Japan floods, mudslides kill at least 44 as streets turn to rivers
Torrential rain hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river bursting its banks, as the death toll from three...
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Osaka becomes world’s highest-earning female athlete
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to...
Japan lifts emergency in most areas but not in Tokyo, Osaka
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency in large parts of the country on Thursday but said it would remain in place...
Japan, IOC consider postponement as Canada, Australia withdraws from 2020 Games
Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as scheduled this year as pressure...
Japanese journalist wins damages in high-profile lawsuit over alleged rape
A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered a prominent reporter to pay damages to a female journalist in a civil lawsuit over her allegations he raped...
Pope Francis visits Japan, bearing anti-nuclear message
Pope Francis arrived on Saturday in Japan, the second leg of a week-long Asian trip whose main aim is to bring an anti-nuclear message to...
Passengers, restaurants struggle with water cutoff at Tokyo’s Haneda airport
Tokyo’s Haneda airport was grappling with a water supply cutoff at one of its terminals on Thursday, with passengers washing their hands with bottled water...
One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches, over a million advised to evacuate
One man died and more than a million in Japan were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on...
Foreign ministry issues warning for travel to Japan due to typhoon Hagibis
The foreign ministry on Friday warned Cypriots in Japan and those travelling to Japan between October 11 and 14 about bad weather conditions due to...
Arson suspected as fire engulfs Japanese studio; at least 23 feared dead
Fire swept through an animation studio in Japan on Thursday and 23 people were feared killed and scores injured, with the cause suspected to have...
Japanese minister responds to #KuToo campaign by saying high heels ‘appropriate’
Japan’s health minister said in response to a petition seeking a ban on requiring women to wear high heels at work that such dress code...
#KuToo no more! Japanese women take stand against high heels
TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) – A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan,...
Japan court says forced sterilisations unconstitutional, but refuses compensation
The forced sterilisation of two women decades ago as teenagers was unconstitutional, a Japanese court said on Tuesday, but rejected their demands for compensation, in...
Two killed, 15 schoolgirls injured in Japan stabbing
By Chang-Ran Kim and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) – A schoolgirl and an adult man were killed and 15 other young girls injured...
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace
By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a...
Emperor Akihito prays ahead of Japan’s first abdication in two centuries
By Linda Sieg TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Emperor Akihito prayed to a Shinto sun goddess on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to...
Vehicle ploughs into New Year’s crowd in Tokyo, injures eight people
TOKYO, Jan 1 (Reuters) – At least eight people were injured, one seriously, when a vehicle ploughed into crowds celebrating New Year’s Day in Tokyo...
Letter from Japan
By Christos P. Panayiotides Distressed by Cyprus rolling down the road of partition, I decided to disappear for a short while, as far away as...
Second-half surge brings England home against Japan
England overcame a disastrous first half when their experimental side trailed an effervescent Japan 15-10 to turn on the power after the break and run...
Japanese maker of train in deadly Taiwan crash finds design flaw
The Japanese manufacturer of a train that derailed in Taiwan killing 18 people said it had discovered a design flaw that failed to alert the...
