March 10, 2014
A proposed set of new rules for arms transfers is likely to authorize only weapons exports that are directly related to Japan’s national security and other vital interests, and subject such exports to rigorous prior scrutiny, government sources have said. The new rules would also apply to arms t...
The nation’s current account deficit surged to ¥1.59 trillion in January, hitting the highest monthly level since comparable data became available in 1985 and expanding from ¥348.4 billion a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The country suffered a current account deficit for the ...
Visitors offer incense at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on Monday morning to pray for the victims of the U.S. bombings of the capital during World War II. The memorial service was held to...
The dollar traded in a tight range around ¥103 in Tokyo trading on Monday, with positive effects of upbeat U.S. jobs data offset by dismal Chinese trade data and concerns over the Ukraine crisis. ...
Stocks retreated sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday on profit-taking after the recent surge. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 153.93 points, or 1.01 percent, to end at 15,120.14. On Fri...
In areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, many children suffer anxiety disorders for such reasons as the deaths of relatives in the disaster and subsequent drastic changes to...
Confusion over official recognition of people as sufferers of Minamata disease still continues today. We hope the situation will improve, even if only a little, as the Environment Ministry has recentl...
Kazuo Yairi, known for making guitars beloved by such top musicians around the world as Paul McCartney and Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, has died. He was 81. Yairi was the president of Yairi Guitar, a string ...
The government will not revise a 1993 statement in which an apology was made over so-called comfort women, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. However, he reiterated that Japan would...
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to be an effective English teacher these days without an understanding of ESP. I’m not referring to the Extra Sensory Perception that informs teachers as to h...
Japan has proposed resuming talks with North Korea between officials at the level of foreign ministry director general, which have been suspended since November 2012, informed sources revealed Monday...
A Boeing 787 jet operated by Japan Airlines made an emergency landing in Honolulu on Sunday Japan Standard Time after an indication of irregularities in engine lubricant oil. None of the 171 passeng...
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) — Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while troubling questions emerged about how two passengers managed to boa...
OSAKA (Jiji Press)—Four candidates registered for the Osaka mayoral race after Toru Hashimoto resigned to seek reelection and promote his administrative realignment plan for the city and Osaka Pref...
With the 15th anniversary of her debut to celebrate this December, expectations are high for singer Mai Kuraki, who never loses her zeal for music. “I hope this will be a year in which I can find ...
About 10 years ago when I was trying to decide whether I should stay in Japan or not, I decided to translate “Hyakunin Isshu” (“One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each,” compiled in the 13th century...
The following is the eighth installment of the “Message” series, featuring Peter MacMillan, a translator, poet and artist who has been active in introducing and promoting Japanese literature and ...
NAGOYA—London Olympian Ryoko Kizaki sealed a spot on the squad for the Asian Games by finishing third in the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday. The race served as a qualifier for the Asian Games, a...
BERLIN (AP)—Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister, has begun medical treatment at Berlin’s Charite hospital, but the doctors caring for her said Saturday it’s too soon to say how ...
WASHINGTON— Hollywood has finally taken an unflinching look at slavery. It’s past time for the rest of the country to do the same. I wanted to wait a few days before writing about the best pict...
PARIS (AP)—The Louvre has always showcased nudes. Never quite like this. Paris police say they arrested six women Saturday for baring their breasts and more outside the pointy-pyramid entrance to...
When Daisuke Takahashi arrived in Sochi on Sunday, determined to deliver his best performance at the Olympic Games, his parents were back in his hometown of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, planning to...
The Philippine ambassador’s official residence in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, where musician and artist Yoko Ono enjoyed cherry blossom viewing in her childhood, was unveiled as a Philippine national hist...
SOCHI (Jiji-Japan News)—Gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu has given his exhibition program at the Sochi Olympics a theme: resurgence. The 19-year-old, who made history by becoming the first Japanese mal...
SOCHI—Four years since shedding bitter tears after her second-place finish at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Mao Asada shed tears of joy at Sochi after delivering a near-perfect performance in the wo...
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—J. Crew Group Inc., the retailer owned by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners LP, is in talks about a potential sale to Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co., two people with kn...
After returning from the Sochi Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday, Japanese Olympic medalists expressed their pride in winning big for Japan at a press conference. Among the athletes were Yuzuru Hanyu...
The house of acclaimed writer Kobo Abe (1924-93) in Chofu, Tokyo, is being demolished, after serving as his writing place for many great works, such as “Suna no Onna” (The Woman in the Dunes), “...
The troubled radioactive water cleanup system at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was hit by a new problem Wednesday, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. An alarm went off at abo...
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to be an effective English teacher these days without an understanding of ESP. I’m not referring to the Extra Sensory Perception that informs teachers as to h...
SENDAI—Clad in a brand-new, dark blue uniform, Iroha Ishikawa, 3, slipped past her mother who was trying to take a photo of her daughter with her smartphone, jumping around in front of the hina doll...
With his innovative presentation techniques, and a keen eye for beauty and political themes within daily life, German artist Wolfgang Tillmans has broadened the boundaries of photographic expression. ...
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo—The Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra is giving fans of the Romanticism movement a musical treat with plans to hold special monthly concerts, each featuring a Schumann sympho...
The Japan News has renewed its pages from the March 1 issue. The above is the new weekly schedule of main sections and articles in our print editions.
The Japan News is like no other English-language newspaper. Published by The Yomiuri Shimbun, the largest-circulation newspaper in the world, The Japan News is plugged into an extensive national and i...
