Domestic cultivation of fresh salmon and trout, species that are mainly imported to Japan, is rapidly increasing, particularly in the once-disaster stricken coastal areas of the Tohoku region.
Japan’s Crown Prince on succession reform: ‘The reality is I can’t talk about it’
Crown Prince Akishino faced reporters days after Japan revised its imperial succession law. His answer: “The reality is that I can’t talk about it.”
These investors just made 60pc from Japan’s hidden billions
Sydney-based Jamie Halse and Tsubasa Umezaki are making big money in the forgotten corners of the Japanese sharemarket that are sitting on piles of cash.
When Japan buys yen, it unwinds a dangerous trade
Japan was no doubt grateful. But it would be wrong to think of it as a helpless naïf. On the contrary, in teaming up with Japan’s government, America was joining forces with one of the biggest …
Japan Defence Minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead
TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a shrine to the nation’s war dead on Saturday, prompting rebukes from China and South Korea, which consider it a symbol of …
Japan’s defense chief visits shrine neighbors see as symbol of Japanese militarism
The Japanese defense minister on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, despite her …
Japan’s defense minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism. Koizumi has often been at the …
Record rainfall strands thousands at Japan airport, kills at least 8
Record rainfall in Japan flooded roads and railways, stranded thousands at Narita airport and killed eight people. Here’s a look at the flooding.
Record rainfall floods Japan leaving at least six dead and thousands stranded
At least six people died as rain flooded parts of Japan, stranding 7,000 at Narita Airport and knocking out power to 25,000.
‘Unprecedented’ rains in Japan kill four people
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport.