DPP challenger faces uphill battle against incumbent Tamaki in leadership race
The opposition Democratic Party for the People will kick off a two-week leadership race on…
Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital
SHIZUOKA – One person died in a fire that broke out at a shipyard in…
Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan
Services using facial recognition technology are expanding in Japan, allowing, for example, touchless or ticketless…
Taiwan, Japan and U.S. encouraged to cooperate more on tech
The United States, Taiwan and Japan need to work more closely together in developing and…
Japan moves to scrap Cool Japan Fund while pushing content grants
Japan is moving toward abolishing its loss-making Cool Japan Fund, while seeking to expand a…
All Blacks and Springboks prepare to clash after tension-filled path to showdown
JOHANNESBURG – Marketed as “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry,” the four-match series between South Africa and New…
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
Police not pleased with plan of leaving elementary schooler unattended for hours on Japan’s tallest…
Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October
Japan’s ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons will…
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Japan, perhaps for the last time
Osaka – “Girl with a Pearl Earring” will go on show in Osaka this week,…