Japan
Alleged rape victim Shiori's case thrown out by prosecution inquest committee
Freelance journalist Shiori's criminal complaint against former Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi for "quasi rape" has been judged "non-prosecutable," the Tokyo No. 6 Commi… Full article
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Interview: Former PM Fukuda speaks up on Japan's anti-nuclear path (Part 1)
(2017/9/23)
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Koike not to become head of new party planned by her ally
(2017/9/23)
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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles
(2017/9/23)
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'Asia's Nobel Prize' winner dedicated his professional life to Angkor Wat, Cambodians
(2017/9/23)
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Figure skating prince Hanyu breaks yet another world record
(2017/9/23)
Okinawa
- Supporters rally behind Okinawan photographer Ishikawa amid battle with cancer
- Osprey crash-landing in Okinawa caused by weather, human error: US military report
- 88-year-old Okinawan activist brings her base relocation protests to Tokyo
- Families mourn 1945 Battle of Okinawa victims during pre-anniversary event
- Okinawa Gov.'s 'China connection' nothing but 'fake news,' but spreads via internet
Japan's Constitution
- Democratic Party risks losing relevance as it dithers on election alliances
- LDP constitutional reforms on education fall flat, highlight Abe's waning momentum
- Differences emerge within LDP over specific items in constitutional revisions
- Abe determined to end debate on whether SDF are constitutional: exclusive interview
- LDP loss in Tokyo assembly race casts doubts over Abe's plans to revise Constitution
Fukushima & Nuclear Power
- Tepco again ordered to pay damages in nuclear disaster, but not state
- Nuke plants could be 'missile targets': ex-PM Koizumi
- 49% of Fukushima nuke disaster evacuees returning home to live are elderly: survey
- Nuclear regulator does dizzying U-turn on TEPCO reactor restart plans
- TEPCO's Niigata nuclear plant set to clear screening to restart reactors
