Japan said Monday, April 3, it would send its ambassador back to South Korea after a diplomatic row prompted his recall in January.

Japan news updates on Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka including PM Shinzo Abe, Emperor Akihito and North Korea relations with more on the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

May 19, 2018 · The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan. The English version offers selected articles from the vernacular Asahi Shimbun, as well as extensive coverage of cool Japan,focusing on manga, travel and other timely news

Headline news and features on Japan, Asia Pacific and the world, as well as full coverage of domestic and overseas business.

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Why aren’t the Japanese having sex? Sex in Japan is easy (to understand) when you look at these 4 simple factors.

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes looks into what’s behind Japan’s high suicide statistics.

Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of the “Rurouni Kenshin” series about a samurai assassin turned justice fighter, is arrested for pornography

Pink Box: Inside Japan’s Sex Clubs is a book by photojournalist Joan Sinclair, chronicling her exploration of the secret world of fuzoku (prostitution) in Japan. Sinclair was joined by contributor James Farrer, a sociologist, who attempted to “place[s] the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture”.