Latest News
-
General NewsWishing for a good start to the New Year, many in Japan visit temples, shrines
Crowds eager for blessings on the first day of 2023 flocked to temples and shrines across Japan from...
January 1, 2023
-
TroubleshooterMy son’s plan to quit his job and travel around the world worries me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 60-year-old unemployed man. I recently got divorced, and I live alone in...
January 1, 2023
-
Politics & GovernmentKishida urges social security reform in New Year’s message
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to “create a Japan suited to the new era” i...
January 1, 2023
-
CoronavirusJapan Logs 27.5 M. New COVID-19 Cases in 2022
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Japan confirmed a total of 27,504,428 new COVID-19 cases in 2022, up 18....
January 1, 2023
-
Travel SpotsSapporo: Hatsune Miku trains add character
SAPPORO — The Sapporo Transportation Bureau on Nov. 19 started operating trains featuring images of ...
January 1, 2023
-
Japan In FocusFolk dances added to UNESCO heritage list performed in Niigata Prefecture
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata — Two folk dances from Niigata Prefecture that have been added to UNESCO’s Inta...
January 1, 2023
-
Japan In FocusFormer school repurposed as wooden toy museum in Nagano
KISO, Nagano — A wood-built elementary school has reopened as a wooden toy museum 25 years after its...
January 1, 2023
-
Japan In FocusChiba: Museum serves up nostalgia-packed dioramas
SAKURA, Chiba — Life-size replicas of a retro theater counter, a barbershop and a cafe await visito...
January 1, 2023
-
Yomiuri EditorialJapan should lead in building a peaceful world / Enhance powers of defense, diplomacy, morality
It was in April 1945 that relevant nations gathered in San Francisco to begin creating the United Na...
January 1, 2023
-
Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPANGold-Knot / Gold Leaf Jewelry Turns Kanazawa Craft into Fashion Statement
Necklaces, earrings, and brooches covered with gold leaf shine with a delicate luster inside a Kanaz...
January 1, 2023
-
Defense & SecurityNorth Korea fires missile on New Year’s Day
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast the early hou...
January 1, 2023
-
Imperial FamilyEmperor gives message of hope for 2023
The Emperor issued a statement to convey his thoughts as the New Year began. The following is the fu...
January 1, 2023
-
EuropeJapanese journalist injured in missile attack on Kyiv
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese journalist is among people injured in a missile attack on Kyiv appare...
January 1, 2023
-
General NewsJapan suffering shortage of commissioned welfare volunteers
Japan is suffering from a severe shortage of commissioned welfare volunteers. About 14,800 positions...
December 31, 2022
-
ObituariesBenedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the ...
December 31, 2022