Swans returning to Siberia
Swans in northern Japan that flew south for the winter are going to home to roost. Some snow can still be seen in the ar...
read moreJapan tables aid for Syria chemical weapon drawdown
Japan will donate 1.4 billion yen—about 14 million dollars—to help eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. This is the singl...
read moreTPP free trade talks close without agreement
Four days of high-level talks on a free trade deal closed in Singapore with wide gaps remaining between the 12 participa...
read moreAbe plans summer cabinet reshuffle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he’ll reshuffle his cabinet after the regular Diet session concludes this summer...
read moreNuclear back in the mix of Japan’s basic energy plan
As expected, Japan has tabled a basic energy plan that calls for restarting its nuclear plants.Japanese Trade and Indust...
read moreTokyo Olympics license plates
With the Sochi Olympics a wrap, Japan is starting to gear up to host the 2020 summer games.Japan’s government announced ...
read morePanasonic unveils ‘Toughpad’
Here’s a tablet computer that can take a beating.Panasonic unveiled its new “Toughpad” today (Monday).The tablet is wate...
read moreTPP free trade talks drag on
Negotiators from the U.S. and Japan are getting down to the wire in efforts to bridge gaps if they and other countries a...
read moreTokyo governor visits Sochi with 2020 games in mind
Tokyo’s new governor says he’s ready for the challenge of hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo’s govern...
read moreJAPANESE-AMERICANS WANT COMFORT WOMEN STATUE GONE
Japanese-American residents in California sued to remove a statue commemorating World War II “comfort women.”The statue ...
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