PM Abe departs for Russia
Japan's Prime Minister Abe departs to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
read moreTriumph debuts Premium Friday bra
There's now a bra in Japan to encourage people to leave work early inspired by the government's 'Premium Friday' campai...
read moreKyoto temple belatedly pays overtime to monks
A famous Buddhist temple in Kyoto is found to have paid no overtime to its monks for the past three years.
read moreAbe apologizes after cabinet minister's resignation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologizes after Reconstruction Minister Masahiro Imamura resigns over an inappropriate remark...
read moreHiroshima Atomic Bomb Museum opens renovated wing
The East Building of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Museum reopens after a massive renovation.
read moreRecon minister to quit over controversial comments
Japan's minister of reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake will resign after he said it was good the disaste...
read moreJapan, US hold anti-missile drill
Japan and the US conduct a joint anti-missile drill amid rising tensions with North Korea.
read moreU.S. provided Japan with online monitoring system
U.S. online media organization "The Internet" unveils leaked documents that show the U.S. provided Japan with an online ...
read moreJapan builds seawalls at U.S. base in Okinawa
The Japanese government begins construction of seawalls at a U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture.
read moreYamato to raise delivery fees
Japan's major package delivery firm Yamato Transport will raise its delivery fees by up to 20 percent.
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