Mattis apologizes as Okinawan anger mounts over military incidents
Okinawa demands action and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis apologizes as anger mounts over a spate of military incidents...
read moreUS military airlifts disabled helicopter
US military officials remove a helicopter that made an emergency landing on Saturday using a heavy lift transport helico...
read moreAbe outlines goals in New Year press conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vows to bring more progress in discussing constitutional reform.
read moreReforming Japan's work style
Japan's workaholic culture is starting to see change to revive the economy.
read moreS. Korea reviews comfort women accord with Japan
South Korea says the 2015 comfort women accord with Japan does not sufficiently reflect views of victims.
read moreAbe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to initiate constitutional revisions as late as summer 2019.
read moreUS military returns part of training area to owners
Nearly half of a US military training area in Okinawa Prefecture is returned to landowners.
read moreCabinet approves record budget
Japan's Cabinet approves the largest general account budget in history for fiscal 2018.
read moreKEPCO to decommission Oi nuclear plant reactors
Kansai Electric Power Company tells Fukui Prefecture that it will decommission two reactors at Oi Nuclear Power Plant.
read moreLawmakers consider banning vapes, too
Japanese government officials mull including electronic cigarettes in an upcoming law designed to cut down on second-han...
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