Government tells Nissan to shape up
Japan's transport ministry hits Nissan with an improvement order for allowing unauthorized personnel to conduct final ch...
read moreJapan asked China for another panda
Japan asks China for a 10th panda to mark 40 years since signing a friendship treaty.
read moreJapan and Russia agree to more talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agree to further talks to pave the way to ...
read moreJapan plans trilateral summit
Japan is working to arrange a trilateral summit that would bring leaders from South Korea and China to Japan in early Ma...
read moreDead finance bureau official left memo on altered documents
A finance official who took his life last week left a note on altered documents related to the sweetheart sale of state-...
read moreHome-share operators file ahead of new law
Operators of home-share accommodations in Japan begin paperwork ahead of a new law legalizing them from June.
read moreJapan explores summit with N.Korea
Japan is exploring possible summit talks between Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un.
read moreUS firm to build power plant in Northern Territories
An American firm will build a power plant on Russian-held Shikotan Island in Japan's Northern Territories.
read moreAge of adulthood revision decided by cabinet
The cabinet approves a revised civil code lowering the age of adulthood to 18 from 20.
read moreAbe briefed by S.Korean envoy who met N.Korea's leader
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is briefed by the South Korean envoy who met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week.
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