Strong earthquake jolts western Japan, no tsunami threat
The magnitude is estimated at 6.2.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
New Year’s ‘No.1 tuna’ hauls in record US$3.3mil at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market
It is the highest price on record since 1999.
Japan’s defence ministry to extend reemployment support for SDF personnel to age 65 amid labour shortage
It will be implemented in fiscal 2026 and is expected to alleviate concerns about post-retirement life, as well as help reduce young people’s reluctance toward joining the SDFs,…
Certain claims spread rapidly on social media during Japan’s Upper House election last July
About 9,400 social media accounts were detected that showed signs of behaving like bots, such as mass retweets to amplify particular assertions.
Wolf believed to have used vegetation growing on wall to climb, escape Tokyo zoo
The park said it will stop using this exhibit until escape prevention measures are implemented and the safety of other exhibit spaces in the park have been confirmed.
Japan PM Takaichi, US President Trump speak by phone, agree for PM Takaichi to visit U.S. in spring
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Japanese language requirement eyed for permanent residency status
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Japan’s Imperial family has long history with horses, former racehorses now on Imperial duties
Horses have been used in rituals and events at the Imperial court since ancient times.
Japan’s female lawmakers call for more restrooms in Lower House, complain of daily inconveniences
Although a record 73 women were elected to the legislature in the 2024 general election, the number of women’s restrooms remains low compared to those for men, raising concerns…
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to set up system for certifying high-quality data centres in effort to appeal to local communities
With the development of high-speed data communication and generative artificial intelligence, more data centres are being built across Japan. However, there have been increasing…