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Japan to reopen probe into ex-PM Abe’s dinner spending scandal

TOKYO| According to Friday’s statement, the inquest body ruled that Shinzo Abe’s earlier decision to not indict him was improper. Prosecutors will now reopen their investigation into the former Prime Minister. The Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution issued a decision on July 15. It concerns allegations of endowments as per the law governing public […]

UK warns China as dispatches carrier group to Japan

LONDON| Britain announced Tuesday its most powerful navy task force in a generation will visit five ports in Japan, warning China against any threats to freedom of navigation in the region’s tense seas. A strike group of Royal Navy ships spearheaded by the giant new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is en route to the […]

Japanese Male Geisha Called the ‘King of Hosts’ Reportedly Makes $370,000 a Month

A 26-year-old man has been called the “King of the Hosts” in Tokyo, Japan for a good reason. Roland started working at host clubs — where people meet modern geishas — at 18. At the time, Roland had just dropped out of a prestigious Tokyo University, according to Maison de Beaute. He quit school simply […]

Olympics Ratings Set to Crash, Research Suggests ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Effect Partly to Blame, Report

Tokyo| Zeta Global, a marketing research firm, conducted a poll of Americans last week about the Olympics. They found that most Americans aren’t interested in the games this year. The company discovered that more than 60% of Americans couldn’t express excitement or interest about the summer games and that at least 45% of Americans said […]

Kintsugi: Japan’s ancient art of embracing imperfection

JAPAN| Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you […]

Japan princess’ boyfriend made issue in imperial succession debate

A money row tied to the boyfriend of Japanese Princess Mako has apparently been influencing Japan’s debate over whether to change its male-only imperial succession rules amid a shrinking number of heirs. A government advisory panel heard from a total of 21 experts from various fields in its meetings from April 8 through June 7 […]

Hokkaido man vaccinated 4 times: ‘I thought it would be more effective’

HOKKAIDO| An elderly man living in the town of Keshikaga has been vaccinated four times for COVID-19, the town government has revealed, reports HTB News (July 8). According to an official from Keshikaga, the man, aged in his 80s, received his first two vaccinations while serving as a health care worker outside the town in […]

Man Sneaks Into Fukushima’s Abandoned Red Zone And Photographs A Town Untouched Since 2011

FUKUSHIMA| Many photographers love the idea of documenting abandoned areas and towns. We think that the areas of Fukushima in Japan, which were devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami as well as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, may not be on many explorers’ top lists. Malaysian photographer Keow Wee Loong, however, seems to have […]

Toyota Is Now world’s best-selling automaker

TOKYO| Toyota Motor Corp. remained the world’s best-selling automaker with a record 5.47 million vehicles sold for the first six months of 2021, outpacing German archrival Volkswagen AG, the Japanese company’s data showed Thursday. It is the second year in a row that Toyota has been the world’s top automaker in the first half, underscoring […]

Hidilyn Diaz wins weightlifting gold in Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Her total lift of 224kg also set an Olympic record, beating a formidable field that included China’s world record holder Liao Quiyun. Liao finished with the silver medal at 223kg. Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan claimed the bronze with 213kg.In Rio 2016, Diaz won the silver medal that ended the Philippines’ 20-year drought. She spent […]