China indicts Astellas Pharma's Japanese employee over espionage

China indicts Astellas Pharma's Japanese employee over espionage

Chinese authorities indicted Astellas Pharma's Japanese employee in mid-August over alleged espionage. A Chinese Foreign...

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How Japan is accommodating increasing foreign nationals including children

How Japan is accommodating increasing foreign nationals including children

  ”Summer Break Study Session" for students with foreign roots in Ibaraki Prefecture  Photo provided by Hitachinaka Inte...

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NHK apologizes over Chinese language news incident

NHK apologizes over Chinese language news incident

Japanese national broadcaster NHK apologized for comments made during an NHK Radio Chinese-language news broadcast on Au...

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Seven & i Holdings mulls buyout offer from Canadian convenience store chain

Seven & i Holdings mulls buyout offer from Canadian convenience store chain

Seven & i Holdings announced on August 19 that it is considering a buyout offer from a major Canadian convenience stor...

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PM Kishida meets with Team Japan Olympic medalists

PM Kishida meets with Team Japan Olympic medalists

Medalists from the Japanese Delegation to the Paris Olympics met with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on the evening of Aug...

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Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary

Survivors of the atomic bombing, called hibakusha, and residents prayed for the dead at Nagasaki Peace Park on August 9...

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G6 countries show concern over Nagasaki not inviting Israel to A-bomb ceremony

G6 countries show concern over Nagasaki not inviting Israel to A-bomb ceremony

Ambassadors of G6 countries and the European Union sent a letter of concern to Nagasaki for not inviting Israel to the 7...

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   Maui wildfire recovery efforts continue one year on

Maui wildfire recovery efforts continue one year on

A year ago, wildfires devastated the Hawaii island of Maui, causing 102 deaths. Japanese media organizations got to see ...

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   Hiroshima marks 79th anniversary of A-bombing

Hiroshima marks 79th anniversary of A-bombing

People came to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park from the wee hours of August 6 to remember the victims of the atomic bo...

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Japan's outgoing FX diplomat looks back on three-year term

Japan's outgoing FX diplomat looks back on three-year term

S/ Kanda Masato, Former Vice Finance Minister / They're totally filled, like this.His shelves are packed with documents...

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