
Court fines Dentsu for illegal work practices
A Tokyo court orders leading advertising agency Dentsu to pay the maximum fine for illegal work practices implicated in ...
read more
Princess Mako visits Ehime for sports event
Princess Mako visits Ehime Prefecture for a national sports festival, taking in a town famous for towels and a small, en...
read more
Three Nobel wins, and an assist
Dr. Rainer Weiss and colleagues take home the Nobel Prize in physics and acknowledge the contribution of Japanese scient...
read more
Party of Hope vows to freeze consumption tax
The Party of Hope releases its political platform, pledging to freeze the consumption tax and phase out nuclear power.
read more
Japanese identity helpful as writer: Ishiguro
Nobel prize winner in literature Kazuo Ishiguro speaks of his Japanese identity.
read more
Volcano warning raised for Mt. Kirishima
Authorities raise the volcano alert from 1 to 2 at Mt. Kirishima in southwest Japan.
read more