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
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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
Foreign minister heading for Japan
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides departs Sunday for an official visit to Japan, at the invitation of the Japanese government, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations between
Rescuers with dogs search for survivors after deadly Japan quake
Rescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido, as electricity was restored
At least four killed, 38 missing after quake paralyses Hokkaido
At least four people were killed and 33 were missing after a powerful earthquake paralysed Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, media reported, but
Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport [V]
A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats from a flooded
Japanese FM visiting to inaugurate first-ever embassy of Japan in Cyprus
Japanese state minister for foreign affairs Kazuyuki Nakane will be in Cyprus o Monday on an official visit during which he will meet his Cypriot counterpart
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Trump
Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act as a counterweight to the protectionist forces
Heatwave blankets Japan, kills 14 people over long weekend
An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday, and high temperatures hampered the recovery
Japan battles shortage of necessities for flood survivors
Japan struggled on Tuesday to restore utilities and bring relief to the survivors of its worst floods in 36 years, facing health risks from broiling
Rescuers race to find survivors after Japan floods [photos]
Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides that killed more than