Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he had unintentionally misrepresented the facts around a political scandal after prosecutors announced they would seek to punish a former aide to Shinzo Abe.
Author: BEN DOOLEY
Shinji Aoba Charged in Kyoto Animation Fire
Prosecutors accused Shinji Aoba in connection with a blaze in Kyoto last year that killed 36, making it the country’s deadliest attack in decades.
Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Takahiro Shiraishi, Is Sentenced to Death
Takahiro Shiraishi confessed to killing eight women he stalked on social media, and a man he thought suspected him, in crimes that evoked many of the country’s social fears.
He Escaped Death as a Kamikaze Pilot. 70 Years Later, He Told His Story.
Kazuo Odachi is one of the last living members of a group never meant to survive. He wants to remind Japan that before its modern success came the sacrifices of the young pilots who gave their lives.
For Princess Mako of Japan, Official Wedding May Be Distant Prospect
Crown Prince Akishino said he approved of his daughter’s marriage to a commoner but noted that the public may be opposed, dimming prospects for an official ceremony.
BTS Management’s Stock Soars on First Day of Trading
Shares in Big Hit, the company behind the K-pop phenomenon, opened at more than double the offering price, then jumped 30 percent in early trading before finishing down on the day.
A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest movie, which recently won him the award for best director at the Venice Film Festival, is a thriller animated by the ghosts of Japan’s ghastly wartime experiments.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Glitch Brings Trading to a Halt
The exchange resumed trading on Friday after a technical problem left investors unable to place orders on Thursday.
After Shinzo Abe, How Japan Will Pick Its New Prime Minister
Back-room deals and horse trading are likely to determine who will become the next leader of Japan’s governing party and the country’s prime minister.
Shigeru Yokota, 87, Dies; Fought for Return of Abducted Daughter
He became the head of a group that fought tirelessly for the return to Japan of more than a dozen people kidnapped by the North Korean government.