An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. An curved arrow pointing right. As biracial Japanese stars such as Rui Hachimura and Naomi Osaka shine on the world stage, being Black and …
BOJ’s Noguchi: Japan yet to achieve wage-driven rise in inflation
Japan has yet to achieve price gains driven by higher wages with the recent rise in inflation driven by cost-push factors, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Saturday, suggesting it was premature to retreat from ultra-loose monetary policy.
7 crew members remain missing in US Osprey crash that killed 1: Japan Coast Guard
Dive searches were conducted in areas identified by side-scan sonar, both in the morning and afternoon, yet no new information has surfaced after the aircraft crashed.
Strong earthquake off Philippines triggers tsunami alerts across Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary 6.9-magnitude struck off the southern coast of the Philippines on Saturday, triggering a wave of tsunami warnings across Japan and Asia.
7 crew members remain missing after US Osprey crash that killed 1: Japan Coast Guard
The search for the seven crew members missing after a U.S. military Osprey crashed off the shore of Yakushima Island in southern Japan has yielded no new clues, the Japanese Coast Guard said Saturday.
Mass. native Staff Sgt. Jacob Galliher killed in Air Force crash off Japanese coast
The body of an American airman from Massachusetts has been recovered off the coast of Japan after a military aircraft crashed there earlier this week, the man’s family and his Congressional representative said Friday.
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami warnings in Philippines and Japan
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas of the country and for southwest Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of 1 metre (3 feet) or more.
Tsunami warnings issued for Japan, Philippines after earthquake off island of Mindanao
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, and tsunamis were expected to hit the Philippines and Japan.
South Korea, Japan clinch $10 bln 3-year currency swap deal -statement
The central banks of South Korea and Japan sealed on Friday a $10-billion currency swap deal following an agreement between their finance ministers, the central banks said in a joint statement. The …
Unusual Names Can Complicate Life in Japan. Now Parents Are Being Reined In.
As such names have increased, so has media attention to cases of people unhappy with them. But critics say new rules may infringe on the right to be creative.