Please disable the ad blocking feature.

To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.

This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.

Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  • The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • Japanese
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SIGN UP
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SIGN UP
  • Latest News
  • Ranking
  • Politics
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
    • US Presidential Election
  • News Services
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku
  • Latest News
  • Ranking
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • World
  • News Services
  • Editorial & Columns
  • Sports
  • Science & Nature
  • Culture
  • JN Specialities
  • Features
  • Sudoku
  • Home Page
  • Latest News
  • Ranking
  • Politics.
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society.
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business.
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World.
    • US Presidential Election
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
  • News Services.
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns.
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports.
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature.
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture.
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties.
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features.
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku

Hot word :

  • #Lower House Election
  • #Go Kisei Hawaii Match
  • #Sanae Takaichi
  • #Snow
  • #Abe Shooter Sentencing
  • #Foreign Residents
  • #Earthquake
  • LOGIN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • LOGIN
  • SIGN UP
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • SIGN UP
  • Latest News
  • Ranking
  • Politics
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World
    • US Presidential Election
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
  • News Services
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku

Hot word :

  • #Lower House Election
  • #Go Kisei Hawaii Match
  • #Sanae Takaichi
  • #Snow
  • #Abe Shooter Sentencing
  • #Foreign Residents
  • #Earthquake
Home>Society>General News
Society

General News

  • 1
  • …
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • …
  • 495
  • Hokkaido Seafood Company Packs Kazunoko Salted Herring Roe, A Popular Item in Osechi New Year’s Meals

    Kazunoko salted herring roe is being sorted at Ihara & Co., a seafood processing company in Rumoi...

    November 18, 2025

    #Hokkaido
  • Environment Ministry Announces Victims of Bear Attacks Nationwide Hit Worst-Ever Level at 196 from April to Oct.

    Social media: The number of victims of bear attacks from April to the end of October reached 196, th...

    November 18, 2025

    #Bear Attacks
  • Japan Experts Fear Impact of Free High School Tuition; Will Public Schools Be Shunned In Favor of Private Education?

    Attending a private high school will effectively be free for all students from next April, as the...

    November 17, 2025

  • Cheer Signs with Vibrant Colored Gloves Energize Tokyo Deaflympics, Make Encouragement for Athletes Stand Out

    “Cheers signs,” gestures used to cheer and support athletes, are energizing the Tokyo 2025 Deafly...

    November 17, 2025

    #Deaflympics
  • Aibo Robot Dogs Celebrate Shichi-go-san Festival in Aichi Pref.

    Aibo robot dogs took part in a Shichi-go-san festival, which celebrates the growth of children at...

    November 17, 2025

    #Aichi
  • Yamanote Line Marks 100th Year of Operation as Loop Train in Nov., Grows as Tokyo’s Lifeline with Eye on Future

    The Yamanote Line in November marked its 100th year since the train began operating as a loop lin...

    November 17, 2025

    #JR #Tokyo
  • Bear Found Near School Killed in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture

    YAMAGATA — A hunter culled a bear that was climbing a tree near a municipal junior high school in...

    November 17, 2025

    #Yamagata #Bear Attacks
  • UPDATE 1 : Nankai Line Services Resumed After Temporary Suspension Due to Accident

    Yomiuri Shimbun file photoNankai Electric Railway’s Rapi:t train The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime...

    November 17, 2025

  • No Easy Fix for Tokyo’s Soaring Real Estate Prices

    The public and private sectors are scrambling to find ways to combat soaring condominium prices.<...

    November 16, 2025

  • Bear Enters Aeon Store in Akita Prefecture; Prefectural Staff Tranquilize, Cull Animal

    NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Sunday mo...

    November 16, 2025

    #Akita #Bear Attacks
  • Fermented Foods Become Tourist Attractions, Local Revitalization Amid Health-Conscious Trends

    NAGOYA — Localities are capitalizing on a growing taste for fermentation tourism — where fermente...

    November 16, 2025

  • ‘Aircraft Heritage’ Flying to Future, Seeking Cultural Property Designation

    Efforts to preserve aircraft as cultural properties have been gaining momentum, with the aim of p...

    November 16, 2025

  • Japan’s Chichibu Dressed in Autumn Foliage

    CHICHIBU, Saitama — Autumn foliage is reaching its peak across the Chichibu region in Saitama Pre...

    November 16, 2025

    #Saitama #Autumn Foliage
  • In Japan, Drones Being Used to Drive Away Bears Using Fireworks, Sound of Hunting Dogs

    HIDA, Gifu — The Gifu prefectural government on Friday began using drones in an initiative to dri...

    November 16, 2025

    #Bear Attacks
  • Sakurajima Erupts; Plume Exceeds 4,000 Meters

    An eruption occurred on Mt. Minamidake on Sakurajima in Kagoshima just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, s...

    November 16, 2025

  • 1
  • …
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • …
  • 495

Top Articles in Society

  • Tokyo Zoo Wolf Believed to Have Used Vegetation Growing on Wall to Climb, Escape; Animal Living Happily after Recapture
  • JAL, ANA Cancel Flights During 3-day Holiday Weekend due to Blizzard
  • Snow Expected in Tokyo, Neighboring Prefectures from Jan. 2 Afternoon to Jan. 3; 5-Centimeter Snow Fall Expected in Hakone, Tama, and Chichibu Areas
  • Tokyo, Yokohama Observe First Snowfall of Season; 1 Day Earlier than Average Year
  • M6.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tottori, Shimane Prefectures; No Tsunami Threat (Update 4)

JN TOP STORIES

  • Why Does Chiba Prefecture Have No Bears? Expert Explains Geography and History
  • Japanese Ruling, Opposition Party Senior Officials Begin Preparing for Lower House Election
  • Japan’s LDP Counts on PM’s Popularity for Votes; New Party to Rely on Block Votes from Key Organizations
  • Pentagon Foresees ‘More Limited’ Role in Deterring North Korea
  • Nara: Sake Brewing Using Ancient Method Begins at Birthplace Temple
  • Ichiriki Wins 1st Match of 2026 Kisei Series; Champion’s 5th Title Defense Gets off to Stellar Start
  • White Panels at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Hide Scars of 2011 Accident

The Japan News / Weekly Edition

Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable fomat.

Read more

    1. The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
    2. X_en

      eng

    3. X_jp

      jp

    4. Subscription of Newspaper
  • Politics
    Society
    Business
    World
    News Services
    Editorial & Columns
    Sports
    Science & Nature
    Culture
    JN Specialties
    Features
    Video
  • About us
    Membership Terms & Conditions
    Website Policies
    FAQ
    Advertise

© 2026 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun