Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence.
Japan’s horror master Kurosawa’s first samurai film arrives at US theaters
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the Japanese director known as “the master of horror,” was a bit nervous about how viewers might react to his first samurai film.
Timothy Lafaele was a star for Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Now he’s not sure he belongs
Timothy Lafaele is among the rugby players who have made their lives and playing careers in Japan, and hold Japanese passports even though they were born outside the country.
Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.
Hajime Moriyasu says he needs time to decide future as Japan coach after World Cup exit
Hajime Moriyasu was expected to confirm on Thursday he was staying as head coach of the Japan men’s soccer team, but instead he said he needed time to relax and review the World Cup results before deciding his future.
Japan faces heartbreak again as Brazil scores late to end another World Cup run in the round of 32
The heartbreak was all too familiar for Japan at the World Cup.
Tokyo erupts as Japan advances in World Cup
Soccer fans in Tokyo celebrated Friday after Japan drew with Sweden in its final World Cup group-stage match, sending both sides into the knockout round.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the ‘conbini’ empire, has died. He was 93.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93.
Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 2 Japanese citizens and a Chinese national
A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday injured three people, including two Japanese citizens and a Chinese national, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, calling it an isolated case.
Hobbs heads to Japan to boost trade and business ties
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is taking a trade mission to Japan this month to strengthen business ties and explore new opportunities for the state’s industries.
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