Manga artist Kurumada says ex-manager, others embezzled ¥4.6 billion
Manga artist Masami Kurumada said Wednesday that a former executive of three companies Kurumada heads,…
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
The Foreign Ministry is developing a smartphone app that uses GPS data to identify the…
Godzilla sequel in the spotlight at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival
Godzilla is getting the prime spot at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).Takashi Yamazaki’s…
Panel calls for remote analysis of tokuryū criminal group communications
Police need to introduce remote analysis of communications between members of tokuryū loosely organized anonymous…
How Japan’s bond rout is turning the tide of global capital
TOKYO/LONDON – With benchmark Japanese bond yields breaking through a three-decade-old barrier, higher returns are…
Japan to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides
The Children and Families Agency plans to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides in…
Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of ’26
Nearly 1,000 foreign residents of Japan with business manager visas left the country in the…
Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa retiring with no regrets after 25 seasons
Masanori Ishikawa, the diminutive left-hander who carved out an outsized place for himself in Tokyo…
Lack of media coverage concerns some quake-hit Kumamoto areas
Kumamoto – While a shopping mall explosion and areas struggling with water outages following a…
