12.08.2014 12:10:20 (GMT+12)
As olive branch to China, Abe expected to skip Yasukuni visit on surrender anniversary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to refrain from visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Weakening Typhoon Halong still brings heavy rains to Hokkaido
Typhoon Halong weakened into an extra-tropical depression Monday in the Sea of Japan after claiming 10 lives and leaving two others missing. The Meteorological Agency ...
LDP member raps Nagasaki mayor
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatada Tsuchiya criticizes Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue for referring to national security policy during his speech at the city's annual atomic ...
Japan in tightrope diplomacy with North Korea over abductees, missiles
Further missile tests by Pyongyang could undermine Tokyo's assurances that negotiations with North Korea on the abduction issue will not impair coordinated action with the ...
Land of dinosaurs, Fukui puts reptiles at center of tourism campaign
The Fukui Prefectural Government is launching a tourism campaign in commercial complexes and stations around the country that makes the most of the prefecture’s renown ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical to stay Japan-based while growing on global basis, new French leader vows
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to refrain from visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Weakening Typhoon Halong still brings heavy rains to Hokkaido
Typhoon Halong weakened into an extra-tropical depression Monday in the Sea of Japan after claiming 10 lives and leaving two others missing. The Meteorological Agency ...
LDP member raps Nagasaki mayor
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatada Tsuchiya criticizes Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue for referring to national security policy during his speech at the city's annual atomic ...
Japan in tightrope diplomacy with North Korea over abductees, missiles
Further missile tests by Pyongyang could undermine Tokyo's assurances that negotiations with North Korea on the abduction issue will not impair coordinated action with the ...
Land of dinosaurs, Fukui puts reptiles at center of tourism campaign
The Fukui Prefectural Government is launching a tourism campaign in commercial complexes and stations around the country that makes the most of the prefecture’s renown ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical to stay Japan-based while growing on global basis, new French leader vows