Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
SAPPORO – The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka met in Sapporo on Monday and agreed…
35% of young unmarried people in Japan have no wish to get wed
A Children and Families Agency survey showed on Monday that 35% of unmarried young people…
Defense Ministry’s record ¥8.9 trillion budget request expected to balloon further by year-end
The Defense Ministry is seeking another record-breaking budget — nearly ¥9 trillion ($56 billion) —…
Japan to lower residential road speed limit from 60 to 30 kph
The speed limit on residential roads in Japan with no center lines or maximum speed…
Kobe shifts extracurriculars from municipal junior high schools to private clubs
The city of Kobe will shift the entire operation of extracurricular activities from municipal junior…
A city unites around a common goal: Moving a castle by hand
HIROSAKI, Japan – On one end stood Hirosaki Castle, a 400-ton landmark that has survived…
South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2-year jail sentence for bribery
A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined…
U.K. asylum system tests Burnham’s push for more public control
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to row back the era of private companies running…
How to help after Nepal and Tibet’s catastrophic floods
As rescue teams continue searching for hundreds of people missing along the Nepal-China border following…