Japan

Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 39-year-old man over the death of his 1-month-old baby son in Konosu, Saitama Prefecture. According to police, the man, who has been named as Yuji Obaku, was investigated after his son Ryuto was taken to hospital and diagnosed with brain damage in early…

The Diet on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations. Japan is the only member of the Group of Eight major industrialised nations that has not ratified the 1980 Hague Convention, which requires nations to return snatched…

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday held off fresh easing measures, saying after a two-day policy meeting that a continuation of steps introduced last month would help Japan overcome deflation. The central bank said its widely expected decision to stand pat was reached by a unanimous vote by its board.…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the…

Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and can…

San Antonio bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 in overtime on Tuesday, taking a 2-0 lead in the NBA Western Conference finals. Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists while Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's…

Japan's trade deficit expanded a worse-than-expected 70% on year to 879.9 billion yen in April, government data showed Wednesday, as a weaker yen made imports costlier. The monthly trade deficit was 69.7% higher than the year-before deficit of 518.4 billion yen, finance ministry data showed. The deficit was the biggest…

This is just in, the Honnoji located in Kyoto where Nobunaga died will have a restaurant dedicated to him. Shincho Saryou will have a menu consisted of Nobunaga's Last Supper and Nobunaga Curry. I did have Nobunaga's so-called Last Supper, the Nobunaga Zen a few years ago in Nagoya and it was delicious. If it is the same menu, I am in for sure. Looking forward to this place when I return to Japan later this year.Link:http://japanworld.info/?p=1140Tenka no tame!

Anti-Japan protesters throw eggs at a banner with Japan's rising sun flag, in front of the official residence of the Japanese ambassador during a rally in Seoul on Tuesday. The rally was held to denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and also Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto who said last week…

Probably like the majority of the Japanese, I wasn’t familiar with Tommy Bahama before they opened their spacious two-story store with bar and restaurant in Ginza last month, the brand’s first flagship store in this country. I read that it’s a casual fashion brand with an island vacation theme (the…