Actor Toshiro Mifune honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Toshiro Mifune, a Japanese actor best known for his work on Akira Kurosawa films, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of F...
read moreAmazon Japan expands 1-hour delivery area
Amazon Japan makes one-hour delivery products available in all 23 wards of Tokyo.
read moreJapan expands SDF scope in South Sudan
Japan's government gives Self-Defense Force troops in South Sudan additional responsibilities for the first time under ...
read moreFirst winter yellowtail auction has mouths watering
The taste of winter arrives in Japan in the form of the first auction of winter yellowtail.
read more4 in 10 Japanese sleep less than 6 hours
Amid rising concerns about work-life balance, a new survey shows four in ten Japanese get less than six hours' sleep.
read moreTemple monk may have abused children
Authorities look into possible child abuse at a temple after reports of a monk hitting children at the temple to experie...
read morePM Shinzo Abe to highlight importance of Japan-US ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to highlight the importance of Japan-US ties when he meets President-elect Donald Trump...
read moreTemporary housing completed on 7-month anniversary
Seven months after earthquakes rattled southwestern Japan the last of 4,303 temporary housing units is completed.
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