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JAPAN
Mar 25, 1997

Rwanda family returns to homeland

FUKUSHIMA -- After staying here for more than two years since fleeing from their war-stricken country, a Rwandan mother and her children boarded a plane Mar. 25 for their home country.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 1997

Orange Kyosai victims ask politicians for help

Representatives of about 1,500 people taken in by the massive fraud allegedly committed by Upper House member Tatsuo Tomobe on Mar. 11 visited senior politicians from various parties to request measures to help the victims.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1997

Shinshinto postpones national convention

Shinshinto was rocked Feb. 18 by mushrooming allegations that a former member of the main opposition party at the center of a massive fraud scandal may have bought his candidacy ahead of a 1995 Diet election.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1997

Post vacant until after Aum ruling

Despite a request by citizens' groups, the Public Security Commission will not fill the position of a member who died last month before it decides whether to invoke the Antisubversive Law against Aum Shinrikyo, the commission chairman announced Jan. 9.Following the Dec. 28 death of commission member...
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Shinshinto to cooperate in police probe of Tomobe

Shinshinto said Feb. 4 that it will cooperate with police in their investigations concerning Upper House member Tatsuo Tomobe, a former Shinshinto member under arrest on suspicion of fraud.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2023

LDP power struggle in Yamaguchi shows waning influence of Abe faction

With Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi having been selected for the new No. 3 district, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's caucus has come out on top over the Abe faction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 12, 2023

What you need to know about the revision of Japan's asylum law

The law, which has prompted widespread debate, seeks to address perceived drawbacks of Japan’s existing legislation and standard handling of asylum matters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2023

NATO debates 'security guarantees' for Ukraine

An option being weighed is major powers offering Ukraine bilateral security assurances in the years before it becomes a full NATO member.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 31, 2023

G7 '23: Kishida's pumped from a Zelenskyy bump

Another year, another G7 summit done and dusted. How did Prime Minister Fumio Kishida do? Well, he’s thinking of an early election if that’s any indication.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 30, 2023

Associate members say ICC revenue model threatens cricket's growth

The 12 full members of the ICC would collectively take 88.81% of revenues, with the rest distributed among 94 associate members.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2023

White House and Republicans reach tentative deal on U.S. debt ceiling

The deal would raise the debt limit for two years while capping spending over that time, clawing back unused COVID funds and speeding up the permitting process for some energy projects.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 24, 2023

World Health Organization working towards 'pandemic treaty' by May 2024

A new pact is a priority for agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has called it a 'generational commitment that we will not go back to the old cycle of panic and neglect.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2023

Women take on Japan's political gender gap for 'true democracy'

A Tokyo-based foundation has organized a series of seminars by leading politicians for 20 women age under 40 in a bid to address the nation's political imbalance.
Japan Times
Germany report 2023
May 19, 2023

Metzler Bank: Building on a wealth of time-honored ties with Japan

If “money makes the world go round,” as the adage goes, then those who make the money go round have a great responsibility on their shoulders. As the fifth-oldest financial institution globally and the oldest private bank in Germany with an unbroken tradition of family ownership since 1674, Metzler...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 15, 2023

Major Japanese talent agency apologizes over sexual assault claims

Allegations by former entertainers against the founder of Johnny & Associates have made headlines both domestically and internationally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2023

Dedicated to improving lives of poor, marginalized people

This year, the winner of the 40th Niwano Peace Prize is Rajagopal P. V. of India, the founding president of Ekta Parishad, in recognition of his efforts to establish justice and peace. He is known to have dedicated himself to the poorest and most marginalized of his country, through peaceful and nonviolent...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2023

Japan health insurance societies to log record loss in fiscal 2023

The National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen, said that its member societies are expected to log a record loss in fiscal 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2023

Voter reaction to attack on Kishida could impact Sunday by-elections

How the ruling party performs is expected to influence Kishida’s decision on whether to call a snap election in the coming months.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 19, 2023

For Japan's aging soccer players, 80 is the new 50

After the Tokyo Senior Football Association launched an O-75 division in 2017, an O-80 competition was only a matter of time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Ukraine says it is finding more Chinese components in Russian weapons

Intelligence gathered by Ukrainian experts from the battlefield stated that Chinese-made parts were found in a navigation system in drones that had previously used a Swiss system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2023

In Brazil, 'bioeconomy' initiatives offer hope of a less destructive future

Amazon forest has an economic value four times higher than if turned into cattle pasture, if benefits such as its contribution to rainfall, clean air and a stable climate are considered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2023

Mayoral races in six major Japanese cities officially kick off

The mayoral elections, part of the first round of unified local polls next month, are set for April 9.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2023

Can Nippon Ishin 'skip' to true national political prominence?

The Osaka-born party faces a make-or-break moment in next month’s series of local elections across the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2023

Europe is knocking on debt’s door

By continuing to issue common bonds to finance its expenditures, the European Commission is harming savers and undermining the creditworthiness of national governments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2023

Trump’s legacy: Republicans torn by infighting and revolts as 2024 looms

As the 2024 presidential race kicks into gear, local Republican party organizations in many parts of the United States are consumed by rebellions and infighting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023

What to expect from the first academic economist to be BOJ governor

Kazuo Ueda's distance from the BOJ is seen as a plus when it comes to unraveling the central bank's ultraeasy policy, but that process will still be far from easy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023

How a band of Ukraine civilians helped seal Russia's biggest defeat

New accounts from Kherson have provided a rare window into how intelligence and sabotage operations are being coordinated with Ukrainian intelligence services behind enemy lines.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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