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2016’s top trending destinations
Life & Style
January 9, 2016
2016’s top trending destinations
Airbnb has named Chuo-ku in Osaka, Japan the top trending destination of 2016, after the neighbourhood famous for its historic…
Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row
World
January 4, 2016
Abe says summit with Putin needed to resolve territorial row
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin must take place in order…
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
Life & Style
December 27, 2015
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
Senior officials from South Korea and Japan will meet on Sunday to prepare for talks between their foreign ministers to…
Japan seeking information after reports Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria
World
December 24, 2015
Japan seeking information after reports Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria
The Japanese government is seeking information after reports a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has…
Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
World
December 19, 2015
Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves "Losers with Women" marched through Tokyo's streets Saturday, bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy…
CNN: Japanese authorities make another grim ‘ghost ship’ discovery
Middle East
December 7, 2015
CNN: Japanese authorities make another grim ‘ghost ship’ discovery
Four bodies have been found inside a capsized boat discovered floating off the north coast of Japan's main Honshu island…
CNN: Mysterious Korean ‘ghost ships’ found in Japan
Life & Style
December 2, 2015
CNN: Mysterious Korean ‘ghost ships’ found in Japan
Tests are being carried out on decomposed bodies found aboard so-called "ghost ships" that have entered Japanese waters in the…
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations
Life & Style
November 30, 2015
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations
For those who don't celebrate Christmas, be it for religious, personal or ideological reasons, and are looking to escape the…
Japan relapses into recession in July-September, a blow to ‘Abenomics’
Business
November 16, 2015
Japan relapses into recession in July-September, a blow to ‘Abenomics’
Japan slipped into its fourth technical recession in five years between July and September - spotlighting how the government's "Abenomics"…
Tokyo issues Japan’s first same-sex partner certificates
Life & Style
November 6, 2015
Tokyo issues Japan’s first same-sex partner certificates
Two Tokyo districts issued Japan's first certificates officially recognizing same-sex partnerships on Thursday, a major step forward for gay couples…