Japan’s cabinet has approved a bill to revise a century-old civil code provision that prohibited women from remarrying for 6 months after a divorce.The legislation, approved on Tuesday, shortens women’s waiting period for remarriage to 100 days in principle.This is in line with a Supreme Court ruling last December that a period of more than […]
With 45 percent of senior management positions held by women, Russia has once again topped a ranking of countries with the highest percentage of women in senior business roles, followed by the Philippines and Lithuania, a report published on Tuesday said. Japan, where only 7 percent of senior leadership roles are held by women, remained […]
The National Police Agency on Monday announced the establishment of a special unit to combat brewing hostilities between two Hyogo Prefecture-based organized crime groups, reports NHK (Mar. 7). Since February 23, police have responded to 19 incidents, including shootings and assaults, involving members of the Yamaguchi-gumi and its rival, the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, in 14 administrative districts across the nation. The NPA now acknowledges a “state of […]
Shizuoka Prefectural Police on Monday arrested an American male for exposing himself to women in two incidents in Kikugawa City, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Mar. 7). On February 15 and 25, Mathew Wood, a 33-year-old teacher at a private high school in the Tomoda area, revealed the lower half of his body to female pedestrians from inside a parked […]
A Japanese submarine will visit the Philippines for the first time in 15 years, along with two warships that will then sail on to Vietnam, in a show of support for nations opposed to Beijing’s ambitions in the South China Sea, a person familiar with the matter said. The Japanese submarine, which is used for […]
The suspect in the 2014 murder of a 6-year-old Kobe girl said Monday that he had no intention to molest the girl. The defendant, Yasuhiro Kimino, 49, was testifying on the opening day of his trial at the Kobe District Court, Fuji TV reported. He is charged with the murder of Mirei Ikuta, 6, sometime […]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has unveiled a government plan to open the Kyoto State Guest House to the public throughout the year in a bid to further promote tourism in Japan. During his visit to the guest house in Kyoto on Sunday, Suga also clarified that the government will examine the idea of expanding […]
Japanese skiers and snowboarders took part in an unusual downhill race at a ski resort north of Tokyo that included their pet dogs.About 70 parents and children, along with 48 dogs, took part in the race in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sunday. The participants on skis or snowboards raced down a slalom course marked […]
South Korea said as it kicked off its largest-ever military exercises with the United States that it will respond without mercy if North Korea carries out its threats.Defense Ministry spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun made the remarks on Monday in response to North Korea’s harsh opposition to the annual drills in the South.The North’s leader, Kim Jong […]
The Japanese government plans to lease five of its retired training aircraft to the Philippine Navy, according to a report. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Philippines will use Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force TC-90 for air patrol missions in the South China Sea. The aircraft currently used by the Philippine Navy for air patrol missions have […]
