Woman who ran a parliament barbershop for half a century retires
A much-loved barbershop in the Diet building that has served politicians and parliamentary workers for more than half a century will close its doors at the end of this year.The…
Ishiba makes first visit as PM to crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant
Fukushima – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday to inspect Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings' disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. He also inspected an interim storage…
‘Really unfortunate’: political rows stoke deep mutual Japan-China distrust
Long-standing territorial and political tensions appear to be fueling the intense mutual dislike between the populations of Japan and China, with one observer tracing the “shift in attitude” among Chinese…
Can China-Japan youth exchanges and goodwill overcome the deep political chill?
Yasushi Kaifu has never been to China, and the 15-year-old Tokyo resident does not plan on visiting any time soon.Few of Kaifu's high school friends have ever traveled to China…