Japan asks Unesco to recognise work of 'Japanese Schindler'
Tokyo, June 19 (IANS/EFE) Japan has requested Unesco to include in its Memory of the World Register, the work of Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat famously…Read more
Japan to get taste of red burger
Tokyo, June 19 (IANS) Burger King Japan will begin selling a red burger, made with red cheese and bread, from July 3 onwards, Efe news agency reported…Read more
Japan to review tattoo ban
Tokyo, June 18 (IANS/EFE) The Japanese government will review a ban by Japanese traditional hot spring spas or "onsens" on foreign tourists with tattoos.…Read more
Japan stocks open lower over Greek default fears
Tokyo, June 18 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower in early trading on Thursday amid ongoing concerns about the risk of a Greek default.
Japan lowers voting age from 20 to 18
Tokyo, June 17 (IANS) Japan has lowered the voting age in the country from 20 to 18 years.
The upper house of the parliament passed the revised…Read more
Japan's Yakuza group leader accused of tax evasion
Tokyo, June 16 (IANS) The leader of Kudo-kai, Japan's largest and most violent Yakuza group (crime syndicate), has been accused of tax evasion, Japanese…Read more
Dogs shun people unkind to their owners: Study
Tokyo, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A team of Japanese scientists have discovered that dogs tend to shun people who are unfriendly or unkind towards their owners,…Read more
Watermelon sells for nearly $3,000 in Japan
Tokyo, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A black watermelon from northern Japan's Hokkaido region fetched 350,000 yen ($2,833) in the season's first auction of the…Read more
Genetic switch decides sperm or egg formation
Tokyo, June 12 (IANS) Japanese researchers have found for the first time in vertebrates a genetic switch that determines whether germ cells become…Read more
Japan's Line messaging service launches music streaming app
Tokyo, June 11 (IANS) Line, operator of one of the most popular smartphone messaging services worldwide, launched on Thursday a music streaming application…Read more