EveryDecemberthepeopleofJapanselectakanjicharacterthatbestsumsupthesocialandpoliticalzeitgeistoftheprevious12months.Afterayeardominatedbytheregionalnuclearcrisi
TamakiMatsuoka,a71-year-oldJapanesesocialactivist,iswidelyknownas“theconscienceofJapan”.Since1988,shehascommittedherselftouncoveringthetruthabouttheNanjingMassa
Themascotsforthe2020TokyoOlympicsandParalympicshavebeenrevealed.Forthegames,threedesignshavebeenshort-listedfrommorethan2,000entries,withthewinnersettobeannounc
Japanhasbeenknownforlong-hourworkculturefordecades,butsomecompaniesaretryingtochangethat.ByusingofficedronesCthatplayafarewellsong,companieswanttoremindoverwork
TheUnitedStates,JapanandRepublicofKorea(ROK)willholdtwodaysofmissiletrackingdrillsstartingonMonday,Japan’sMaritimeSelf-DefenceForcesaid,astensionsriseintheregio
Japanhasaculturethatencouragesovertimeoutofasenseofloyalty,andthat'saseriousproblem.Itnotonlycutsintofamilyandsociallife,itleadstoentirelyavoidabledeaths.Taisei
Inanaccountdirectlydictatedbythemanhimself,Japan’sEmperorHirohitodidnotvetohisadvisers’decisiontodeclarewarontheUnitedStatesin1941becausehefearedtriggeringanint
ChinaandJapanhaveagreedtomorecommunicationbetweentheirdefenseauthorities,andhavemadepositiveprogressonbuildinganairandmaritimecontactsystem.Theagreementwasreach
HuaweiTechCo.,asubsidiaryoftheChinesetechnologygiantHuawei,hasbeatoutFinland’sNokiafora$51millioncontracttoconnecttheKurilIslandsinRussia’sFarEasttobroadbandint
FormerJapancoachPhilippeTroussierhascastdoubtonthecountry'shopesofsurvivingtheirgroupatnextyear'sWorldCup,describingtheirdrawas"badnews".TheFrenchman,wholedtheB
Japan's government has chosen April 30, 2019 as the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication, and the following day to be Crown Prince Naruhito's accession, NHK reported, after a meeting by the Imperial House Council ended.
Japan'sgovernmenthaschosenApril30,2019asthedateforEmperorAkihito'sabdication,andthefollowingdaytobeCrownPrinceNaruhito'saccession,NHKreported,afterameetingbythe
Aplanecarrying11crewandpassengerscrashedintothePacificOceanonWednesdaywhileonthewaytotheUSSRonaldReaganaircraftcarrier,theNavysaid.Eightofthepeopleonboardhavebe
Chinais"pleasedtosee"Japan'senthusiasmfortheBeltandRoadInitiative,ChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonLuKangsaid.TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisaninternationalpublicpr
AirbnbsaiditsofficesinJapanhavebeenraidedbyanti-monopolyofficials,butdenyanywrongdoingandpledgecooperation.Japan'sFairTradeCommissionreportedlycarriedouttheraid
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeexpressedhishopeonFridaythatdebatecouldbeadvancedonthethornyissueofamendingJapan'spacifistconstitutionwhilepledgingtotacklethenati
ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidthekeytoimprovingChina-JapantiesliesinmutualtrustandurgedJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetotakemorepracticalactionstoimproverelation