Saitama, Tokyo governors skip events marking 101 years since anti-Korean massacres
Memorial services were held in Tokyo and across neighboring Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to mark 101 years since the 1923 ...
Nagoya art univ. operator veils sexual harassment report, cites president's 'human rights'
The operator of Nagoya University of the Arts has refused a request from its faculty union to release an investigative report ...
Nikkei sinks over 4% on US economy fears, 3rd biggest fall of year
The Nikkei stock index on Wednesday plummeted more than 4 percent, its third-largest decline of the year, as ...
Japan ruling party's No.2 Motegi becomes 5th to enter leadership race
Toshimitsu Motegi, the No.2 in Japan's ruling party, said Wednesday he will run for party leader in the election in late ...
9-yr-old boy thanked by Nagasaki police for helping elderly woman who was lost
A 9-year-old boy received a thank-you letter from the local police for helping an elderly woman who was lost on a street here ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Japan wins 1st wheelchair rugby gold at Paris Paralympics
The Paris Paralympics held the final for wheelchair rugby on September 2. Japan defeated the United States by a score of 48 ...
LDP leadership race 2024
Latest articles on the Sept. 27, 2024, presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Kansai Int'l Airport celebrates 30th anniversary, status as west Japan's major gateway
Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture marked its 30th anniversary on Sept. 4, celebrating milestones such as a ...
Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military academy and hospital, killing more than 50, officials say
Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wou ...
Prefecture-based PTA federation in west Japan to dissolve; 1st case in nation
An alliance of parent-teacher associations (PTA) in western Japan's Okayama Prefecture has decided to dissolve at the end of this school ye ...
Japan gov't plan aims to help people with early onset dementia stay employed
The draft for a basic plan to support those with dementia received broad approval on Sept. 2 at a meeting of government ...
Pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, ...