Success and scandals: the Liberal Democratic Party
Oct 28, 2024 · Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses for a photo with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night after polls closed in …
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
Oct 6, 2024 · One Thursday night in September, a park in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district in Tokyo became a hotbed of sexual activity, with men wandering the area, eyes darting around in …
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Japan marks 29th anniversary of Tokyo subway sarin attack
Wednesday marked the 29th anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured more than 6,000.
Japanese archbishop named cardinal - The Japan Times
Oct 7, 2024 · Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi will be made a cardinal, Pope Francis announced in Vatican City on Sunday, in a move that will make him the seventh Japanese national …
As it happened: Japan's Lower House election 2024
Oct 27, 2024 · Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s newly appointed administration faces a pivotal early test in the upcoming Lower House election, called only nine days into his leadership.
Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu
Aug 8, 2024 · A total of nine people were reported to have been injured in Kyushu’s Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures as of 7:30 p.m., according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki reiterate call for peace after …
Oct 12, 2024 · Hiroshima/Nagasaki – People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call …
The quake that shook Noto's sake brewing tradition
Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – Akira Hiyoshi, his wife and 6-year-old son were returning from the customary first shrine visit of the new year and about to enter their house when the earth …