Category: Japanese

Princes of the Yen | Documentary

“Princes of the Yen” reveals how post-war Japanese society was transformed to suit the agenda of powerful interest groups, and how citizens were kept entirely in the dark about this. History is now repeating itself around the world. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature…


Toyota Cuts Output Target Amid Chip Crunch as Profit Tumbles 25 Percent

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly profit and cut its annual output target, as the Japanese firm battles surging material costs and a persistent semiconductor shortage. The world’s biggest automaker by sales also warned that it remained difficult to predict the future after posting its fourth consecutive quarterly…


Learning to Love the Shishito

It wasn’t love at first bite, but I finally warmed up to the shishito pepper. The name is an abbreviation of “shishitogarashi,” which is Japanese for “the tip of this pepper looks like a lion’s face.” This description is as fanciful as looking for faces in clouds, but you don’t need to imagine a lion…


Ndustry Minister to Represent Canada at Former Japanese PM’s Funeral

Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to visit Japan and attend Tuesday’s funeral, but cancelled those plans to oversee recovery efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged much of eastern Canada and parts of Quebec. Describing Abe…


Industry Minister to Represent Canada at Former Japanese PM’s Funeral

Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to visit Japan and attend Tuesday’s funeral, but cancelled those plans to oversee recovery efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged much of eastern Canada and parts of Quebec. Describing Abe…


Honda to Cut Car Output by up to 40 Percent in Japan on Supply Problems

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it would reduce car output by up to 40 percent at two Japanese plants in early October because of ongoing supply chain and logistical problems. The cutback provides further evidence of problems automakers likely face in trying to increase production volumes in the second half of the financial year…


Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Is Laid to Rest, at Last

CHICAGO—A 21-year-old sailor was laid to rest Tuesday following a decades-long effort to identify remains pulled from Pearl Harbor, more than 80 years after he was killed in the attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Members of Herbert “Bert” Jacobson’s family waited all their lives to attend a memorial for the…


Three Came Home (1950)

During World War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


Go for Broke! (1951)

The story of Japanese American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV…


Superman: Japoteurs (1942)

Superman confronts Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook:…