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Robberies carried out to get money for spare cash have decreased, while those spurred by dire poverty have increased. It's this year's trend.

A senior investigator for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The number of convenience store robberies as of the end of September had more than doubled…

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Behind Hatoyama's flip-flops is contradictory advice from top aides.

Richard Katz, editor of The Oriental Economist Report and author of "Japanese Phoenix." He says the DPJ government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is finding…

Taking our inspiration from the Far East makes perfect sense as the Japanese have perfected the art of managing large numbers of people through good design and engineering.

Westminster City Council leader Colin Barrow. Oxford Circus, the heart of London's West End shopping and entertainment district, got a makeover this week with a…

I'm frustrated by comments made by ministers. I wonder if they are toying with our feelings.

Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, the mayor of Nago city, site of the Camp Schwab relocation facility, in Okinawa. He denied the city was reconsidering its previous offer…

It may be difficult for gals and young people to start farming instantly. But if the agro-industry becomes more exciting by young people joining it, then Japan's farming will definitely change.

Shiho Fujita, a 24-year-old singer, music producer and model, who is leading a squad of "gal" farmers who have cultivated rice in the countryside, and…

To survive, Japanese companies have to succeed overseas, rather than reminisce about the good old days.

Tadashi Yanai, founder of clothing store operator Fast Retailing, speaking at the Nikkei Global Management Forum in Tokyo. (Forbes.com)

It's a policy top swimming countries like Australia and the Americans follow.

Japan Swimming Federation executive director Masafumi Izumi. Japan's swimmers could face lifetime bans if they dye their hair, wear an earring, have brightly decorated fingernails…

Manga has been taken lightly in the past and there has been no solid archive for serious study. We want to help academic studies on manga as part of Japanese culture.

Library official Susumi Shibao, referring to the Tokyo International Manga Library being planned for the campus of Meiji University. It will be open to scholars,…

Not only does hiking help women get in touch with nature, it also lets them indulge in colorful, fun outfits that they wouldn't normally wear, just as golf does.

Hiroyuki Aoyama, editor of anan magazine, referring to a number of stories in women's fashion magazines recently that recommend hiking as a cool way to…