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A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employeesJapan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behaviour of a growing number of customers …
続きを読むPolice fabricated key evidence that led to the conviction of Iwao Hakamada in 1968, but capital punishment still has popular supportBy any reasonable legal measure, Iwao Hakamada should not have lived to see his conviction for murder overturned.The for…
続きを読むUnexpected blast at Miyazaki airport makes crater in taxiway and leads to grounding of 80 flights but no injuriesA US bomb from the second world war that had been buried at a Japanese airport has exploded, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the ca…
続きを読むThe 67-year-old will seek an early public mandate after seeing off a rightwing challenge to become the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic partyJapan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is poised to call a snap election for the end of the mont…
続きを読むOver just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a new economic and democratic powerAt 6am on 1 October 1964, two trains set off in opposite directions in a daring experiment that would…
続きを読むFor decades nori-wrapped rice dish was mainly a snack eaten at home or in a bento, but now it has come into its ownIt is barely 10am and the queue outside Onigiri Bongo already stretches around the block. Some of the 30 or so early-bird diners sit on s…
続きを読むModerate faces challenges over cost-of-living crisis, public trust and threats to regional stability from China and North KoreaShigeru Ishiba’s determination to lead Japan has never been in question, and now the veteran MP is poised to achieve that go…
続きを読むFormer defence chief elected leader of Liberal Democrats and vows to end ‘widespread distrust’ in partyShigeru Ishiba, a veteran moderate, will next week be installed as Japan’s prime minister after he was elected leader of the governing Liberal Democr…
続きを読むIwao Hakamada found not guilty of 1966 murder of his boss and his family after a retrial was ordered a decade agoA Japanese man who spent almost half a century on death row has been found not guilty of multiple murders, in a closely watched trial that …
続きを読むThe ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched into ‘high seas’ of the Pacific OceanChina has announced the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the “high seas” of the Pacific Ocean, flying over the northern point of the Philippines i…
続きを読むDefence minister says ‘strong protest’ lodged with Moscow amid growing concerns about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in the regionJapan said its fighter jets used flares for the first time to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave it…
続きを読むOne person dead and several missing after deluge in Noto, still recovering from 1 January earthquakeHeavy rain pounded Japan’s north-central region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead and several missing, officials sai…
続きを読むIt is unclear if the suspect targeted the boy because he was Japanese, but there is concern that the incident could trigger a further deterioration in tiesJapan’s foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, has described as “despicable” the alleged killing in Chi…
続きを読むFewer than 1% of chief executive officers at the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are women, survey findsJapan’s long campaign to appoint more women to senior roles in business and industry has suffered a blow after a survey found that ju…
続きを読むPolls show Shigeru Ishiba, Shinji Koizumi and Sanae Takaichi are best placed to replace PM Fumio Kishida later this month With just 10 days to go before Japan’s governing party elects a new leader – who will automatically become prime minister – the co…
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