Japan Times
Takaichi to skip Yasukuni visit during spring festival
Takaichi has rarely missed visiting the Shinto shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, includ ...View More
China says Japan stirs ‘trouble’ with vessel in Taiwan Strait
China is firmly opposed to the vessel's presence and has protested to Tokyo, a Chinese Foreign Minis ...View More
Father of Kyoto boy admits to choking him to death, investigators say
While an autopsy carried out on the body has failed to determine the cause of the boy's death, the v ...View More
Lawson and FamilyMart post record operating profits
According to its consolidated financial results, Lawson saw its core operating profit rise 7.0% from ...View More
Nippon Express to buy Metro Supply for as much as ¥255 billion
The transaction is expected to close between July and December this year.
Chickens go from coop to table at Inaka no Taiho
The talented Koki Watanabe offers a farmhouse-style dining experience in the woods of northern Kyoto ...View More
China lifts green push with plan to double clean energy by 2035
A hydropower project in Tibet and desert-based renewable hubs will help propel clean-energy generati ...View More
At Kohei Nawa’s studio, the world is seen through glass bubbles
Kohei Nawa's "PixCell" series, a play on the words pixel and cell, explores the way we view objects ...View More
Five Japanese oil distributors indicted over cartel after FTC probe
According to the indictment, officials from the firms allegedly agreed to raise the selling prices o ...View More
Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence and frees former president
Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies said were politic ...View More
