Kishida likely to play it safe with Cabinet reshuffle

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday, but as the most prominent positions are unlikely to change, the event is shaping up to… Read more

‘Lost in Translation’ at 20: A Tokyo perspective

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ In the autumn of 2003, Japan was having a bit of a moment at the movies. That October, cinema audiences were treated to the spectacle of… Read more

Epithesis — offering appearance care to cancer patients

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ A major concern accompanying cancer treatment is the change to a person’s appearance. As more focus is placed on providing cancer patients with appearance care to… Read more

Tsunami evacuation app offers realistic quake preparation experience

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Are disaster drills that follow a predetermined scenario really useful? Because of such doubts, some people are unconvinced about the benefits of the drills. Personal tsunami… Read more

Japan steps up efforts to prevent suicides among children

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ The government and nonprofit organizations are stepping up efforts to prevent child suicides amid a rise in the number of such cases in Japan. The number… Read more

Taiwan says China bolstering air power along coastline facing island

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ China is bolstering its air power along the coast facing Taiwan with a permanent deployment of new fighters and drones at expanded air bases, Taiwan’s defense… Read more

Djokovic said he plans to play as long as possible

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Novak Djokovic said he plans to play as long as possible while he is still capable of competing for the biggest prizes after winning a record-equalling… Read more

Google’s search engine dominance is at center of biggest U.S. antitrust trial in decades

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. The legal… Read more

G20 summit agrees on words but struggles on action

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of 20 major economies reached a hard-fought compromise over the war in Ukraine and papered over other key differences in a summit declaration at… Read more

Kishida to retain Motegi, Aso in LDP executives reshuffle

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to keep Toshimitsu Motegi as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s secretary general and Taro Aso as vice president in an… Read more