The case of a Kurdish man who says he was stopped and shoved to the ground by Tokyo police became a rallying cry for protesters marching in solidarity with Black Lives Matter on Saturday.
Suntory CEO says 20% of restaurants may fail as coronavirus slams Japan’s dining scene
Takeshi Niinami, the head of Japanese drinks and food group Suntory Holdings and a government adviser, predicted on Friday that more than 20% of bars and restaurants could fail due to the coronavirus …
Japan advocate for daughter, others abducted to NKorea dies
Shigeru Yokota, a Japanese campaigner for the return of his daughter and more than a dozen others who were abducted to North Korea in the 1970s, has died. He was …
Tokyo walks: Shimokitazawa, the essence of Japan at its coolest
This is an area inhabited both by students looking for cheaper places near the Tokyo University Komaba campus and long-term residents of what used (even postwar) to be a village on the edge of town …
Imperial Japan Could Only Blame Itself When The Taiho Aircraft Carrier Was Sunk
It was an irrecoverable blow to Japan’s fleet at this stage of the war and occurred during her first combat mission, only three months after her commissioning.
From U.S. to Japan, Lawmakers of Opposing Parties Unite Across World to End ‘Naive’ China Strategy
Parliamentary Alliance on China is pushing for a more realistic approach to China that will address its human rights abuses, trade malpractice and accepted diplomatic norms.
BRIEF-Japan Set To Lift Quarantines For Business Travelers In Summer – Nikkei
JAPAN SET TO LIFT QUARANTINES FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS IN SUMMER – NIKKEI * JAPAN POISED TO LET BUSINESS TRAVELERS FROM SOME COUNTRIES BYPASS 2-WEEK QUA …
Imperial Japan Was Betting On Its ‘Super’ Yamatos Battleships To Defeat America
Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupt itself spending on these massive ships. Japan lacked the industrial capacity to compete with the United States; indeed, even if it had managed to seize …
Nissan prioritizing sustainable growth in Japan, China and the U.S., CEO says
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida discusses the Japanese automaker’s business strategy and its alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi.
Japan to explore ‘simplified’ Games, says Tokyo governor
NEWS BRIEFING BY TOKYO GOVERNOR YURIKO KOIKE, KOIKE SPEAKING ABOUT NECESSITY OF SIMPLIFYING TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS, NEWS BRIEFING BY JAPANESE OLYMPICS MINISTER SEIKO HASHIMOTO, SOUNDBITES OF …