Japan’s deputy PM backtracks after praising Adolf HitlerTaro Aso said the Nazi leader’s ‘motives were right’ even if he killed millions of peopleWed Aug 30 2017 - 10:15
Japan’s options limited after missile sirens jolt it from sleepNorth Korea’s missile scared residents – but did nothing to change the region’s arithmeticTue Aug 29 2017 - 13:42
Japanese prime minister fights for his political lifeShinzo Abe is struggling to deal with scandals, resignations and sliding popularitySat Jul 29 2017 - 05:00
Mining Japan’s grey economyJapan’s ageing populace is driving huge strides in technology and productsThu Jul 27 2017 - 07:00
Japan looks to trigger sales of weaponryPacifist Japan is trying to target international market for military hardwareThu Jul 06 2017 - 06:20
Three go on trial over 2011 Fukushima nuclear disasterFormer Tokyo Electric Power executives deny negligence after tsunami swamped facilityFri Jun 30 2017 - 09:53
Japan passes ‘defective’ new anti-terrorism legislationLaw approved despite warning from UN it could be used to crack down on civil libertiesThu Jun 15 2017 - 08:31
Japan’s new conspiracy bill sounds a sinister noteTokyo Letter: In one of the world’s safest countries, new legislation is proving divisiveThu May 25 2017 - 16:25
Toshiba’s startling spiral downwards continuesOne of the huge crown jewels of Japan Inc is on its knees. But will it rise again?Thu May 04 2017 - 06:15
Despite its tragic history, Japan pays only lip service to the anti-nuclear causeTokyo Letter: Key bureaucrats ‘want US tactical nuclear weapons redeployed in Asia’Mon Apr 24 2017 - 01:00
Pence talks on trade in Japan overshadowed by threat of warUS vice-president says ‘all options on table’ in response to nuclear threat from North KoreaThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Enjoy your stay: Japan’s robot-run hotelThe bots at Tokyo's Henn-na Hotel could be a taste of our automated futureThu Apr 20 2017 - 06:25
Tillerson says America’s approach to North Korea has ‘failed’US secretary of state discusses ‘ever-escalating threat’ on first official visit to JapanThu Mar 16 2017 - 14:59
Five million dementia sufferers a huge problem for JapanJapan’s ageing demographic presents unprecedented challenges for policy-makersTue Mar 07 2017 - 16:00
Japan’s Shinzo Abe under fire over ultra-right schoolPM accused of giving sweetheart deal to school with ties to hard-right lobby groupThu Feb 23 2017 - 14:36
Japan trying to silence Okinawan activist, say supportersCritics say move intended to scare islanders protesting against giant US military baseMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:00
Trump’s ‘America-first’ vow ignites a ‘Japan-first’ debatePacifist constitution in firing line as Washington demands that Japanese step upFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:42
Vladimir Putin visit raises hopes of peace treaty with JapanMoscow and Tokyo have decades-long diplomatic stand-off over disputed Kurile chainWed Dec 14 2016 - 22:00
Tsunami warning lifted after earthquake hits near FukushimaWaves reach Japan as magnitude 7.4 quake sends thousands fleeing for high groundTue Nov 22 2016 - 08:02
Japanese employees working themselves to deathTokyo Letter: Ministry of health attributes 2,000 suicides a year to exhaustionTue Nov 08 2016 - 15:09
Tokyo Letter: Soaring cost of Japan’s 2020 OlympicsAlarms bells ringing as costs spiral, plans crumble and venues are relocatedMon Oct 03 2016 - 01:00
Diplomat may go to ombudsman over reports on Tokyo houseAmbassador says article falsely implied €45,000-a-month residence used for businessThu Sept 29 2016 - 09:51
Japan’s leading women look set to finally break the ‘steel ceiling’Three women now hold powerful political posts in a country that has never had female PMMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
When Bertie Ahern met Emperor Akihito in JapanAkihito, whose reign nears its end, tried to bring protocol-heavy monarchy down to earthTue Aug 09 2016 - 01:00
Japan’s emperor hints at wish to abdicate in address to nationEmperor Akihito (82) says he worries about impact of his declining health on societyMon Aug 08 2016 - 12:19
Japan’s new defence minister expected to take a hard lineThe appointment of the hawkish Tomomi Inada adds to the combustible mix with ChinaSat Aug 06 2016 - 02:02
Japan attack: Biggest danger country faces is overreactionAwful actions of alienated individuals make headlines, but Japan is still a very safe placeTue Jul 26 2016 - 15:10
Man who killed 19 in Japan knife attack had threatened disabledSatoshi Uematsu (26) wrote: ‘My goal is a world in which the severely disabled can be euthanised’Tue Jul 26 2016 - 15:03
Japan elections: Shinzo Abe wins sweeping victoryCoalition step closer to revising pacifist constitution after upper house election successSun Jul 10 2016 - 18:39
Japanese election likely curtain-raiser for constitutional reformUnshackling Japan from its pacifist constitution is PM Shinzo Abe’s lifelong obsessionWed Jul 06 2016 - 17:01
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . North Korean missilesPyongyang says its Musudan ballistic missile is a success. It’s only a matter of time before Kim Jong-un’s regime can fire at United States territorySat Jun 25 2016 - 01:00
Japanese boy abandoned in forest by parents found aliveYamato Tanooka (7) found unharmed six days after being left on forest road as a punishmentFri Jun 03 2016 - 17:25
Hiroshima Haiku: Expressing horror in 17 syllablesHiroshima Day – I believe there must be bones, Under the paved streetSat May 28 2016 - 02:00
Barack Obama in Hiroshima: long on words, short on actionAnalysis: US neglecting to say sorry may let Japan off hook for China and N KoreaFri May 27 2016 - 17:52
Barack Obama uses Hiroshima visit to call for nuclear-free worldFirst serving US president to go to Hiroshima addresses survivors of 1945 atomic bombingFri May 27 2016 - 14:01
Japan hosts jaded G7 event amid simmering tensionsA murder, refugees and disputed lands are backdrop to a costly meeting in Ise-ShimaThu May 26 2016 - 20:20
Tokyo Letter: Japan hosts G7 close to controversial shrineObama’s Hiroshima visit is one aspect of a complex history being consideredWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
Tokyo letter: will Barack Obama visit Hiroshima?A presidential pilgrimage on upcoming Japan visit would be controversialWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00
Survivors brace for another night of aftershocks in JapanThousands spend the night huddling in schools, community halls and cars in KumamotoSun Apr 17 2016 - 18:59
Japanese teen escapes from two year kidnap ordealMan held in Tokyo after girl called police from payphone when flat door left unlockedMon Mar 28 2016 - 14:48
Wild Geese: Harry Sweeney, owner of Paca Paca stud farmThe Irish vet has made a name for himself in Japan’s horseracing industryFri Mar 25 2016 - 06:00
Japan’s demographic crisis drives development of ‘caring’ machinesRobots may become more prevalent than immigrants in Japan, but can they be given ‘emotional engines’?Mon Mar 21 2016 - 08:30
Great tsunami wall of Japan: boon or boondoggle?Not everyone is convinced sea walls being built by government will stop tsunamis killing peopleMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Fighting for Fukushima: the unsung heroes of Japan’s nuclear disasterMedia have focused on radiation danger but stress and low pay are bigger issuesFri Mar 11 2016 - 18:41
Mayor struggles to entice people back into city near FukushimaMinamisoma is still struggling to recover from exodus in the wake of nuclear disasterSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Tepco bosses indicted on Fukushima negligence chargesJapanese nuclear plant operator argues that tsunami of 2011 was ‘beyond expectations’Mon Feb 29 2016 - 15:46
Japan’s economy minister resigns over money scandalMagazine accuses Akira Amari of taking cash and gifts from construction companyThu Jan 28 2016 - 12:02
Pop group Smap’s apology lifts veil on Japan’s talent agenciesBand Smap’s quick ‘sorry’ after rumours of a split led to fears they were pushed into itSat Jan 23 2016 - 02:00
Japan apologises for South Korea’s wartime sex slavesUS pressure on Japan to accept responsibility may lead to end of long-running disputeMon Dec 28 2015 - 19:00
Falling Japanese population puts focus on low birth rateUnless re-energised, demographics will erode Japan’s superpower statusWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
