Abe, Obama to visit Pearl Harbor
Japan's Shinzo Abe will become the first sitting prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor in a trip to Hawaii December 26-27...
read moreUtility customers to pay for Fukushima
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reveals that electricity users and utilities are expected to shoulder the gr...
read moreCasino bill passes lower house committee
Japan is poised to get casinos after a lower house committee rushed through a new casino bill.
read moreEmpty Toyosu market unveiled to media
The media is shown the vacant Toyosu market nearly a month after it was supposed to replace Tokyo's famous Tsukiji whole...
read morePanel split on imperial abdication
A slight majority of experts on a government panel on Imperial abdication support or conditionally support the abdicatio...
read moreLower house passes pension reform bill
Japan's lower house passes a pension reform bill to stem rising expenditures.
read moreRuling parties extend Diet session
Japan's ruling coalition decides to extend the extra Diet session for two weeks.
read moreTokyo looks to learn from Rio Olympics
Tokyo and Olympic organizers held a debriefing to help the metropolis take lessons from the Rio to help make the 2020 To...
read moreSanta Trump headlines annual parody
You better watch out! Santa Trump has come to town, roosting on a roof in western Japan in an annual Christmas parody.
read moreTokyo rethinks its brand
A team of experts meets for the first time to rethink Tokyo's brand in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
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