Friday 24 May 2013

‘Abenomics’ still has long way to go

The recent volatility of the Nikkei 225 stock average should not be a cause for alarm, government officials assured Friday, but pundits pointed out that ...

Germany tops Japan in popularity poll

Germany is the most popular country again in terms of "global influence," with Japan dropping from first to fourth place, an annual poll for the ...

Ex-boyfriend intrudes, stabs woman

A 21-year-old woman was stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Friday at her apartment in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, where she lives with her current boyfriend, police said. The ...

Africa’s Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda’s tragic story?

Paul Kagame is angrier than I've ever seen him. Rwanda's president is famously direct with his critics. His contempt for governments he's crossed swords with, ...

Panel sets telecommuting target

A government panel set out goals Friday to up telecommuting. The number of companies with telecommuting systems designed for child-care and other employees is expected to ...

Care urged for split families when Japan joins Hague pact

With the Diet endorsing the Hague Convention to help settle parental cross-border child abductions after years of lobbying by foreign governments and citizens, Japan is ...

Japan Atomic Power saw fiscal 2012 growth despite no power output

Japan Atomic Power Co., operator of the idled Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, said Friday its group sales in the year that ended in ...

North offers new nuclear talks

A North Korean envoy on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, ...

Bill threatens the lives of the poor

By tightening procedures to receive livelihood assistance, a bill just submitted to the Diet could end up raising the suicide rate and the number of ...

End the U.S. military’s culture of sexual violence

There may be fertile ground for reducing the number of sexual assaults in the U.S. military: Why not round up those in charge of ...

Challenge of a lifetime, again

Having conquered Mount Everest for the third time, Yuichiro Miura, 80, demonstrates the physical possibilities of human endurance while inspiring Japan's elderly.

Uganda boxing trainer gives expert advice to aspiring pugilists

If you don't get into the ring once or twice, then you're a coward, Geoffrey Ima says as he describes people's attitudes toward boxing in ...

The junkie and his fix

"Weird," he says. "Give me something weird." The menu boasts both fish sperm and odorigui — small fish you chew while they're alive. But such food ...

64th Kyoto Takigi noh performance to be held

The 64th Kyoto Takigi noh performance will take place from 5:30 p.m. on the first weekend of June in Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto. Featured ...

English education and English sheepdogs

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to globalize Japan's workforce and says that Japan must become more competitive in the English language. This has touched off ...

Moriwaki enjoying challenge playing for Urawa brings

The 27-year-old defender says he was ready for a change of scenery after helping Sanfrecce Hiroshima win theJ. League title last season.

LeBron, Kobe earn All-NBA honors

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all 119 votes for the ...

Indians pound Red Sox in Francona’s return to Fenway

Ryan Dempster needed just three innings to walk four batters. The lack of control is becoming a bad habit. For his second straight start, wildness hurt him ...

Coach K stays on Team USA

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach. Krzyzewski is returning ...