Beating the Japan heat with cool mango, coconut dessert
Yoji kanro pudding is typically served in a mango and coconut milk mixture, topped with tapioca and a citrus.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Maintain wage hikes to boost economy’s growth potential: The Yomiuri Shimbun
Although Japan’s nominal GDP has reached ¥600 trillion, this is due in large part to inflation. Also, as wage hikes have not kept pace with rising prices, people do not have a…
Visually impaired Japanese man still feels the loss of friend in WWII 79 years on
Isao Shirahata, now 88, was trained to distinguish the sounds of fighter planes during World War II. He still grieves the loss of a friend who was killed in an air raid during the…
Japanese Brazilians: A history of hardship and effort has paid off- The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Amnesty Commission, an advisory body of the Brazilian government, officially apologized for the first time for the persecution of Japanese immigrants and others in Brazil…
Taiwan set to end ban on Japanese food imports
Restrictions were placed on Japanese food products in 2011 as a result of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Japan badminton pair aims for Paris gold; experiencing earthquake provides mental strength
On the day in 2011 that Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi graduated from the same junior high school in Fukushima Prefecture, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck. Eventually they…
Lifelike dinosaurs to stomp their way through Tokyo National Museum
The night parade will be held on Sept. 27 and 28, and reservations can be made starting Aug. 8.
Japan, Taiwan coast guards conduct joint exercise off Boso Peninsula in Chiba
It was the first maritime exercise between the two coast guards since Japan and Taiwan severed diplomatic ties in 1972.
PM Kishida boosts European awareness of Asia through talks amid domestic issues threatening his administration
Through a NATO summit and individual talks with his counterparts, PM Kishida was able to raise the awareness of European leaders about China and North Korea, but recent scandals…
Japan to host international meeting on support for Tibet next June; Dalai Lama to deliver speech online
Since the first such meeting in 1994, talks on aiding Tibetans have mainly been held in the United States and Europe. It will be the first time for Japan to host.