General News
-
Japan Intellectual Property High Court Dismisses U.S. Engineer’s Patent Claim That DABUS is Inventor
The Intellectual Property High Court on Thursday upheld the Tokyo District Court's decision to di...
January 31, 2025
-
Japanese TikTok Star Mumeixxx Attracts More Than 4.6 Mil. Followers; ‘Adorable’ Videos Showing Drastic Difference in Appearance Draw In Fans
Mumeixxx, a 20-year-old TikTok star in Otsu, boasts more than 4.6 million followers on the platfo...
January 31, 2025
-
Interim Storage Facility in Japan to Accept N-Fuel from JAPC; 1st Time for Facility to Accept Spent N-Fuel from Firm Other Than TEPCO
An interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, will begin accept...
January 31, 2025
-
Local Authorities Rush to Stop Water Inflow at Saitama Pref. Cave-In Site; Ramp Under Construction to Let Heavy Machinery Enter Hole
YASHIO, Saitama — Local authorities on Friday worked rapidly to prevent water from flowing into t...
January 31, 2025
-
Ishikawa Pref. Couple, Not Discouraged by Noto Earthquake, Continue Making Colorful Noto Shika Arare Crackers
A couple dries colorful mochi, part of the process of making Noto Shika Arare bite-size rice crac...
January 31, 2025
-
Tokyo Women’s Medical Univ. Denied Grants by Extra-Govt Organization; Other Scandal-Hit Universities Also Impacted
An extra-governmental organization that provides grants to privately run educational institutions...
January 31, 2025
-
New Book Highlights Early Japan-Hong Kong Ties Through Graves; Focuses on Unique Relations in Multicultural City
A Japanese academic, who was based in Hong Kong for 25 years, and her British former colleague re...
January 31, 2025
-
Another Collapse in Saitama Pref. Road Connects Two Existing Sinkholes; Cause Apparently Was Sewer Pipe Corroded by Hydrogen Sulfide
The space between the two sinkholes that had already opened in a prefectural road in Yashio, Sait...
January 30, 2025
-
Cherry Blossoms Expected on March 21 in Central Tokyo; Western and Eastern Japan Expected to See Earlier Blooms
Someiyoshino cherry blossoms are expected to bloom March 21 in central Tokyo, the earliest bloom ...
January 30, 2025
-
Japan Says No Funds for U.N. Antidiscrimination Body; Committee Called for Change to Imperial House Law
Japan has rebuffed a U.N. committee by demanding that Japan’s contribution to the Office of the ...
January 30, 2025
-
Rail Fans Flock to See JR Tokai’s Retiring ‘Doctor Yellow’ Inspection Train; JR West Will Continue Operating Sister Train at Least through 2027
Many railroad fans gathered by the tracks on Wednesday to bid farewell to the Shinkansen inspecti...
January 30, 2025
-
Shogi Champ Fujii Presented with Custom Haori Coat; Crowdfunding behind Making of Gift to Ryuo Titleholder
Champion shogi player Sota Fujii holds a haori coat during a ceremony on Wednesday at a hotel in ...
January 30, 2025
-
Suicides in 2024 down for 2nd Year in Row
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people who committed suicide in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024, ...
January 30, 2025
-
Yurikamome Line Suspended Due to Power Outage (UPDATE 1)
The Yurikamome Line service is currently suspended between Shimbashi and Ariake stations.
...January 29, 2025
-
Shukan Bunshun Corrects Article on Nakai Scandal, Offers Apology
The editorial department of Shukan Bunshun, a weekly magazine, has published a correction online ...
January 29, 2025
Top Articles in Society
-
-
-
-
-
JN TOP STORIES
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
