It was yet another grim discovery: The bodies of three unidentified men suspected to be from North Korea were found Tuesday, washed ashore on a beach in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, just over a week after a small wooden boat was found in the area. The ...
Donations made last year by readers of The Japan Times have been used to help asylum-seekers start a new life in Japan, to support the empowerment of female Syrian refugees, to offer basic education to children in the Philippines and to preserve Laotian forests. In ...
Paris will host the Japonismes 2018 cultural exposition to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Japan next year. To be held in more than 20 venues and running for about eight months, it will be one of the ...
Misreporting an opinion poll, a Newsweek story claims "Japan wants war with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, not dialogue."
While praising Japan's efforts to provide humanitarian aid, visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Monday the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh is the "most serious refugee crisis since the '90s." At the same time, however, Grandi asked Japan to improve ...
U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty said Friday that President Donald Trump's first visit to Tokyo earlier this month was a big success, especially in terms of advancing discussions on "unfair" trade relationships between the two countries. "During his successful visit to Japan, the president ...
Japan probes how to combat outbreak of disease in hypothetical mass influx of North Korean refugees.
At the start of his five-nation Asian tour, U.S. President Donald Trump calls Japan a “treasured partner” and “crucial ally” of the United States.
Ivanka Trump gets a $50 million pledge from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her women’s entrepreneur initiative ahead of her father’s visit to Japan.
Japan is looking for cooperation from the Philippines in dealing with China’s aggressive territorial ambitions.
