Double typhoon causes severe damage to Japan’s Hachijojima island
Water and power outages persist, and evacuation orders remain in effect for all of the district’s roughly 230 residents.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Political maneuvering heats up over Japan’s next prime minister
Ruling party President Sanae Takaichi met separately with each of the leaders of the three opposition parties to seek cooperation in the prime ministerial election and Diet…
Japanese zoos make compost from animals’ droppings, sell product to local farmers
For instance, each seven-kilogramme bag of compost from Hamura Zoo sells for ¥300. The compost is also sold at the city’s farmers’ market. In 2024, about 2,100 bags were…
Japan to probe overseas real estate regulations for foreign nationals, will use data to update own laws
The government will look at legal regulations in Canada, Germany, South Korea, and Taiwan, and will examine the extent to which foreigners are restricted in purchasing and leasing…
Osaka-Kansai Expo ends after drawing more than 25 million visitors over 184 days
Japan and 158 countries and regions participated in the Expo, which started on April 13 and ran under the theme “Designing Future Society of Our Lives.”
Fans say farewell to feline stationmaster of Japan train station at retirement ceremony
Chocolat, a male mixed-breed cat, was first found in the station’s parking lot in May 2019 and rescued by the nonprofit organization that manages the station
Tokyo hospital director says ‘baby hatch’ saving lives
San-Ikukai Hospital set up the baby hatch six months ago to accept newborns whose parents are unable to raise them. It also allows for pregnant women to come for childbirth in…
Japan’s opposition parties tangled in complex web of aims, ahead of diet session to pick next prime minister
The motives of the three parties are complicated, and it is unclear how negotiations will pan out.
Colored ginkgo nuts in Fukuoka evoke feeling of autumn in the air, marking end of Japan’s summer heat
Last Wednesday was called the day of “cold dew” — one of 24 solar terms marking when mornings and evenings are said to grow noticeably colder.
Japanese Nobel Laureate Kitagawa says ‘mountain of work’ still left, after crowd greets his arrival at university
At a press conference at Kyoto University on Wednesday after the Nobel Prize was announced, Prof Kitagawa spoke energetically about the joys of researching metal-organic…