governor was accused...
read moreHakodate first city to sue to stop nuclear plant
A city in Japan’s north wants to end the construction of a nearby nuclear plant.The assembly of Hakodate city okayed pla...
read moreJapan condemns N.Korean missile launch
Japan is reacting to North Korea’s firing of two missiles over the Sea of Japan early this morning (Wednesday). Prime Mi...
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