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Associated Press Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Is Sentenced to 4 Years and 9 Months in Sports Betting Case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and ...
February 7, 2025Companies Trump Meets US Steel CEO to Discuss Its Long Sought Tie Up with Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Thursday met U.S. Steel X.N Chief Executive David Buritt at the White House as the struggling stee...
February 7, 2025Markets Yen Hits 8-week High Anticipating BOJ’s Interest Rate Hike Policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued...
February 7, 2025Politics & Government ‘Little PM’ Takao to Attend Ishiba-Trump Meeting as Interpreter; Official Previously Interpreted During Meetings Between Trump and then PM Abe
A senior Foreign Ministry official who once interpreted for then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will act as an interpreter for Prime Minister Shigeru Is...
February 6, 2025General News ANA, JAL Cancel More Flights As Heavy Snowfall Continues in Japan
All Nippon Airlines and Japan Airlines announced further flight cancellations for Thursday and Friday, as heavy snowfall continued to interfere wit...
February 6, 2025Politics & Government Ministry Aims to Standardized Product Information by FY 2026; Cited as Solution for Labor Shortages, Rising Costs
The trade ministry plans to standardize the way information is labeled on processed foods and daily goods to create a data infrastructure that can ...
February 7, 2025
LATEST NEWS
Panama’s President Denies Making a Deal That US Warships Can Transit the Canal for Free
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State D...
February 7, 2025Stock Market Today: Wall Street Finishes Mixed as Strong Fashion, Tobacco Stocks Offset Ford’s Drop
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading Thursday as rising fashion and cig...
February 7, 2025Mexican Border Cities Are in Limbo as Tariff Threats Spark Fears of a Recession
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — As soon as the sun glints over miles of border fence dividing t...
February 7, 2025U.S. Tariff-First Policy is a Historical Throwback
Will the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration lead to a foundational...
February 7, 2025Two Years On, Survivors of Turkish Earthquake Still Struggle with Loss and Hardship
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two years have passed since a devastating earthquake shattered Turkey’...
February 7, 2025Trump Administration Plans to Pressure the IOC to Come Up with a Uniform Transgender Athlete Ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the Intern...
February 7, 2025From Fighting Disease to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest, USAID Has Big Impact across the Globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development h...
February 7, 2025
POPULAR ARTICLES
SOCIETY
ANA, JAL Cancel More Flights As Heavy Snowfall Continues in Japan
All Nippon Airlines and Japan Airlines announced further flight cancellations for Thursday and Friday, as heavy snowfall continued to interfere with air travel.
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February 6, 2025Over ¥300 Mil. Raised Through Crowdfunding To Help Wajima Lacquerware Craftspeople; Major Earthquake Last Year Rocked Industry
KANAZAWA — More than ¥300 million was raised by the end of last year through crowdfundi...
February 6, 20253 Long-Established Japanese Bento Makers Start Selling Ekiben at Switzerland Railway Station
ZURICH — Three long-established Japanese makers of ekiben — box meals sold at stations ...
February 6, 2025Japan Shrine Sees 1st Female Priests in its 800-Year History; Shrine Plans to Hire More on Regular Basis from This Year
Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, fo...
February 6, 2025Object Found in Pipe at Saitama Sinkhole Site; May be Driver’s Seat of Truck that Fell into Pit
An object was found Wednesday in a section of a sewage pipe downstream from the site of...
February 5, 2025
IMPERIAL FAMILY
Japan’s Emperor, Empress to Make Official Visit to Mongolia in July; Couple Scheduled to Attend Naadam
An official visit by the Emperor and the Empress to Mongolia has been arranged for early July, it has been learned.
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January 30, 2025-
Emperor, Empress, Princess Aiko Appreciate Monet Exhibition in Tokyo
The Emperor, the Empress and their daughter, Princess Aiko, went to the National Museum of W...
January 28, 2025New Year Poetry Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko Makes Debut with Poem on ‘Dreams’
The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took pl...
January 22, 2025
Emperor, Empress Welcome in New Year
The Emperor and Empress, along with other Imperial family members including the Emperor Emer...
January 2, 2025New Year’s Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress received New Year’s greetings from other Imperi...
January 1, 2025
YOMIURI EDITORIAL
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System for Stockpiling Rice: Make Prompt Decision on Release to Stabilize Prices
Rice, a staple food, has continued to rise in price for some time, putting a strain on house...
February 6, 2025 -
Postwar Management of Gaza: U.S. ‘Ownership’ Statement Invites Confusion
Although the idea of the United States taking on the postwar management and reconstruction o...
February 6, 2025 -
Advanced laboratory facility: Prepare for emergence of new infectious diseases
As the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, making preparations for infectiou...
February 5, 2025 -
U.S. trade policy: Trump’s tariffs have the world at his mercy
While pausing high tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a month, the United States has imposed a...
February 5, 2025 -
Screening of foreign investment in Japan: Firmly prevent technology leakage
Competition between countries over important technologies related to national security is in...
February 4, 2025 -
Disaster supplies: Make well-planned preparations to support lives of evacuees
To protect the physical and mental health of people affected by a disaster, it is important ...
February 4, 2025
POLITICS
‘Little PM’ Takao to Attend Ishiba-Trump Meeting as Interpreter; Official Previously Interpreted During Meetings Between Trump and then PM Abe
A senior Foreign Ministry official who once interpreted for then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will act as an interpreter for Prime Minister Shigeru Is...
February 6, 2025LDP Lays Out Problem Areas for Social Media During Elections, with Election Law Set to Be Revised by March
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a set of topics to be discussed related to regulating social media during elections.
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February 6, 2025Japan-U.S. Joint Statement Set to Mention Defense Ties; Space, Cyber Fields to be Specifically Mentioned
The Japanese and U.S. governments are set to specifically mention the strengthening of cooperation in the cyber and space fields in a joint stateme...
February 6, 2025
DDoS Cyberattacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Larger in Scale; Damages Used to be Minor, But Now Damages Can Be Significant
An ongoing series of cyberattacks on companies in Japan since the end of last year are found...
February 5, 2025Ishiba Eyes Boosting Japan-U.S. Cooperation on AI; Solo Press Conference to Follow Summit with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun coordination to announce Japan-U.S. cooperation in t...
February 5, 2025‘Carpet-Bomb’ DDoS Attacks Found to Have Targeted Key Domestic Infrastructure during Year-End, New Year Seasons
A series of cyberattacks targeting airports, financial institutions and other key infrastruc...
February 4, 2025
BUSINESS
Trump Meets US Steel CEO to Discuss Its Long Sought Tie Up with Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Thursday met U.S. Steel X.N Chief Executive David Buritt at the White House as the struggling stee...
February 7, 2025Yen Hits 8-week High Anticipating BOJ’s Interest Rate Hike Policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued...
February 7, 2025Google Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets
Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and incl...
February 6, 2025
United Steelworkers Union Chief Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by US Steel, Nippon Steel
United Steelworkers president David McCall filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against...
February 6, 2025Honda Likely Forced to Rethink EV Strategy after Merger Talk with Nissan Fall Apart
Honda Motor Co. will likely be forced to rethink its strategy due to Nissan Motor Co.’s deci...
February 6, 2025Honda-Nissan Merger Talks Set to Fail Over Equality Demand; Nissan Rejects Proposal to Become Honda Subsidiary
Barely a month after they started, merger talks between automakers Honda Motor Co. and Nissa...
February 6, 2025Fuji Mineral Water Introduces Aluminum Bottled Water to Reduce Plastic Waste
In order to reduce plastic waste, Tokyo-based Fuji Mineral Water has launched a new mineral ...
February 6, 2025
WORLD
Arab American, Muslim Leaders Decry Trump Comments on Gaza
U.S. Arab American and Muslim leaders, including some who supported Donald Trump in the 2024...
February 6, 2025Trump says Ishiba to Visit him for Talks This Week; Mentions Former Relationship with Abe
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will...
February 1, 2025Rihanna Makes First Court Appearance at the Trial of Her Partner A$AP Rocky, as Accuser Testifies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna appeared for the first time at the trial of her longtime partner ...
January 30, 2025
China May Have Practiced Blocking U.S. Forces in Drill Near Taiwan, Says Japan Institute for National Fundamentals
A large-scale drill that the Chinese military conducted nearby Taiwan in December seems to h...
January 28, 2025Shenzhen Court Hands Death Penalty to Man for Murder of Japanese Boy
SHENZHEN — A Chinese district court sentenced a man in his 40s to death for murder on Friday...
January 24, 2025Palestinian Envoy to Japan Seeks More Gaza Progress
Just after the start of a six-week ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian Ambassador to Japan Waleed...
January 24, 2025
NEWS SERVICES
Panama’s President Denies Making a Deal That US Warships Can Transit the Canal for Free
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal a...
February 7, 2025Stock Market Today: Wall Street Finishes Mixed as Strong Fashion, Tobacco Stocks Offset Ford’s Drop
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading Thursday as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor and Q...
February 7, 2025Mexican Border Cities Are in Limbo as Tariff Threats Spark Fears of a Recession
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — As soon as the sun glints over miles of border fence dividing the United States and Mexico, the engines of cargo truck...
February 7, 2025
Two Years On, Survivors of Turkish Earthquake Still Struggle with Loss and Hardship
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two years have passed since a devastating earthquake shattered Turkey’...
February 7, 2025Trump Administration Plans to Pressure the IOC to Come Up with a Uniform Transgender Athlete Ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the Intern...
February 7, 2025From Fighting Disease to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest, USAID Has Big Impact across the Globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development h...
February 7, 2025Egypt Lobbies against Trump Plan to Empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel Prepares for it
CAIRO (AP) — Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Ga...
February 7, 2025
EDITORIAL & COLUMNS
Europe is More Awake than Japan to Fiscal Risks; Govt Debt Has Become a ‘Boiling Frog’ Situation
Debates about fiscal policy in major developed countries reflect the politics and public opi...
February 1, 2025Trump 2.0 to Intensify Great Power Rivalries
Donald Trump is now in his second term as U.S. president. The world has changed considerably...
January 31, 2025Year Of The Snake Holds Political Peril For Ishiba; Japan’s Prime Minister Heads Minority Ruling Party
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. As snakes grow by shedding t...
January 25, 2025
Trump 2.0 set to repeat history of unpredictability
The second administration of Donald Trump — Trump 2.0 — officially started on Jan. 20, when ...
January 24, 2025Special Support Classes Help Both Students And Teachers; Recognizing And Meeting Diverse Needs A Vital Skill
Classrooms are filled with children with diverse characteristics. Some excel in academics, w...
January 18, 2025Overseeing an Active Cyber Defense System is a Heavy Responsibility; Core Infrastructure Eyed for Protection
The government’s design for an “active cyber defense” system, which is aimed at preventing ...
January 11, 2025
RAMEN OF JAPAN
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Ramen Map
Map of ramen shops in Japan featured on the Ramen of Japan
A useful map for ramen lovers is now available. You can quickly find the locations of the ramen outlets featured on our Ramen of Japan. The number of shops keeps growing. Read the stories and visit there!
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Akari / Perfect Bowl of Kosyu Jidori Chicken to Fill You Up; Beautiful Ramen Created by Former Yakitori Shop Owner
I saw the statue of Takeda Shingen, a warlord from the Warring States period, at the south exit of JR Kofu Station for the first time in a while — ...
Kofu, Yamanashi
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Number Nine 09 / Seafood Mazesoba Offers Delight Through Various Flavors; New Charm in Historical Soka
“Soka is becoming a ramen battleground with more and more delicious ramen shops opening up,” I was told by a person from the Soka Chamber of Commer...
Soka, Saitama
November 15, 2024
SPORTS
Things to Know about the Sports Betting Case against the Ex-Interpreter for Baseball’s Shohei Ohtani
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly...
February 6, 2025The LA Rams Will Be the Home Team in 2026 for the First NFL Game in Australia
The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,00...
February 6, 2025Sumo Scene / Terunofuji Ends Drama-Filled Career of Highs and Lows
Of the 73 wrestlers who have reached the yokozuna rank in sumo history, arguably none have had as dramatic a career as Terunofuji.
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February 5, 2025
Japan’s Tatsuya Shinhama Skates to 1st 500 Win of Season
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Japan’s Tatsuya Shinhama raced to his first World Cup victory of the seaso...
February 3, 2025Shohei Ohtani’s Return to Pitching Could Come in May for World Series Champion Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is "about right...
February 3, 2025Yomiuri Giants Open Spring Training with Aim at CL Repeat
MIYAZAKI — The Yomiuri Giants were forced indoors by rain for the second straight year, but ...
February 1, 2025Miho Takagi Continues Historic Olympic Legacy with Record-Breaking 35th World Cup Title
Speed skater Miho Takagi waves to the crowd after notching her Japan-record 35th career Worl...
February 1, 2025
SCIENCE & NATURE
Scientists Use Genetic Engineering to Create Mice with 2 Male Parents
Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that managed to live to adulthood — thoug...
February 5, 2025Mega-Iceberg Drifts toward Antarctic Penguin Island
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift toward a remote island where a scientist warns it...
February 5, 2025Nasa’s 2 Stuck Astronauts Take 1st Spacewalk Together
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together on Jan. 30, exiting the International Space Station alm...
February 5, 2025
Japan Successfully Launched 5th H3 Rocket Sunday; Rocket Carried Satellite to Further Improve Positioning System
Japan’s fifth H3 large-scale rocket with a satellite positioning system on board was success...
February 3, 2025JAEA Plans Hydrogen Facility Integrated with N-Reactor; Goal Is Steady Supply of Hydrogen without CO2 Byproduct
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to ask the Nuclear Regulation Authority to review its p...
January 31, 2025Belgian Scientist Bottles Smell of Bones to Help Solve Cold Cases
GEMBLOUX, Belgium (Reuters) — A Belgian research scientist is working with the federal polic...
January 29, 2025Lavish Private Bath Complex Found in Pompeii
ROME (Reuters) — Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, hig...
January 29, 2025
CULTURE
Simose Art Museum Wins UNESCO’s Prix Versailles; Hiroshima Prefecture Museum Was Judged ‘World’s Most Beautiful’
HIROSHIMA — Simose Art Museum, which sits on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, won this year...
February 2, 2025Longevity, Good Fortune in Art Shining at Sannomaru Shozokan; Start Off the New Year with Auspicious Art at Tokyo Museum
The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is now fi...
January 29, 2025xxxHOLiC Stage Play Returns After 2023 Cancellation; CLAMP’s Dark Fantasy Manga Reenters the Spotlight
“Engekichou Itan ‘xxxHOLiC’ -Zoku Sai-,” a stage production of the popular manga series by C...
January 24, 2025
2 Beatles Songs from ’90s to Be Remixed with AI for Clearer Vocals by John Lennon, Says George Harrison’s Son
Two songs by the Beatles, originally released in the 1990s, are set to be remixed using arti...
January 23, 2025Shibuya Art Exhibition ‘Art Golden Gai’ Being Held at Soon-to-Be-Demolished Apartment Building
An art exhibition, “Art Golden Gai by NoxGallery x Superchief x Brillia,” is being held usin...
January 18, 2025‘Ranma½’ Back After 30 Years; Beloved Japanese Anime Classic Transformed, Original Cast Returning
After 30 years, Rumiko Takahashi’s slapstick rom-com “Ranma1/2” is back. With its bold chara...
January 17, 2025
NEWS WITH VIDEO
International Orchid Show Begins in Tokyo; About 1 Million Flowers on Display
February 5, 2025Noto Peninsula Oyster Harvest Season Opens Up; Piles of Oysters Being Prepared for Shipping
February 4, 2025Japan Successfully Launched 5th H3 Rocket Sunday; Rocket Carried Satellite to Further Improve Positioning System
February 3, 2025Local Authorities Rush to Stop Water Inflow at Saitama Pref. Cave-In Site; Ramp Under Construction to Let Heavy Machinery Enter Hole
January 31, 2025Another Collapse in Saitama Pref. Road Connects Two Existing Sinkholes; Cause Apparently Was Sewer Pipe Corroded by Hydrogen Sulfide
January 30, 2025
FEATURES
DELICIOUS
Shops in Japan Serving Foods to Give Stressed Students Bit of Luck; Specialty Foods Help Students Get Through Entrance Exam Season
February 6, 2025Sichuan-style Pork Stew Heats Up Wintry Days; Offers Refreshing Spiciness, Flavor
February 6, 2025Warm Up with Chicken Pot-Au-Feu, French-Style Soup with Winter Vegetables
February 2, 2025Fans drink in Bright Colors, Eye-Catching Designs of Japanese Craft Beer; Label Designs Changed Following COVID-19 Pandemic
February 2, 2025
JAPAN IN FOCUS
Kandachime Horses Show Their Sturdy Physique in Snowy Aomori Pref.; Animals Are Local Protected Species
February 5, 2025Students Try Making Sushi in Toyama Pref.; They Learn the Art from Restaurant Owner at Local Shrine
February 5, 2025Experience Finnish-Style Frozen Lake Bathing in Hokkaido Town
February 3, 2025Osaka: Anime Songs Bring Foreign Nationals Together; Kitadani, Horie Sing Songs from ‘One Piece,’ ‘Voltes V’
February 1, 2025
TRAVEL SPOTS
Cherry Trees at Tokyo Shrine Adorned with Sakura-Like Ribbons for Wish-Making
February 6, 2025Sapporo Snow Festival Attracts Many Visitors on Opening Day; Popular Event Taking Place at 3 Locations Around City
February 4, 2025Noto Peninsula Oyster Harvest Season Opens Up; Piles of Oysters Being Prepared for Shipping
February 4, 2025Fantastic Ice Sculptures Shown at Chitose – Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Hokkaido; Sunset Illuminations Happening Daily
February 3, 2025
TROUBLESHOOTER
I’m Single in My 30s and I Feel Hopeless about the Future
February 2, 2025My Physically Disabled Son’s Prospective In-Laws Oppose the Marriage
February 2, 2025I Struggle to Look after My Parents, Take Care of My Husband’s Home-Grown Vegetables; Family Indifferent, Do Not Help
January 26, 2025I’m Worried My Children Aren’t Interested in Marriage Because of Me
January 26, 2025