U.S., Japan Agree Marine Base Relocation In Okinawa Is “Crucial”
WASHINGTON — Senior defense officials from the United States and Japan agreed on Sept. 15 that the relocation of a Marine Corps base within Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture is “a crucial step” in the realignment...
Kodansha To Digitalize All Comic Magazines
TÖKYÖ — Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd. will start publishing digital editions of its 22 comic magazines by June.
The magazines include the weekly and monthly editions of Young Magazine, Shonen Magazine and Magazine Special.
Kodansha started...
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Plan A-Bomb Exhibition in Washington
HIROSHIMA — The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hope to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of their cities in World War II by holding an exhibition in Washington, D.C.
If realized,...
Bluefin Tuna Sells for 4.5 Million Yen at Tōkyō Auction
TÖKYÖ — The first fish auction of 2015, held Jan. 5 at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tōkyō, saw a bluefin tuna sell for 4.51 million yen, or roughly $37,934. That breaks down to...
Himeji Castle Reopens Following Five-Year Restoration
KÖBE — After five and a half years under wraps, restoration of the 17th-century Himeji Castle has finally been completed. A government celebration ceremony was held at the UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific...
Conductor Seiiji Ozawa Conducts in Europe
ROLLE, Switzerland — For the first time in about three years, Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa picked up his baton to lead a group of young string players from the Seiji Ozawa International Academy in...
Young Japanese Rally Against Controversial Security Bills
TÖKYÖ — Thousands of young people rallied throughout Japan on Aug. 23, protesting controversial security bills that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing for passage in the current Diet session. Demonstrations and gatherings by...
Former JACL Head Publishes Book On Historical Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seventy years after the end of World War II, civil rights advocate Floyd Mori is on a mission to remind the American public of the injustices committed against Americans of Japanese...
New Nagasaki Monument Commemorates Pows
NAGASAKI — A monument to commemorate prisoners of war who died in a World War II prison camp in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki was unveiled on Sept. 13, with a former POW...
Japan Exceeds 2014 Record For Foreign Tourists
TÖKYÖ — The number of foreign visitors to Japan this year — 13.42 million as of Sept. 10 — has already surpassed last year’s record number — and the total is likely to reach...
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