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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.”
First Lawsuits Are Filed Seeking Recognition of Gay Marriage in Japan
Thirteen gay couples filed suit in four cities, arguing that their constitutional right to equality had been violated.
The $89,000 Verdict Tearing Japan and South Korea Apart
Millions of Koreans were conscripted as forced labor during the Japanese occupation. Now Korean courts say that aging workers can sue Japanese companies for damages.
‘Bonsai Are Like Our Children’: Couple Pleads for Return of Stolen Trees
Seven trees, worth a total of about $90,000, were taken from a Japanese garden in January. Its owner had looked after one of them for 25 years.
Official Apologizes After Blaming Childless People for Japan’s Shrinking Population
The country’s finance minister, Taro Aso, said he was sorry if anyone found “unpleasant” his remark that it was “problematic that people did not have enough babies.”
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.
Our Tokyo Bureau Chief on Where She Finds ‘Bolts of Insight’ (Hint: It’s Outside the Office)
The Reader Center talks to Motoko Rich about Japanese culture, her stress antidote and children’s novels.
Kim Bok-dong, Wartime Sex Slave Who Sought Reparations for Koreans, Dies at 92
Ms. Kim, one of the thousands of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II, was among the first to break decades of silence about their ordeal.
As Next Trump-Kim Summit Nears, Japan Worries U.S. Will Leave It in the Dark
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan appealed to President Trump to keep him in the loop as the United States seeks a disarmament deal with North Korea.