Cabinet approves reinterpretation of pacifist constitution
Japan’s cabinet has approved the right to use military force to defend allies. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe explained the ...
read moreIshihara makes amends in Fukushima
A Japanese politician who offended the people of Fukushima with a suggestion they could be bought off to accept a radio...
read moreAbe, Kennedy commemorate Battle of Okinawa
US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony to remember victims o...
read moreTokyo assemblyman Suzuki apologizes for sexist remarks
Tokyo assemblyman Akihiro Suzuki has apologized for heckling a female colleague with sexist taunts that drew internatio...
read moreAbe proposes ‘Robot Olympics’
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants Japan to host a “Robot Olympics” alongside the 2020 Tokyo games.Abe visited an ...
read morePoliticians insult woman speaker
Sexist jeers aimed at a female speaker by members of the Tokyo assembly are causing waves in Japan today.Your Party mem...
read moreJapan bans possession of child pornography
Japan’s parliament voted to ban possession of child pornography today.The vote came after over a decade of internationa...
read moreParliament mulling bet on casinos
Japanese lawmakers started debate today on a bill to legalize casinos.Japan now allows betting on horses and other form...
read moreMore Japanese want to reinterpret pacifist constitution
Japanese people increasingly favor reinterpreting the nation’s constitution to give its military freer reign to aid all...
read moreChina: Japanese planes approached within 30 meters
China has posted video of Japanese fighters on a government website along with a claim they flew abnormally close to one...
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