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Retired Nurse Becomes Hunter to Help People, Aims to Protect Crops from Destruction by Wild Animals

MORIOKA — After retiring from her 39-year career as a nurse, Atsuko Umenai, 67, chose to make a n...

October 16, 2025

2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Records Over 25.5 Mil. Visitors during 184-Day Run

There were 25,578,986 general visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo during its 184-day run from ...

October 16, 2025

Tokyo Metropolitan Govt Plans to Extend Oedo Line Subway with 3 New Stations in Nerima Ward; Expected to Open around 2040

The Tokyo metropolitan government has begun coordinating a plan to extend the Toei Oedo Line subw...

October 16, 2025

Double Typhoon Causes Severe Damage to Hachijojima Island; Water and Power Outages Persist

HACHIJO, Tokyo — Two powerful typhoons, Halong and Nakri, or Typhoons No. 22 and 23, struck Hachi...

October 15, 2025

Cosmos Sway in Autumn Breeze; Colorful Flowers Brighten Empty Field in Chiba Prefecture

Cosmos flowers, which herald the arrival of autumn, are now at their peak in a field near the Edo...

October 15, 2025

Staff Begin Clearing Up Expo Pavilions for Dismantlement; Site to Be Returned to Osaka City by End of February 2028

OSAKA — Staff began removing various furnishings and fixtures from pavilions at the Osaka-Kansai ...

October 15, 2025

ANA Plane May Have Missed Runway’s Centerline at Haneda

The All Nippon Airways plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Monday may have ...

October 15, 2025

Shipments Prepared for Year of the Horse Ceramic Ornaments in Aichi Pref.

Workers prepare shipments of ceramic horses — the Chinese zodiac animal for next year — at a cera...

October 15, 2025

Japanese Literature Professor Robert Campbell Reflects on Experience Interpreting Hibakusha’s Testimonies

Robert Campbell, a scholar of Japanese literature, interpreted testimonies of Hiroshima and Nagas...

October 15, 2025

Typhoon Nakri Causes Further Damage to Hachijojima Island, South of Tokyo

HACHIJO, Tokyo — Powerful Typhoon Nakri caused further damage to shops and factories on Hachijoji...

October 14, 2025

Next-Gen Tech Set to Shape Legacy of Osaka Expo, as Focus Shifts to Real-World Use

With the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo having closed on Monday, attention now turns to how next-generati...

October 14, 2025

Japan Patent Office, Other Overseas Organizations, Call for Cooperation in IP to Promote Decarbonization, Innovation

As a legacy of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and other overseas organ...

October 14, 2025

News in Pictures / Curtain Falls on Osaka Expo after 184 Days

OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo concluded its 6-month run on Monday in Konohana Ward, Osaka.

October 14, 2025

Ishiba Presents Thank-You Letter to Expo Mascot Myaku-Myaku; Commends Contribution to Building Global Excitement for Event

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented a letter of appreciation to Myaku-Myaku, the official mas...

October 14, 2025

ANA Aircraft Returning to Haneda Unable to Taxi Due to Tire Damage; Possibility of Contact with Runway Lighting during Takeoff

All Nippon Airways Flight 639 (Boeing 737-800) bound for Iwakuni, which had taken off from Haneda...

October 14, 2025