カテゴリー: Japan
Exclusive: Australian journalist has been detained at a police station in western Tokyo since his arrest on 28 NovemberScott McIntyre, the former SBS sports reporter, will spend Christmas and new year in detention in Japan after he was arrested for ill…
Civil court rules in favour of reporter, two years after she alleged a bureau chief date-raped herA Japanese woman whose rape accusations against a prominent TV journalist turned her into a symbol of the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement has been awa…
News agency says diplomatic dispatches contradict claims that so-called ‘comfort women’ worked willinglyThe Japanese imperial army asked the government to provide one wartime sex slave for every 70 soldiers serving in China in the late 1930s, according…
Japanese prime minister among those to pay tribute after Tetsu Nakamura is killed in deadly ambush on carThe head of a Japanese aid agency and five other people have been killed in an ambush in eastern AfghanistanAmong the victims was Tetsu Nakamura, 7…
Greenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurredGreenpeace has said it detected radiation hotspots near the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay in Fukushima.Japan’s environment ministry said the area was ge…
Former PM shared world stage with Reagan and Thatcher but failed in his push to change country’s pacifist constitutionYasuhiro Nakasone, one of Japan’s longest-reigning prime ministers and known for his friendship with Ronald Reagan, has died at the ag…
Plays combine plots from blockbuster franchise and feature Ichikawa Ebizo XI, foremost star of the traditional acting formThe Star Wars franchise is about to breach the artistic final frontier with a one-off performance of a kabuki adaptation starring …
Guide will not rate Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo as it is no longer open to the public The world’s best sushi restaurant has been stripped of its three Michelin stars.But the decision, which was announced in Tokyo on Tuesday, has nothing to do with the qu…
Pontiff urges disarmament as he tours Japan’s atomic bomb sites and meets survivors of the 1945 attacksPope Francis has condemned the “unspeakable horror” of nuclear weapons during a visit to Nagasaki, one of two Japanese cities destroyed by American a…
Analysts say Abe has benefited from a weak opposition and a desire for stability among votersShinzo Abe has become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, but the milestone came amid a political scandal and doubts over his ability to realise his dream …
Taxpayer-funded festivities are meant to honour praiseworthy citizens but critics say they have turned into an exercise in political patronageIn a bid to contain a blossoming scandal over lavish flower-viewing parties, Japan’s prime minister has cancel…
Ohtaka Masato of Japan’s foreign affairs ministry says his country’s flag should not be banned at the 2020 OlympicsAlexis Dudden’s opinion piece presents an argument on the rising sun flag based on the misunderstanding of Japan’s sincere dealings with …
Crowds cheer Naruhito and his wife at event rescheduled after deadly typhoonTens of thousands of flag-waving spectators have cheered Japan’s new emperor during a rare open-top car parade that was rescheduled after a deadly typhoon.Some in the crowd cam…
Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing ban on female staffJapanese women on social media are demanding the right to wear glasses to work, after reports that employers were imposing bans.In the latest protest against rigid rules over wo…
Marine corps pilots took photos and read books while flying, according to a US military investigation Japan’s defence ministry is to call on US forces based in the country to ensure the safety of their aircraft after pilots from a marine corps unit inv…