CBS NEWS
 
Superstar tennis player Naomi Osaka said Thursday she intends to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo next year. The two-time Grand Slam champion will give up her U.S. citizenship to play for her birth country in her Olympic debut. 
Osaka currently holds dual nationalit...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Kansai Electric Power Co said Wednesday two executives who were responsible for its nuclear business both received more than 100 million yen as gifts from a former official of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants, as the utility disclosed additional information on the mo...

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ASAHI
 
UNITED NATIONS--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed concerns about the Middle East situation and urged Iran to take actions "grounded in the wisdom derived from its rich history."
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Abe called the Sept. 15 attacks on Saudi oil f...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Typhoon Tapah, which left dozens of people injured in southern and southwestern Japan, weakened to an extratropical cyclone Monday in the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The season's 17th typhoon, which traveled over the sea through Monday morning, has left more t...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
After an opening ceremony inspired by Japan’s ancient culture, the country’s rugby team briefly risked reverting to their traditional role of World Cup also-rans, before rallying to end the opening game of the tournament with a comfortable win over Russia.
 
The Brave Blossoms over...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
With the opening game just three days away you get the feeling Japan will have to perform well on the pitch to engage a nation already seduced by next year’s Tokyo Olympics
There were six people in the bar, five friends and now one stranger too. I would have backed right out but th...

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CNA
 
 
TOKYO: Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday (Sep 16), with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts.
Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo region in the early hours...

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CNN
 
Tokyo (CNN)A 38-year-old Japanese national has filed a lawsuit against his employer for alleged harassment after taking paternity leave, in a landmark case that looks set to challenge Japan's often highly-gendered corporate culture.
Japanese law grants both men and women up to one year of l...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
CHIBA – Tepco Power Grid Inc. said Friday that the blackouts in Chiba Prefecture caused by Typhoon Faxai could last another two weeks, leaving residents and a local mayor debilitated and frustrated.
The new timetable delivers another blow to residents deprived of air conditioners ...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
TOKYO — On paper, Japan has one of the best paternity leave policies in the world. In practice, very few men — less than one in 16 — take advantage of their legal right, often because they fear retribution.
Now two men in Japan who did take time off to care for newborns are suing...

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