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Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s lawyers rebut company’s claims against fugitive executive
Japan and Lebanon do not have an extradition treaty. Read more
Japan and Lebanon do not have an extradition treaty. Read more
Last month, Tokyo Fire Department began allowing its ambulance staff to halt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and transportation to a hospital if a terminally ill patient declines treatment. Read more
One day, resource- deprived Japan may no longer have to import its energy, nor rely on nuclear power or coal, thanks to a renewable source with vast potential: offshore wind power. Read more
From transportation to holiday homes, the “sharing economy” is gaining traction worldwide, and in typhoon- and earthquake-prone Japan, the concept is increasingly seen as instrumental to disaster management. Read more
A priest uses a forklift to transport an enormous kagami mochi decoration to be offered to a deity at Yasuzumi Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture. Read more
Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is set to support organizations that function as food banks, distributing food products to people in need. Read more
Japan released a draft report Dec. 31 on how to dispose of treated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Read more
Yamato Transport Co. unveiled what it says is a greener, compact, driver-friendly electric truck that could help address the acute labor shortage in Japan’s door-to-door parcel delivery industry. Read more
Around the world, chocolatiers are fascinating chocolate lovers by adding Japanese designs or flavors to their products. Read more
Around the world, young people are leading the fight against climate change. But in Japan, where a conservative culture of restraint stigmatizes public protests, it has been difficult for the movement to take hold. Read more
A worker checks the condition of salted salmon in Murakami, Japan. The busiest season has begun for the production of traditional salted salmon, said to have been produced in Murakami since the Edo period (1603-1867). Read more
In response to a spate of accidents caused by elderly drivers around the country, Japan is working to introduce a license that restricts drivers to safe-driving support vehicles, which have features such as automatic brakes. Read more
A man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman figured out where she lived from a photo she posted on social media. In it, scenery of her surroundings was reflected in her eyes. Read more
The character “rei” — as used in the era name of Reiwa, which has been translated to mean “beautiful harmony” — was chosen as kanji of the year, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced this month. Read more
A consortium of companies is offering foreign visitors to Tokyo a taste of autonomous transportation. Read more
The Hiroshima prefectural government has decided to demolish two of the three buildings it possesses at the former Imperial Japanese Army’s military supplies factory, and preserve just the exterior of the remaining one, government officials said. Read more
In 1889, English businessman John Clifford Wilkinson discovered a mineral spring that produced carbonated water near Mukogawa river in the flourishing hot spring town of Takara- zuka. Read more
When Keio University professor Masaru Tomita accepted an offer in 2000 to head a new science lab in the city of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, his fellow researchers — shocked at what they considered his relegation to the countryside — warned him that his career was ruined. Read more
Spectators watched a Christmas lights display in the Minato district of Tokyo earlier this month. Read more
Sales of premium audio equipment that allows listeners to fully appreciate the rarefied quality of analog records have been experiencing a boom as a growing segment of music fans rediscovers a passion for high-fidelity sound. Read more
Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the interior of two major venues as they near completion, touting them as world-class facilities. Read more