Shinzo Abe, the popular frontrunner to replace Japan's prime minister suggested today that if elected, he would visit the controversial Yasukuni Shinto shrine.
Tokyo metro government is trying to
persuade allergy sufferers to sponsor a campaign to replace the
pollen-rich cedar trees that cause misery for many Japanese
each spring.
The
Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office has set up a full-time team
to investigate the quake-resistance fabrication scandal involving a
disgraced architect.
South Koreans are readying to crown a new hero, American footballer Hines Ward, whose arrival today looks set stir national pride as well as open some old racial wounds.
