Latest News
-
Olympics & Paralympics
Speed skating queen Kodaira caps career with victory in 500
NAGANO — Former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira capped her historic career in style, winn...
October 22, 2022
-
General News
3 Tokyo department stores ordered to pay back taxes over suspicious duty-free sales
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has ordered three major department stores to pay back a total of ...
October 22, 2022
-
Politics & Government
Japan, Australia sign new joint security declaration
PERTH, Australia — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, si...
October 22, 2022
-
General News
White paper: Telecommuters get more sleep
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Remote work helps people get more time to sleep, and allows them to be happier ...
October 22, 2022
-
Yomiuri Editorial
U.K. must end political turmoil to maintain intl unity against Russia
Britain, along with the United States and Japan, bears a heavy responsibility for protecting the in...
October 22, 2022
-
Yomiuri Editorial
When young people share concerns, what is the best way to truly help?
There have been a series of incidents in which young people who posted suicidal thoughts on social ...
October 22, 2022
-
Imperial Family
Emperor and Empress make first visit to Okinawa since enthronement
The Emperor and Empress visited Okinawa Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the 37th National...
October 22, 2022
-
Economy
BOJ will likely raise CPI forecast to above 2.5%
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its core inflation forecast to above 2.5% for fiscal 2022 fro...
October 22, 2022
-
Politics & Government
Minister deflects while admitting to photo with Unification Church leader
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa admitted Friday at a press conference after a Cab...
October 22, 2022
-
Defense & Security
U.S. forces describe Sea of Japan as ‘East Sea’
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Pacific Fleet labeled the Sea of Japan the East Sea, the ...
October 22, 2022
-
Asia-Pacific
China’s new Central Committee excludes Li Keqiang, Wang Yang
BEIJING (Reuters) — The Chinese Communist Party elected a new Central Committee on Saturday that doe...
October 22, 2022
-
Defense & Security
Okinawa to accept relocation of U.S. military port to Urasoe
The Okinawa prefectural government is expected to approve a plan to relocate the U.S. forces’ Naha P...
October 22, 2022
-
Washington Post
Three weeks after Ian, hard-hit Floridians are still searching for lost pets
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – As the water from Hurricane Ian’s storm surge rose, Joseph Salvaggio climbe...
October 22, 2022
-
Washington Post
New EV charging stations to dot highways beginning next year
Hundreds of new electric vehicle charging stations will open as soon as next year along highways in ...
October 22, 2022
-
Washington Post
She’s made 1,750 Wikipedia bios for female scientists who haven’t gotten their due
On a whim, Jess Wade typed out her first Wikipedia page five years ago. It was a biography of Kim Co...
October 22, 2022