Students staying in Japan
Japanese college students are studying abroad in fewer numbers than ever before. A new report from the nonprofit Institute of International Education in New York announced that a mere 19,900 Japanese ...
View ArticleJetstar Japan reprimanded for lax safety checks
The reprimand was issued after it was revealed that Jetstar had employed mechanics who did not have the requisite experience and was relying on just two men to complete pre-flight safety checks, TBS ...
View ArticleTABLE-Japan opposition LDP keeps lead before vote - poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained its lead over the ruling party, a public opinion poll showed on Sunday, strengthening its case to reclaim control ...
View ArticleJapan needs strong govt to handle China row media
AFP © <p>Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, seen here at the end of a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, on November 16. Local media are hoping for the emergence of ...
View ArticleA sight like no other Japanese rice paddies glow with 20k solar powered pink...
Together, they form a sight like no other. And with a world record-breaking 20,000 pink LEDs spread across them against the backdrop of the ocean, they truly are something to behold. The ...
View ArticleJapanese PMs visit to Russia postponed
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's trip to Russia next month was put off due to Russian President Vladimir Putin's tight schedule, said local media. Kyodo reported that a government ...
View ArticleJapan firms retreat from China
Demonstrators hold banners as they protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. Japan shuttered stores in China, the worlds second-biggest economy, as a territorial dispute prompted ...
View ArticleKenyas Cheromei wins Yokohama marathon
Kenya's Lydia Cheromei outpaced the field over the last 27 kilometres to secure a comfortable win in the Yokohama international women's marathon on Sunday. The 35-year-old overtook the ...
View ArticleDiscrimination of working mothers persists in Japan
"It was like a weekend marriage," Suzuki, 45, who works at a Japanese telecommunications company, said of the arrangement that started 14 years ago. "I had a satisfying job and really ...
View ArticleCan the next Sony and Nintendo consoles break free of Japans stifling...
Japan has long been a dominant driving force in the video game industry. Decades ago, western brands like Atari and Coleco did well. After the video game crash in the 1980s, Japan really stepped up. ...
View ArticleLearning the art of giving Japanese-style
You could hardly be further from the push and shove of the holiday shopping season: the tiny wood-panelled cubicle in the city's Latin Quarter is like a hybrid of concept store, art gallery and ...
View ArticleDevil Wife All hell breaks loose when a Japanese woman wants a career and a...
To resume work after the birth of her first child, Terue Suzuki moved back to her family home on weekdays to get help with baby-care, leaving her husband in the house they ...
View ArticleDonald wins in Japan Jones fourth
World number three Luke Donald has carded a three-under-par 68 to complete a five-stroke victory at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan, while Australian Brendan Jones finished in a tie for ...
View ArticleJapans last-gasp win delights coach Jones
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's 25-22 Test win over Georgia with a 25-metre last-gasp drop goal from Kosei Ono gave their Australian coach Eddie Jones some atonement for the Wallabies' nightmare loss ...
View ArticleU.S. Marine arrested for trespassing in Okinawa
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday for trespassing in an apartment in Okinawa, police said. Lieutenant Tomas Chanquet, who is stationed at the Marine Corps Air Base at Futenma, was ...
View ArticleLate Japanese drop sinks Georgia
Fly-half Kosei Ono's late dropped goal lifted Japan over Georgia 25-22 in rugby at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on Saturday. The result comes after Japan won their first ever test in Europe last ...
View ArticleVisa overstayers rally in Tokyo for residency permits
A group of foreigner residents who have overstayed their visas rallied in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district Sunday to call on the government to grant them special residency permits to remain in ...
View ArticleUS Marine arrested in Japan for alleged trespassing
TOKYO – Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine on Sunday on suspicion of trespassing on the southern island of Okinawa amid anger over military crimes and demands for stricter regulations for ...
View ArticleDonald cruises to Japan title
Singapore – World No 3 Luke Donald claimed a comfortable five-shot win at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan on Sunday after the Englishman fired a final round three-under-par ...
View ArticleJapans political instability continues as it faces another general election
Prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has called a general election that will likely put him out of office. Will Japan stabilize its politics once and for ...
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