The UN Kyoto Congress on criminal justice marks Japan’s contribution to strengthening the rule of law within the global community. The 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal …
In Japan, His Disaster Art Saves Lives
The fight to survive lies at the heart of Kyohei Sakaguchi’s world, whether he is writing self-help books, painting, creating a suicide help line, or designing recycled housing.
Japanese ingenuity, craftsmanship go in ‘Season’
Amy R. Remo There has always been a deep reverence for Japanese design and architecture globally. This comes as no surprise as many admire that profound fusion of cutting edge …
Japan In The New Decade
Japan The Silver Lining In A Greying Society. Japan is not only a country with a long life expectancy, but it is also a country with a large number of healthy elderly people, who …
New Tokyo Olympic President Tries to Assure Japan on Safety
The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubting Japanese public.
Japan’s ‘Wind Phone’ offers solace to those grieving
A white telephone box in a remote village of Japan has become an unlikely source of comfort for those grieving loved ones.Survivors of the 2011 Fukushima disaster say the unconnected phone line helps …
Bank of Japan Shares End Their Puzzling Rally, Dropping by Limit
The Bank of Japan’s head-scratching surge this week came to a halt on Friday, as the stock erased earlier gains to fall by its limit.The shares traded at 44,000 yen as of 10:50 a.m. in Tokyo, dropping …
Debevoise shutters Tokyo office, opting to serve Japanese clients from afar
Debevoise & Plimpton has shuttered its Tokyo office “after a careful business review,” the firm said in a statement Thursday, becoming the latest U.S.-based law firm to shrink its physical presence in …
CNN Exclusive: Aged 118, the world’s oldest living person will carry the Olympic flame in Japan
Born in 1903, the super-centenarian has survived cancer twice, owned and worked at her rice store until the age of 103, and says her key to longevity is to practice math to keep the mind sharp.
Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Economy …