Cherry trees at Japan Mint in Osaka now open, but book quickly
OSAKA--The grounds of the Japan Mint in Osaka’s Kita Ward opened to the public on April 5 in an annual event to show off the ...
Kumamoto firm delivers halal Japanese beef in Muslim countries
A Wagyu beef producer and seller here is rapidly expanding its exports to the Islamic world, attracting considerable ...
Lewis Hamilton tempers expectations as he settles in with Ferrari
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is not used to aiming lower. But he may need to as he adjusts to his first season with ...
Existence of ‘CIA Tokyo Station’ revealed in new JFK files release
Tokyo and Washington went to great pains in 1996 to conceal the existence of a CIA office in Tokyo, saying that the news ...
Children of ‘toxic parents’ can outsource elder care, funerals
A rising number of people who were abused by their parents as children are now struggling to care for them in their old age ...
Shimadzu’s super accurate clock eyed for quake prediction
Precision equipment manufacturer Shimadzu Corp. said it has created the world’s most accurate time device: a clock that won’t ...
Kyoto so packed with tourists that Japanese are staying away
KYOTO--Japanese on sightseeing trips seem to be avoiding key landmarks in this historic city due to the hordes of foreign ...
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LDP keeps same-sex marriage discussion on the back-burner
The Osaka High Court has become the fifth high court in Japan to rule that current laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, but lawmakers remain slow to respond. The ruling, handed ...
Report: Nakai’s sex attack on Fuji TV announcer was job-related
Disgraced celebrity Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted a former announcer at Fuji Television Network Inc. in a “work-related” ...
Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
BANGKOK—The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies ...
Farmers march in downtown Tokyo, demand income security
About 3,200 rice growers and dairy farmers, some driving tractors, held a protest in downtown Tokyo on March 30, demanding ...
Japanese feared in collapsed building after Myanmar quake
A Japanese national may have been among hundreds of people who were inside an apartment building when it collapsed in the ...