Japan and Solomon Islands leaders agree to bolster ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her visiting Solomon Islands counterpart, Matthew Wale, confirmed Thursday that…
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
Japan, the home of Pokemon, is beginning to weigh regulating the booming trading card market,…
Japan and Russia to resume youth exchanges after seven-year hiatus
An exchange program for young people in Japan and Russia is expected to resume in…
Former head of Japanese barbecue chain arrested over tax evasion
Public prosecutors on Thursday arrested the former president of a yakiniku barbecue restaurant chain on…
JIP’s priorities take center stage even as household relief stalls
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi entered the final days of an extended parliamentary session Thursday still…
Surrounded by militias, Sudanese fear endless cycle of war
KHARTOUM – In Sudan’s capital, young militiamen, some no older than 15, ride around in…
Public housing completed in Ishikawa for Noto quake victims
NANAO, ISHIKAWA PREF. – A ceremony was held in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture on Thursday…
Seven-Eleven Japan warns stores over unauthorized character item resale
Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan has warned franchise owners across Japan after some popular animation…
India’s solar push idles factories unable to shake reliance on China
NEW DELHI/BEIJING – Indian makers of solar panels are being forced to shut factories as…
