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Govt Mulls Mandating Mobile Battery Recycling to Retrieve Rare Metals

The government is considering making it mandatory to recycle mobile batteries from fiscal 2026.

November 2, 2025

Japanese Tea Promoted Through Sauna Experience Giving Relaxation to Body, Mind

MITO — In an effort to promote tea leaves, people in tea-producing regions are undertaking variou...

November 2, 2025

Shuri Castle Partially Restored after Fire in 2019

NAHA (Jiji Press) — Six years after a fire, restoration work was nearly completed in July on the ...

November 2, 2025

Man Attacked by Bear While Weeding at Home in Fukushima Pref.

A man in his 80s was attacked by a bear outside his home in Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, on S...

November 2, 2025

Japan Overnight Ferries, Buses Serve as Cost-Friendly Alternatives; Operating Companies Step Up PR Amid Growth

With hotel rates increasingly rising, overnight ferries and buses, which depart in the evening an...

November 2, 2025

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crowded with Halloween Visitors on Rainy Night, Police, Ward Officials on Alert

The area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo was crowded with people dressed up in Halloween costumes...

November 1, 2025

Planned Reuse, Disposal of Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilions Run into Financial, Logistical Challenges

SAKA — Although dismantling work has started at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, which clo...

October 31, 2025

Survey Estimates Annual Damage from Free-Ride Manga Reading on Pirate Sites at ¥8.5 Trillion

Damage estimated at ¥8.5 trillion per year is caused by free-ride reading of Japanese manga and n...

October 31, 2025

School Absenteeism Worsens in Japan; Chronic Absence Nearly Doubles in 5 Years at Elementary, Junior High Schools

A record high of 353,970 elementary and junior high school students were chronically absent durin...

October 31, 2025

Japan’s Hunters Bag Higher Pay as Bear Problem Mounts

Municipalities are moving to increase pay for licensed hunters who capture bears, as attacks by t...

October 30, 2025

Golden Statue of Shohei Ohtani Displayed in Sapporo, Life-Size Installation for Sale for ¥55 Mil.

SAPPORO — A life-size golden statue of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is on display at Sa...

October 30, 2025

MPD to Deploy Hundreds of Riot Police, Preparing to Keep Tokyo Halloween Crowds Safe

The Metropolitan Police Department will deploy hundreds of riot police and other officers around ...

October 30, 2025

Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku Wards Take Measures to Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Brace for Foreign Tourist Surge on Halloween

Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku wards were on alert on Thursday for an expected surge of tourists on...

October 30, 2025

Bear Enters High School Baseball Indoor Practice Field, Climbs Netting Before Fleeing

YAMAGATA — A bear entered the indoor practice field of the baseball club at Tokai University Yama...

October 30, 2025

Tanzanian Students Visit Yokohama Schools to Learn Baseballership, Visit Baseball Clubs in the City

YOKOHAMA — A Tanzanian student baseball team recently visited Yokohama to train and interact with...

October 30, 2025