Japan Researchers Aims to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite, LignoSat

TOKYO, LELEMUKU.COM - Japanese researchers say they are working to build the world’s first satellite made of wood. The goal is to help fight...

Tick Tock, Tick Tock: Tokyo Olympics Clock Hits 500-day Mark

TOKYO, LELEMUKU.COM - Tick tock, tick tock. The Tokyo Olympic clock has hit 500 days to go. Organizers marked the milestone on Tuesday, unve...

Japanese War Brides, Telling a Mother's Story

NEW YORK, LELEMUKU.COM - Kathryn Tolbert is a journalist, and also one of the directors of the film, ‘Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: the Ja...

Shinzo Abe Seeks Trade Reform as Risks to World Economy Loom

BERN, LELEMUKU.COM - Japan's prime minister says China's slowing growth, Brexit woes and U.S.-China trade disputes pose risks to the...

Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Asks for Bail, Promises Not to Flee

TOKYO, LELEMUKU.COM - Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on Monday asked for his release on bail from a two-month detention in Japan, promi...

World's Oldest Living Man, Masazo Nomaka of Japan Dies

TOKYO, LELEMUKU.COM - The world's oldest man has died at the age of 113. Masazo Nomaka of Japan died in his sleep early Sunday in his ho...

Analysts: Seoul-Tokyo Diplomatic Rows Unlikely to Have Lasting Effect

SEOUL, LELEMUKU.COM - Relations between South Korea and Japan continue to sour as a pair of diplomatic disputes creates a renewed strain on ...

Carlos Ghosn Case Shines Light on Japan Justice System

TOKYO, LELEMUKU.COM - Since his arrest on suspicion of falsifying financial reports, Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been sitting ...