World Japan Airlines pilots ‘unaware of fire’ at first Tokyo – Pilots on a Japan Airlines plane engulfed in flames just after all 379 passengers and crew escaped... Read more 4 Jan
World Japanese ministers quit over kickbacks scandal Tokyo – Four Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday as unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reels from a... Read more 14 Dec, 2023
World Suspended sentences in Japan army sexual assault case Fukushima – Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a... Read more 12 Dec, 2023
World Japan prosecutors seek death penalty for anime studio arson suspect Tokyo – Prosecutors on Thursday sought the death penalty for a man charged over a 2019 arson attack on... Read more 7 Dec, 2023
World Man arrested after car crashes near Israeli embassy in Tokyo: media Tokyo — Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after a car crashed through a barrier near the Israeli... Read more 16 Nov, 2023
World Japan women prisoners suffer serious abuse: HRW Tokyo – Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses... Read more 14 Nov, 2023
World ‘Like a video game’: Japan’s gangs hire online Tokyo — Risa Yamada grew up fatherless and struggled to find consistent work until she stumbled on an intriguing... Read more 9 Nov, 2023
Technology Sony says ‘Spider-Man 2’ videogame sales set record San Francisco — “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” videogame was snapped up so fast that it set a record for PlayStation... Read more 24 Oct, 2023
Technology Japan city to use robots to tackle rising school truancy Tokyo — A Japanese city plans to use robots to enable pupils to attend classes virtually, as truancy rates... Read more 6 Sep, 2023
Technology Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014 Tokyo — Elon Musk was in Japan on Friday, prompting social media speculation on the purpose of his first... Read more 18 Aug, 2023