Thailand insurgency leaves villagers trapped in fear
CHANAE, Thailand—Security guard Ni-arfan Doloh was taking a routine photograph for his nightly report on Saturday when five…
Tamagotchi reborn among fourth wave of popularity
Thirty years on, the Tamagotchi toy is still alive and kicking even in this age where smartphones and…
Finance Ministry ace transferred for rankling Cabinet
An ace bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry has been shunted to a relatively minor post because he was…
Startup offers ‘ghost’ searches on stigmatized properties
If there’s something strange with the property you seek to buy or rent, who you going to call?…
Government’s Imperial House Law revision sparks outcry
The government’s proposed revisions of the Imperial House Law are drawing fire from not only opposition parties but…
Takaichi visit underscores Okinawa-Tokyo tensions
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Okinawa and five‑minute private meeting with Governor Denny Tamaki on June 23…
Warning: Water bottles are fire hazards around air conditioners
Add clear plastic water bottles to the list of items to keep clear of outdoor air conditioner units,…
Studies warn of megaquakes hitting northern, southern Japan
Once-in-centuries megaquakes that release enormous amounts of energy and can spawn devastating tsunami are becoming increasingly likely in…
Asian shares mostly gain and oil prices fall, Nikkei surges
Asian shares mostly rose Monday and oil prices plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks on ending…
19-meter-long giant octopuses likely kings of Cretaceous seas
An octopus species that lived about 80 million years ago had a body length of up to 19…
Tokyo’s ‘Sagrada Familia’ stands defiant after 20 years of building
In the shadow of the sleek glass-and-steel towers that dot the modern skyline of Tokyo’s Mita district, a…
Draft emergency clause presented for constitutional amendment
Diet members’ terms could be extended under an emergency clause of the Constitution proposed by the Lower House secretariat,…