Christmas in Japan is a time for love, preferably romantic
Well...maybe not so much if you're single during Christmas in Japan. Although there are various theories as to how Christmas, or rather Christmas Eve, came to be a romantic occasion in Japa…
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Ex-TBS reporter ordered to pay 3.3 mil. yen in damages in rape trial
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 11:34 | All, JapanA Japanese court on Wednesday ordered a former television political reporter to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito…
Japanese artists celebrate Reiwa Era at Sydney's Opera House
KYODO NEWS - 36 minutes ago - 21:13 | Arts, World, AllThe largest-ever gathering of traditional Japanese artists in Sydney performed together on Monday in celebration of the new imperi…
Japan to launch intelligence-gathering satellite in January
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:56 | All, JapanJapan will launch an H2A rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering satellite in January from a launch site in southwester…
Japan gov't eyes new law to draw more tourists to museums
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:46 | All, Japan, ArtsThe government has decided to create a new law aimed at attracting more foreign visitors to museums and other cultural facilities in vario…
JR East unveils luxury Saphir Odoriko express
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:49 | All, JapanEast Japan Railway Co. unveiled to the media its new luxury express train Saphir Odoriko on Monday ahead of its launch on March 14 between Tokyo…
KDDI, Lawson form capital tie-up, cooperate on mobile payments
KYODO NEWS - 29 minutes ago - 18:05 | All, JapanMobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. and convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Monday they have agreed to form a capital tie-up and coo…
Japanese firms start growing euglena abroad for biofuel
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 08:41 | Lifestyle, AllA Japanese biotechnology startup and major trading house Itochu Corp. launched demonstration projects last month in Indonesia and Colombia to…
Kumamon's bid to carry 2020 Olympic flame ends in failure
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 10:41 | Sports, All, NewsKumamon, the cuddly Japanese black bear-like character whose fame has spread overseas, has missed out on becoming a runner for the 2…
Prisoner rehab program documentary shows Japan there is another way
Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center, a joint public-private operation, is the only prison in Japan to offer the program in which around 30 to 40 male inmates participate. (Kaori Sak…