BBC journalist detained in DPRK
Reuters PYONGYANG (Reuters) — North Korea expelled a BBC journalist on Monday over his reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign media members visited the...
View ArticleNewly found photo gives clues to Hachi’s final days
The Yomiuri Shimbun A photograph has recently been found in which the famously faithful dog Hachi can be seen wearing a harness bearing the name “Hachi-go.” The photo is on display at the Shibuya Folk...
View ArticleWedding Centerpiece Ideas for Your Special Day (FTD Group Inc)
(Source: FTD Group Inc) Roses, peonies, and ranunculus are some of the most popular wedding flowers, but what else can you combine them with to create your perfect bouquet or centerpiece? To give you a...
View ArticleSharp may cut 3,000 jobs in Japan
The Yomiuri Shimbun Sharp Corp., which is undergoing management restructuring, is considering a plan to cut up to 3,000 jobs, or about 15 percent of its workforce in Japan. The job cuts will likely...
View ArticleIshiba criticizes Trump
Jiji Press WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Cabinet minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday criticized suggestions by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that Japan and South Korea...
View ArticleIceland’s president bows out of reelection bid
Reuters REYKJAVIK (Reuters) — Iceland’s longest serving president will not run for a sixth term in June, the president’s office said on Monday, reversing a decision after being caught up in political...
View ArticleMasuzoe’s weekends, foreign trips draw fire
The Yomiuri ShimbunControversy has developed over Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe’s spending on overseas trips and his habit of staying at a vacation home on weekends. The Tokyo metropolitan government said...
View ArticleIsaka to focus on dialogue
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Isaka, incoming president of Seven & i Holdings Co., said he will put priority on dialogue with colleagues in running the retail group. This contrasts with...
View ArticleDjokovic nets record with 29th Masters title
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View Article63 suicides linked to pregnancy
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A total of 63 women in Tokyo’s 23 wards committed suicide due to mental illness while in pregnancy or within one year after giving birth, in the 10 years through 2014, a...
View ArticleKANTA ON MANGA / Manga artist, historical hero reach high
By Kanta Ishida / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior SpecialistThe manga this week Kingdom By Yasuhisa Hara (Shueisha) The Chinese history book “Records of Three Kingdoms” is very popular in Japan, thanks...
View Article¥780 bil. extra budget planned for Kumamoto quake recovery
The Yomiuri Shimbun The government plans to compile a ¥780 billion supplementary budget for fiscal 2016 to facilitate the recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake. The government initially made...
View ArticleYamagata gets leg up on rivals
The Yomiuri ShimbunKAWASAKI — For London Olympian Ryota Yamagata, who finished in front of him was not as significant as who ended up behind him. In what could be regarded as a prelude for next month’s...
View ArticleChina’s military base-building in South China Sea totally unlawful
The Yomiuri ShimbunChina’s lawless conduct in the South China Sea, which continues to heighten regional tensions, is hard to ignore. It is indispensable for the United States, Japan and other nations...
View ArticleHot pitching prospect emerges from Big6 minnow
By Yu Hirasawa / Yomiuri Shimbun SportswriterWhile the University of Tokyo rarely has much impact in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, one pitcher has been turning heads this season with performances not...
View ArticleKumamoto quakes cause negative effects on medical research
Jiji Press KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — A string of powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture and nearby areas since last month have started to have negative effects on medical research, with a major...
View ArticleWomen at Work / Breaking into the field of firefighting
By Miki Yabuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterThe number of female firefighters in the nation is growing, and women are making significant contributions to their fire departments. Among other things,...
View ArticleEarthquake victims speak from the heart
By Yoji Iwamoto and Hiroyuki Taira / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior WritersSome residents in areas struck by the Kumamoto Earthquake speak with surprising eloquence about how they have suffered from the...
View ArticleMega dairy a model for future agriculture
By Yasuyuki Yamada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterKAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido — Agricultural production corporation DreamHill became the first corporation or individual in Hokkaido last year to ship over...
View ArticleSoseki museum to open in ’17
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe Shinjuku Ward government in Tokyo held a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a memorial facility for master writer Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) at a site where he once...
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