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TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership.
And now it is the turn of the residents of Fuji City to complain – this time over a scenic bridge.
SINGAPORE -- Vertex Holdings, the venture capital arm of Singaporean state investor Temasek Holdings, is expanding its startup investment in Japan through a new dedicated fund, according to its CEO, in a rare move by a leading global investor to tap into the nascent cluster.
Hello from Tokyo. 2024 is a big election year around the world, and if one thing is clear, it is that the internet has become a major battleground for getting votes. When the debate over whether to use the web in elections began raging in Japan in the early 2000s, the initial reaction was that adding an online dimension would give the opposition parties an advantage by enabling them to reach out directly to voters, especially young people, even if they were less well-funded.
TOKYO -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Friday visited Yonaguni, a remote Japanese island close to Taiwan, signaling to China that the U.S. and Japan are poised to jointly deal with any Taiwan contingency.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced parents the option of joint child custody, a change that brings the nation in line with many other countries.
Chinese military personnel are visiting their Japanese counterparts this week, raising hopes of more stable bilateral relations or at least greater familiarity to manage any future crises. What it probably won’t do, however, is make any fundamental change in their East Asia stand-off.