Shingo Ito
The third-generation politician captured global attention when he became the first foreign leader to visit Trump Tower.
Updated 26 Sep, 2017 11:08am
OSAKA: Navy aircraft mechanic Kuniyoshi Takimoto watched as Japanese planes roared off the aircraft carrier Hiryu to...
Published 06 Dec, 2016 06:43am
Japan is set to take a baby step towards rebalancing the age scales when lawmakers lower the voting age to 18.
Published 02 May, 2015 07:24am
Analysts say the murders mark a “wake-up call” for Japan — an officially pacifist country.
Updated 03 Feb, 2015 08:12am
OMIYA: Fifty years ago, the first bullet train pulled out of Tokyo station and hurtled across the countryside,...
Published 25 Sep, 2014 06:11am
TOKYO: Scenes of Russian troops in southern Ukraine are stirring up grim memories half a world away among Japanese...
Published 08 Mar, 2014 07:05am
TOKYO: Apple fans clamouring for the two new iPhones formed a kilometre-long queue in Tokyo on Friday, but high...
Published 21 Sep, 2013 07:02am
TOKYO: Tokyo unveiled on Tuesday a half-billion dollar plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, creating a...
Updated 04 Sep, 2013 07:40am
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday issued its strongest warning about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant since the crisis...
Updated 22 Aug, 2013 07:44am
KARUIZAWA (Japan): Asia may be driving growth in the world economy but a Japanese businesswoman behind an innovative new school believes the region is over-reliant on western-style leadership
Published 24 Nov, 2012 01:01am
HIROSHIMA (Japan): A bell tolled to mark a moment of silence while people joined hands in prayer as tens of thousands marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday.
Published 07 Aug, 2012 02:36am
NAGASAKI When the atom bomb “Fat Boy” devastated Nagasaki 65 years ago on Monday, one of the buildings reduced to...
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
TOKYO The Democratic Party of Japan`s Upper House election defeat on Sunday leaves it scrambling for coalition ...
Published 12 Jul, 2010 12:00am
TOKYO As bartenders close the shutters in Tokyos glitzy nightlife district, just a short walk away handbells ring in...
Published 16 Mar, 2010 12:00am
TOKYO They are highly educated, mostly male and almost always wear grey suits, and now they are in the cross-hairs ...
Published 21 Aug, 2009 12:00am
TOKYO: Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down...
Published 30 Nov, 2007 12:00am
TOKYO: Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down...
Published 30 Nov, 2007 12:00am
TOKYO: The future of Japan’s ‘assertive diplomacy’ hangs in the balance after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s abrupt...
Published 14 Sep, 2007 12:00am
TOKYO: Ever since Japan’s crushing defeat in World War II, the question has lingered of who and what led it on the...
Published 01 Aug, 2005 12:00am
TOKYO: Previously unpublished letters by Albert Einstein to a Japanese pen pal show the physicist to be defensive...
Published 05 Jul, 2005 12:00am
