Japan intends to boost defence capabilities on Yonaguni Island off Okinawa
Yonaguni Island is located at Japan’s westernmost point and is close to Taiwan, about 110 kilometers away, and island residents fear a Taiwan contingency. The Self-Defense…
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Ex-director of Tokyo aquarium accused of fraud over rare tortoises
A total of 23 such tortoises were seized by customs during attempts to smuggle them into Japan. In the period from 1999 to 2003, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry gave the…
Old daruma dolls burned in purification rite in central Japan city
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in…
The cruelty of slandering even dead people: The Japan News
There is no end of people online getting hurt by others’ malice. Heartless expressions can sometimes even cause someone to take their own life. And when there is a flood of…
Japan to host trilateral meeting with China and South Korea in March
The meeting is expected to discuss people-to-people exchanges, responses to climate change, economic cooperation, and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.
New Year poetry ceremony held at Japan’s Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko debuts poem on ‘dreams’
The event also featured poems by other members of the Imperial family and 10 by members of the public selected from 16,250 poems submitted from around Japan and overseas, as well…
Japan, US Foreign Ministers agree to bolster alliance; discussion includes North Korea, China
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also confirmed they will accelerate coordination for their upcoming summit, which is currently being…
Man hijacks ambulance in Japan’s Saitama, arrested after being found asleep in parking area
According to police, the 46-year-old man made an emergency call. When ambulance staff arrived at his home, however, he burst into anger, took out a knife and brandished it at the…
Japan PM Ishiba eager to build relationship with US President Trump
PM Ishiba also said that he sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Trump stating that he wanted to “work closely to further strengthen Japan-U.S. relations and to realize a free…
Beloved Japanese anime ‘Ranma½’ back after 30 years; original cast returning
While training in China, protagonist Ranma Saotome falls into cursed springs that give him the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting…