Today, on the 11th of March, we commemorate the 12th anniversary of 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan (known as the Great East Japan...

The extraordinary Diet passed a bill (Kyuusai-shinpou) regulating unscrupulous solicitation of donations by religious and other groups on...

The Japanese yen rebounded sharply on the Tokyo foreign exchange market on 11th of October, appreciating by ¥5.12 against the dollar to...

Every New Year’s Eve, a singing show called “Kouhaku” is held on TV in Japan. It’s become a custom to watch this show with the family for...

The dollar recovered to the 145-yen level. A series of hawkish statements and the view that the Fed's stance on interest rate hikes will...

Overview of the storyline of the anime The main character is Rei Kiriyama, a 17-year-old boy who earns his living as a professional in a...

On 13 June, the House of Councilors passed a bill abolishing imprisonment and imprisonment sentences and consolidating them into a single...

6月13日に、懲役刑と禁固刑を廃止し、拘禁刑に一本化する法案が参議院で可決された。懲役刑と禁固刑の割合では、懲役刑の方が圧倒的に多い。懲役刑は、労働を義務付けるため、再犯防止のための教育をする機会が少ない。再犯率の高さも問題だった。拘禁刑は、受刑者ろうを義務付けず、更生のた...

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to leave its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged at its two-day Policy Board meeting starting on...