Birthday bash set for Japan’s oldest Asian elephant

The first elephant to come to Japan in 1949 after the World War II is turning 65 years old in Read more ...

Noda’s Cabinet reshuffle: a silver lining for reforms?

In an effort to advance his goal of restoring Japan’s fiscal well being by pushing for a sales tax hike, Read more ...

Louvre supports Fukushima with art

The world-renowned and most visited Louvre Museum of France is due to bring more than 20 art works to Japan Read more ...

Japan to cut back oil imports from Iran in a “planned way”

Japan has guaranteed the US government of cutting down further its reliance on Iran for crude oil imports. The statement Read more ...

Tokyo versus rural Japan, a rich and poor gap

A recent government survey showed a wider gap in the average monthly salary of employees between Tokyo and Japan’s rural Read more ...

Japan’s food exports plummet after nuclear crisis

The numbers can now speak. In the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster Read more ...

Suicide in Japan exceeds 30,000 for 14th year

Suicide in Japan continues to be an alarming reality. Once again Japan registered more than 30,000 suicides committed in 2011. Read more ...

Japan’s nuclear cleanup: a challenge of tradeoffs

In the wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster triggered by the quake and tsunami on March 11, decontamination efforts by the Read more ...

Japan’s tourism recovering fast and strong

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)  in its recent report update called “Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami: Impact on Read more ...

Super thin laptops take spotlight in CES trade show

What’s in store for the consumer technology for this year will finally be unveiled as the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Read more ...

Japan begins Middle East visit seeking oil assistance

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba kicks off official visit to Middle East with a plea for Saudi Arabia for a Read more ...

X Japan member to compose theme song for Golden Globe Awards

Japanese artist Yoshiki is writing the theme song for one of the most anticipated and watched awards show for film Read more ...

New Years calligraphy contest gathers thousands in Tokyo

Japan’s annual tradition of holding a national calligraphy contest to welcome the New Year gathered about 3,000 people in Tokyo Read more ...

Compensation for Fukushima victims sluggish, gov’t to step in

Victims of Japan’s nuclear accident have been clamoring because of a delay of compensation payments by the Tokyo Electric Power Read more ...

Tokyo Sky Tree opening already fully booked

Barely five months before its scheduled opening to the public on May 22, Japan’s Tokyo Sky Tree - the world’s Read more ...

Leading firms in Japan project a gloomy economy

Businesses in Japan remain skeptical about the economy, a survey among the country’s leading firms suggested. A majority of the Read more ...