Sexual harassment scandal engulfs finance vice minister
Japan's top Finance Ministry bureaucrat is accused of sexual harassment.
read moreBears emerge from hibernation
It's spring in Japan, and bears are seen emerging from winter hibernation.
read moreAbe approval hits fresh low
The Abe administration is in crisis over a poll showing its support at a record low.
read moreSeason's first matsutake fetches top dollar
A matsutake mushroom sells for around $375 at the season's first auction in southwestern Japan.
read moreFor the sake of sakeology
A university in a well-known sake-making region launches a special course to educate and promote sake produced in Niigat...
read moreKumamoto Castle repaired in symbol of quake restoration
Two years since a series of earthquakes damaged a castle in Kumamoto, rebuilding is making progress.
read moreMeet the high school girls reinventing calligraphy
A group of high school girls in Japan gives new meaning to the ancient art form of calligraphy.
read moreJapan rolls dice on casinos
As Japan's government moves toward passing a controversial casino bill, gambling addiction treatment groups voice concer...
read moreOpposition parties demand Abe step down
Six opposition parties demand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe step down over a series of favoritism allegations.
read moreCoca-Cola debuts sherbet Coke
Coca-Cola Japan launches a new sherbet Coke in time for summer.
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