Japanese delegate will attend Paralympics
The Japanese government is sending a representative to the Sochi Paralympics.Senior Vice Education Minister Yoshitaka Sa...
read moreAbductees’ families meet ahead of N. Korea human rights decision
Families of people abducted by North Korea met in Tokyo today (Monday) to plot strategy ahead of a possible criminal pro...
read moreJapan-N. Korea Red Cross talks raise hopes
Japanese and North Korean Red Cross officials met today (Monday) to discuss the return of the remains of Japanese nation...
read moreAnonymous donor replaces defaced Anne Frank books
An anonymous donor has replaced Anne Frank books found defaced at Tokyo area libraries.Hundreds of books by and about th...
read moreJapan tables aid for Syria chemical weapon drawdown
Japan will donate 1.4 billion yen—about 14 million dollars—to help eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. This is the singl...
read moreTPP free trade talks close without agreement
Four days of high-level talks on a free trade deal closed in Singapore with wide gaps remaining between the 12 participa...
read moreAbe plans summer cabinet reshuffle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he’ll reshuffle his cabinet after the regular Diet session concludes this summer...
read moreNuclear back in the mix of Japan’s basic energy plan
As expected, Japan has tabled a basic energy plan that calls for restarting its nuclear plants.Japanese Trade and Indust...
read moreTokyo governor visits Sochi with 2020 games in mind
Tokyo’s new governor says he’s ready for the challenge of hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo’s govern...
read moreJAPANESE-AMERICANS WANT COMFORT WOMEN STATUE GONE
Japanese-American residents in California sued to remove a statue commemorating World War II “comfort women.”The statue ...
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