Japan to agree to extend ISS operations until 2030
According to sources, it intends to emphasize the importance of Japan-US cooperation by being the first among the participating countries to agree to the US proposal.
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Japan, South Korean leaders hold talks for 1st time in 3 years
The focus is whether the first summit talks between Japanese and South Korean leaders in about three years will lead to improvements in the chilly bilateral relations.
Temporary disaster housing turned into a hotel in Iwate Prefecture
The municipal government of the town of Iwate set up the hotel by purchasing three portable wooden housing units that had previously been occupied by survivors of a 2018 earthquake
Colourful chrysanthemums give new life to former tobacco field in Fukushima
The garden has become Fukushima’s largest chrysanthemum-viewing spot, with daily visitors sometimes totaling 500.
Japanese ministry panel calls for expanding eligibility for nuclear damage compensation
The guidelines were first devised in August 2011 and will be reviewed for the first time since December 2013.
Manufacturer of tinned candy featured in ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ to cease operations
Sakuma-shiki Drops first hit shelves in 1908, and saw a resurgence in popularity decades later after the canned candy appeared in the 1988 anime “Grave of the Fireflies.”
World-famous glaciers ‘to disappear by 2050’
The United Nations cultural agency Unesco said that glaciers in one third of World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050, regardless of the applied climate scenario.
Return of labour shortage sees rise of unmanned convenience stores in Japan
Recently, an increase in economic activity and more visitors to Japan have made it difficult for convenience stores to secure enough workers.
Japan adopts ¥28.9 trillion draft extra budget
They plan to submit the draft extra budget to the current Diet session set to end on December 10.
Nintendo lifts profit guidance on weaker yen, sees slower console sales
The Kyoto-based company changed its assumption for the dollar-yen rate to 135 from 115, to reflect a sharp depreciation of the currency this year.