Tag: Japan
Japanese Painter Atsushi Uemura Dies at 91
Atsushi Uemura, a famous Japanese-style painter known for his elegant paintings of birds and flowers, passed away on Friday from natural causes, he was 91….
Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito Likely to Be Next Komeito Leader
According to sources within Komeito, transport minister Tetsuo Saito will likely succeed Keiichi Ishii, 66, as party leader of the ruling junior coalition partner Komeito….
Komeito Leader Keiichi Ishii Hints at Resignation
Komeito plans to hold a convention to select a party leader to succeed Keiichi Ishii and establish new party systems following its defeat in the…
Japan Picks 1st Woman to Lead Wintering Team of Antarctic Research Expedition
The first female leader of a Japanese Antarctic research expedition’s wintering team has been named Mitsumu Ejiri, an assistant professor at Japan’s National Institute of…
Former AKB48 Star Haruna Kojima Attacked in Tokyo
On Monday, the Metropolitan Police Department made an arrest on suspicion of assault on a foreign man in his 40s on a street in Tokyo’s…
Japan PM Ishiba to Ask DPFP to Join ‘Partial Coalition
After the Liberal Democratic Party’s massive defeat in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, which left the LDP and its junior coalition partner Komeito in a…
Developers Begin Cutting Trees in Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien
As part of their plan to redevelop the Meiji Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo, Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. and others began…