Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren Press Conference on Integrated Reform of Taxation, Public Finance, and Social Security

Keidanren press conference on the integrated reform of taxation, public finances, and social security. The photo shows, from right to left, Vice Chairman Hideki Kobori, Chair of the Social Security Committee (Chairman of Asahi Kasei), and Executive Director Takashi Inoue.=April 13,2026,Tokyo

Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secret leak

Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday dismissed a Maritime Self-Defense Force captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to someone without security clearance, making it the first case of the secrecy law being enforced since it came into effect in 2014. A Self-Defense Force criminal investigation unit referred the captain, Takashi Inoue, 54, to prosecutors for allegedly giving classified information to a former MSDF admiral who had already retired from the force, according to the ministry. Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the MSDF, apologized for the incident at a press conference, saying it could "undermine the public's and other nations' confidence in the MSDF," and vowed to take preventive measures.

Skymark Airlines gets new president

Skymark Airlines gets new president

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines said Jan. 28 its president Takashi Ide was replaced the same day by Masayuki Inoue (file photo), formerly of British Airways. Inoue, 41, joined the Japanese budget airline in May 2002 and has been vice president of the marketing and sales division since November.

Skymark Airlines gets new president

Skymark Airlines gets new president

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines said Jan. 28 its president Takashi Ide was replaced the same day by Masayuki Inoue (file photo), formerly of British Airways. Inoue, 41, joined the Japanese budget airline in May 2002 and has been vice president of the marketing and sales division since November. (Kyodo)

Japanese univ. team finds stone caves 120 km west of Bamiyan rui

Japanese univ. team finds stone caves 120 km west of Bamiyan rui

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of Buddhist stone caves found by a Japanese research team in late October on cliffs located 1 km west of Keligan ruins and 120 km west of the Bamiyan ruins in central Afghanistan. The caves are believed to date back to the eighth century, said members of the team, headed by Ryukoku University professor Takashi Irisawa, on Nov. 9. The photo was provided by Akira Inoue. (Kyodo)

Japanese univ. team finds stone caves 120 km west of Bamiyan rui

Japanese univ. team finds stone caves 120 km west of Bamiyan rui

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of Buddhist stone caves found by a Japanese research team in late October on cliffs located 1 km west of Keligan ruins and 120 km west of the Bamiyan ruins in central Afghanistan. The caves are believed to date back to the eighth century, said members of the team, headed by Ryukoku University professor Takashi Irisawa, on Nov. 9. The photo was provided by Akira Inoue. (Kyodo)