Water still cut off in Fukushima one week after quake
At least 160 water pipes, including some that were not earthquake-resistant, are believed to have sustained extensive damage.
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Zelenskyy stresses Russian threat to nuclear facilities in Diet speech
He also expressed his affection for Japan and hopes for the nation to strengthen its support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian president’s address triggers wave of support, sympathy in Japan
In the 12-minute address, Zelenskyy also described Russian attacks on nuclear power plants.
Japan’s cultural agency aiming to host international art fair in 2025
None of Japan’s six national art museums has hosted such a fair, where dealers tout artworks to buyers from all over the world.
Zelenskyy addresses Japan’s Diet, calls for global solidarity
This was the first time that the head of a foreign nation has given an online address to the Diet.
Kitakyushu university students make tomato sake, eye market
The tomato sake has a clear golden color and a slight tomato aroma, with a pleasant taste is similar to that of white wine and has a mild acidity.
Low-temperature cookers heat up Japan’s home appliance marketplace
Low-temperature cookers ranked fourth on a list of popular cooking-related words in the 2021 Torendo Ryori Wado Taisho awards sponsored by Tokyo-based cooking media company…
‘Tipsy mackerel’ to go on sale in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Grown with food mixed with pressed sake lees, the fish is said to have more flavor than ordinary mackerel.
Japan’s hard-hit hotels, restaurants try to utilize negative Covid-19 certificates
The government recently revised its Covid-19 policy, emphasizing the importance of booster shots or a negative test certificate in order for people to resume activities such as…
Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over Ukraine sanctions
Russia also intends to suspend a program to allow visa-free exchanges between Japanese people and residents of the northern territories off Hokkaido.