Seoul urges Japan to ‘face history’ on Japanese leaders’ Yasukuni visit
The statement came immediately after about 90 lawmakers of a bipartisan group visited the shrine in Tokyo on the second day of the three-day fall rite.
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Museum commemorating ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ author unveiled
The museum is a three-story building and houses about 10,000 children’s books selected by author Eiko Kadono.
Newspaper association urges copyright law revision regarding AI
The law currently allows, in principle, the unauthorised use of copyrighted material for machine learning.
51 Japanese Arrive in South Korea After Fleeing From Israel
Japanese nationals spoke of the tense situation in the region and their fears while leaving.
IAEA begins Fukushima seawater radioactivity monitoring for first time
The U.N. agency selected a Chinese institute to join in its marine environmental monitoring effort, which it has conducted once to twice a year since 2014.
An aging Japan needs far more flexibility in housing policy
As the economy has continued to stagnate and the population has continued to age for the past 30 years, there are more and more elderly people who do not own their homes.
Japanese startups focus attention on ultra-compact EVs
Minicars are expected to be used for short-distance deliveries — which have seen growing demand due to the spread of online commerce.
Japan thanks S. Korea for Israel rescue effort
On board the plane, which landed at Seoul Air Base late Saturday, were 163 South Koreans, 51 Japanese and six Singaporeans.
2-Day Japan bank system failure resolved; 5 million bank transactions affected
The glitch continued for two full days, delaying remittances and the receipt of funds in over 5 million transactions.
China to join IAEA team to sample, analyze Fukushima treated water for first time
The team will collect seawater and fish samples from the area around the plant, and analyze them at analytical laboratories in each country to measure radioactivity levels and…