Society
General News
-
Panel Discussion on “Strategic Stability in East Asia and Okinawa,” May 10, 2022
Shinsuke J. Sugiyama (former Japanese Ambassador to the United States), Bonji Ohara (Senior Fellow o...
May 13, 2022
-
Michael J. Green’s Keynote Lecture at the “Okinawa’s Past Half Century and Japan’s Future” Symposium
Michael Jonathan Green, Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at...
May 13, 2022
-
4-meter-tall thermometer installed in Kumagaya — Japan’s hottest city
A 4-meter-tall thermometer is installed at the Yagihashi department store in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefe...
May 13, 2022
-
Body found in northern territories
A body has been found in the Russian-occupied northern territories, the Japan Coast Guard announced ...
May 13, 2022
-
Potential link between bone fragments, missing girl’s mom
A family connection could not be ruled out between the DNA in bone fragments discovered near a campi...
May 12, 2022
-
Japan storks raise brood in artificial nest tower in Tochigi Pref.
A stork feeds its hungry chicks atop an artificial nest tower at the Watarase Yusuichi wetland in Oy...
May 12, 2022
-
Police find additional human bone-like objects in Yamanashi Pref.
KOFU — The Yamanashi prefectural police said Wednesday they had found two more objects resembling hu...
May 12, 2022
-
Hospital reveals 2nd confidential birth in Japan
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — A woman has given birth to a baby anonymously in the second case of so-calle...
May 12, 2022
-
Town, village officials in Japan to get tech-training
The National Association of Towns and Villages will offer training in digital technology to town and...
May 12, 2022
-
Okinawa 50 yrs since return / Experts stress geopolitical importance at symposium
NAHA — The significance of Okinawa amid the increasingly severe security environment in East Asia wa...
May 11, 2022
-
Police wary of anti-vaccination group Yamato Q
Yamato Q, a group opposing COVID-19 vaccinations and claiming to be a Japanese branch of internet co...
May 11, 2022
-
Automated train to carry passengers in Yamanote Line trial
East Japan Railway Co. will conduct a demonstrative experiment of automatic operation of trains with...
May 11, 2022
-
Japanese, Ukrainian researchers jointly publish paper as ‘token of friendship’
A research paper on the antibiotic landomycin that was jointly compiled by Japanese and Ukrainian re...
May 11, 2022
-
Sunken Kazu I tour boat had nonregulation radio
The company that operated the Kazu I sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokka...
May 10, 2022
-
Okinawan festival held in Tokyo to commemorate 50th anniversary of return
A festival of Okinawan performing arts was recently held at the National Theatre in Chiyoda Ward, To...
May 10, 2022
Top Articles in Society
-
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)
-
New Year’s Greetings Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace; Prince Hisahito Attends for 1st Time
JN TOP STORIES
-
ASDF Helps Refuel South Korea Aircraft; Japan Hopes to Facilitate Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement
-
Japanese Nationals Attacked in Series of Robbery Incidents in Manila
-
Early Voting in Japan Election Begins; People Head to Polling Stations ‘Empty Handed’ as Local Govts Rush to Get Ready
-
Keidanren Chairman Calls for Clarification of Alternative Social Security Funding Sources; Says Ensuring Financial Sustainability Should Be Prerequisite for Consumption Tax Cuts
-
Tokyo Ueno Zoo’s Twin Pandas Arrive in China, Moved to Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province
-
Minamata Disease Ceremony to Be Held on 70th Anniversary of Its Official Recognition in Japan
-
Japan-U.S. Alliance Could Collapse If Japan Flees Amid Taiwan Crisis, Says Takaichi