Waizu Club International (WCI), an organization for non-Japanese people living in Japan, operated by The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Osaka head office, held a special tour for members to learn about peace in Hiroshima on Nov. 22, part of activities to mark the passage of 80 years since the atomic bombing of the city.

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hagoita Japanese wooden paddles featuring Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 other people who made headlines this year were unveiled by Tokyo-based doll maker Kyugetsu Co. on Wednesday.

Widespread delays in flight training at the Civil Aviation College in Miyazaki City has resulted in about 140 students — double the number of annual graduates — being forced to stand by and wait for an average of more than one year, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Tetsuya Yamagami, who has been charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, apologized to Abe’s family for the first time in a court hearing on Thursday.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 17-year-old boy on Thursday on suspicion of launching a cyberattack against the operator of an internet cafe chain.

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa — In a bid to address overtourism, the Kamakura city government will suspend the issuance of license plates for small motorcycles featuring the popular manga “Slam Dunk.”

The government intends to legalize the use of birth surnames for individuals who changed their name when getting married, while maintaining the principle of a single surname for married couples, according to government sources.

Health insurance certificates, which people have shown at hospitals and pharmacy counters, are now all considered to have expired to pave the way for so-called My Number insurance cards, which combine the functions of health insurance certificates with My Number identification cards, from Tuesday.

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices.

What kind of restrictions are necessary on exports of defense equipment will be a key element of discussions aimed at abolishing the “five-category” rule that is currently applied to such exports.

The government and ruling parties have begun making preparations to abolish, in spring next year, the ‘five category’ rule on the defense equipment the country can export, according to sources in the government and the ruling bloc.

Japan plans to export to the Philippines a command and control system that will also be used for gathering information, according to Japanese government sources.

If the plan between the two countries’ governments is realized, it will be the first time Japan exports a command and control system for military purposes.

The two governments aim to make it easier for the Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military to share information as well as strengthen their capabilities for dealing with China’s moves in the East and South China Seas.