May 18, 2013
OSAKA—Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is now pointing the finger at translators as well as native speakers of Japanese for the continuing criticism over his recent comments on...
May 18, 2013
Shintaro Ishihara joined the chorus of criticism against fellow Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto but from a different angle: He said his political partner’s...
May 20, 2013
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 19 defended his suggestion that U.S. troops in Okinawa patronize sex-related services, saying the controversy his remark caused already had a deterrent impact.
May 19, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent his special Cabinet adviser on an unnanounced visit to Pyongyang last week in the hope of resolving the abduction issue once and for all.
May 20, 2013
Editor's note: This is the 13th part of a new series that has run in the past under the title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with how pets and livestock fared in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima No. 1...
May 19, 2013
FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture—The famed Hula Girls have started sharing their experiences of the 2011 disasters at elementary schools across the nation, beginning with a visit to children here on May 17.
May 19, 2013
CANNES, France--A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on May 18, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize.
May 18, 2013
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series on the history and future prospects of the Japanese TV animation industry based on accounts of former Tezuka Productions Co. staff members. The series will appear on Saturdays.
May 19, 2013
Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods--from cars to televisions--are going on sale.
May 19, 2013
NEW DELHI--Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on May 19 for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and...
May 18, 2013
Overly optimistic assumptions about the safety of nuclear power plants can result in huge damage if a disaster actually takes place. That is one of the most important lessons that should be gleaned from the devastating...
May 19, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and his ozeki challengers, Kisenosato and Kakuryu, dominated the ring on May 19 to claim their eighth wins and set the pace at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, with Harumafuji languishing two losses behind.
