Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

Then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama released a statement on the 50th anniversary in 1995, followed by Junichiro Koizumi on the 60th and Shinzo Abe on the 70th. Tetsuo Saito, leader of Komeito ...

Then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama released a statement on the 50th anniversary in 1995, followed by Junichiro Koizumi on the 60th and Shinzo Abe on the 70th.

With reports swirling of harassed geisha, parking-spot punch-ons and tourist litter killing sacred deer, it’s no wonder some locals are worried about preserving their way of life – though others view ...

It all started when former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi launched a 2003 drive to boost tourism numbers in the recession-prone nation. Despite its population of nearly 127 million ...

3. H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, addressed the Conference at the outset. H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, also spoke before the Conference in the opening session. 4.

The primary balance has been regarded as the biggest fiscal reconstruction target since then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s administration set the goal in 2002 of achieving a surplus in the early ...

It’s a sad fact that the world’s most charming places become victims of that very charm. These must-see destinations are doomed to magnetise more tourists than they can manage, buckling under ...