The Japanese call them “juhyo,” or ice monsters, and armies of these abominable snowmen once spread across the country’s northern mountains. But they are at risk because of warming temperatures.
Author: MOTOKO RICH
Trump and Kim Started With Dinner and Praise. They Ended Without a Handshake.
There would be no deal, and what had started as a day of harmony ended with both leaders speeding off in their motorcades with nary a final handshake for the cameras.
Koreans in Japan Embrace the North as the World Shuns It
Among the descendants of families that came to Japan when Korea was its colony, there is hope that a political thaw could ease the North out of its isolation.
Shinzo Abe Won’t Say if He Nominated Trump for a Nobel Prize
Such an nomination would be in keeping with the Japanese leader’s careful courting of the United States president. Critics said it would be “shameful for Japan.”
The Saturday Profile: ‘Shoplifters’ Director Pierces Japan’s Darker Side
“I don’t portray people or make movies where viewers can easily find hope,” says Hirokazu Kore-eda, director of the Oscar-nominated film “Shoplifters.”
Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads
Men in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the world’s richest nations. That keeps women from getting better jobs and holds back the economy.
Carlos Ghosn Is Denied Bail as Jail Stint Looks to Continue
A Tokyo court rejected an offer that the fallen Nissan chairman hire private security guards and surrender all of his passports.
Carlos Ghosn Offers Higher Bail and Security Guards in Bid to Be Freed From Jail
Mr. Ghosn is offering to personally pay for an apartment along with private security guards as he fights Japanese charges of financial misconduct.
Carlos Ghosn, Emerging in Public, Lays Out His Defense
The embattled former Nissan chief, who could remain in a Tokyo jail for months, says his actions were approved by other executives and directors.
Carlos Ghosn Emerges to Say He Was ‘Wrongly Accused and Unfairly Detained’
Mr. Ghosn, the ousted Nissan chief, made his first public appearance since his November arrest to defend himself in a Tokyo court against charges of financial wrongdoing.