In October 1988 in a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, a team of about 70 doctors and nurses operated on the tiny bodies of twins...
The Sankei Shimbun has learned that Russia is building a new garrison on Kunashiri island in the Northern Territories, where a new type of land-to-ship missile...
South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been arrested on Friday and is expected to be charged with corruption within the next 20 days. She may...
Due to a shortage of workers at home and the need to secure personnel for expansion projects overseas, Japanese corporations are entering into increasingly fierce competition...
With his multiple nuclear and missile tests, Kim Jong-un has accelerated North Korea’s program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a nuclear warhead that...
As the Moritomo School drama plays out, it is important not to forget that national defense and diplomatic matters still need our attention. In particular, we...
Photo : Japan Coast Guard's vessel crashes with a Chinese vessel at Senkaku. Provided by Hitoshi Nakama, Ishigaki city council member Many foreign journalists often...
'The Senbon Torii' in Nezu shrine - Local Topics Japan is a website dedicated to introducing to foreign audiences the places, parks, shrines and venues in...
Photo : Sea Shepherd Media Archives Another Antarctic whaling season will soon end, but most in Japan remain unaware of the fierce fight between the conservation...
This year’s spring sumo tournament—the national sport of Japan—was held in Osaka and concluded on March 26, where Kisenosato pulled off a miraculous come-from-behind victory which...
Some 2500 years ago, Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. I may be a bit late in writing its sequel, but what I wish to...
This February, JR West unveiled the new Twilight Express Mizukaze rail cars and passenger cabins. The Mizukaze, which will commence operations on June 17, is a...