Court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church
The Tokyo High Court on March 4 upheld a lower court’s order for the former Unification Church to…
Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper
Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its…
Officials debunk ‘hire a foreigner’ subsidy claim
Japanese officials are refuting a wave of false claims spreading on social media that allege the government provides…
Parties sharply divided over anti-espionage legislation
About 90 percent of Liberal Democratic Party candidates in the Lower House election favor anti-espionage legislation espoused by…
‘Takaichi wind’ siphons off Sanseito’s conservative vote
SENDAI—In just three months, the political landscape has shifted dramatically for the upstart Sanseito party, with the ruling…
Minamata disease patients say government study pointless
Minamata disease victims and their supporters are criticizing the Environment Ministry’s plan for the first “full-fledged investigation” into…
LDP manifesto stresses stronger national security framework
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s envisioned enhanced security framework was placed front and center in the ruling Liberal Democratic…
Compressed-air tech fuels hopes of resurrecting steam engines
Tobu Railway Co. operates the SL Taiju excursion service in the Nikko and Kinugawa regions of Tochigi Prefecture,…
Researchers say ancient eruption led to Zao’s ‘snow monsters’
YAMAGATA–Winter in Japan’s northern Tohoku region is often cast as a surreal spectacle concerning the Zao mountain range where countless…
Why Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is so hard to shut down
KUALA LUMPUR–Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against…
School teachers on leave due to mental illness stay above 7,000
The number of public school teachers on leave due to mental disorders remains high at 7,078, accounting for…
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
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