In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents
On May 14, Atsushi Miyamae was scouting fishing spots by a forest path near the Obora Dam in Chichibu, Saitama Prefectur...
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At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey
Tucked away on the side of an imposing high-rise in Tokyo’s upscale Akasaka district, the entrance to 1 Hotel Tokyo look...
‘Never After Dark’ finds fresh chills in familiar J-horror territory
Talk of a J-horror renaissance is overstated, but the past few years have brought a number of films offering novel appro...
‘Fujiko’ is a stirring portrayal of a scrappy single mom
Many Japanese people are now nostalgic for the 1970s and ’80s, when the economy was booming and the culture had an excit...
Parliament leaders adopt draft proposal for imperial succession
The leaders and vice leaders of both chambers of parliament on Friday adopted a draft proposal to secure a sufficient nu...
Congo’s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight
BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - In her garden, traditional healer Mariam Kabika looked for ingredients for a conco...
Man arrested over ¥15 million December burglary in western Tokyo
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a ¥15 million burglary that took pl...
Bears emerge as serious safety threat in Japan, says white paper
Bears have become a “serious threat to public safety and peace” in Japan, with bear incidents and casualties reaching un...
Nobody knows what ‘working class’ even means anymore
By his own definition, Graham Platner is not working class. Although the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Maine...
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Assurances from Prime Minister Sanae Takachi’s administration that Japan has secured enough naphtha to last into next ye...
Hurricanes rally past Golden Knights in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final
The longer the game goes, the tougher the Carolina Hurricanes are to beat.The Hurricanes won their sixth overtime game o...
South Korean riot police clear protesters after ballot shortage blockade
Seoul - South Korean riot police cleared protesters Friday from a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade sparked...
Mitsubishi UFJ says Japan may need jumbo rate hike to boost yen
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management said a larger or out-of-cycle Bank of Japan rate hike can’t be ruled out, warning that a...
China’s Xi to visit North Korea next week for first time since 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media said Friday, the latest in a series of high-l...
Japan could end up an ’AI colony’ if it falls behind, digital minister warns
Japan could fall prey to a new form of colonialism in the artificial intelligence (AI) era if it fails to keep pace wit...
U.S. will respect trade deals with Japan, EU over new tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated Thursday that the United States will respect its trade a...
Takaichi still highly popular despite slide in approval ratings
Approval rates for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration have declined in two of three recent media polls amid ...
‘Extremely intelligent’ bear at large after hurting four in Fukushima
An “extremely intelligent” bear that injured four people in Fukushima Prefecture remains at large as of Friday after app...
Indonesia’s radical export plan takes effect as doubts swirl
Lingering uncertainty around Indonesia’s commodity export rules means traders are holding up some shipments just as radi...
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention
Japan likely drew on its holdings of foreign securities, including U.S. Treasurys, to finance its record currency market...