Japanese actor Tatsuya Fuji wins top lead actor prize at San Sebastian

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Seasoned Japanese actor Tatsuya Fuji won the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance on Saturday for his performance in the movie “Great Absence” at the 71st… Read more

Baseball: Yoshida sets Red Sox record, Suzuki’s Cubs miss playoffs

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Masataka Yoshida set a Boston Red Sox rookie record with his 50th multi-hit game in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Japanese compatriot Seiya Suzuki,… Read more

Myanmar residents of Japan vow to help 2 million displaced in homeland

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Myanmar residents of Japan held a fundraising event in Tokyo over the weekend to help provide support for the approximately 2 million people displaced in the… Read more

Japan hometown tax changes mean donors getting less bang for buck

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Participants in Japan’s hometown tax program, which allows people to “donate” some of their tax payments to a municipality of their choice in return for gifts… Read more

Protesters in Tokyo target China on founding anniversary

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ As the People’s Republic of China marked the 74th anniversary of its founding Sunday, minority communities along with Japanese supporters in Tokyo united in protest, demanding… Read more

When the ‘Queen of Boogie’ reigned in Japan

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ On Japanese television, mornings are for drama — asadora, to be precise. A portmanteau of “asa” (morning) and “dorama” (drama), “asadora” is the colloquial term for… Read more

Japanese universities climb rankings in Times global survey

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Several Japanese universities shot up in the latest annual ranking published by British magazine Times Higher Education, with the University of Tokyo rising to 29th, the… Read more

Myanmar residents of Japan vow to help 2 million displaced in homeland

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Myanmar residents of Japan held a fundraising event in Tokyo over the weekend to help provide support for the approximately 2 million people displaced in the… Read more

Germany bets on hydrogen to help cut trucking emissions

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Applause rings out as Daimler Truck’s hydrogen-powered, zero-emission lorry crosses the finish line in Berlin after completing a record-breaking 1,047-kilometer journey on a single tank. But… Read more

Japan, N Korea met informally this year over abduction row: sources

Tokyo, 01 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan engaged in several informal contacts with North Korea this spring, sources close to the matter said, apparently to seek a breakthrough in a longstanding impasse… Read more