Latest News
-
Japan In FocusOkayama: Japan Golf Course Visitors Get Kick Out of Playing New Sport Called Footgolf
OKAYAMA — A new sport called footgolf, which combines soccer and golf, can be played by visitors ...
October 4, 2025
-
Associated PressApple and Google Block Apps That Crowdsource ICE Sightings. Some Warn of Chilling Effects
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, ...
October 4, 2025
-
CompaniesAsahi Confirms Ransomware Caused System Disruption, with Shipments of Beer, Other Products Still Suspended
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. has confirmed that a ransomware attack was the cause behind its recent...
October 4, 2025
-
ReutersOpenAI to Boost Content Owners’ Control for Sora AI Video App, Plans Monetization
Oct 3 (Reuters) - ChatGPT creator OpenAI will soon introduce controls allowing the owners of cont...
October 4, 2025
-
ReutersTrump Administration Eyes Stake in Company Developing Greenland Rare Earths Mine
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials have discussed taking a stake in Critical Metals...
October 4, 2025
-
ScienceAstronomers Get Best View Yet of Two Merging Black Holes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The merger of two black holes is a momentous event, revealing the wildest ...
October 4, 2025
-
Japan In FocusFukui: Warlord-Inspired Heroes ‘W Gyobu’ Promote Tsuruga; Costumed Characters Attract Visitors
TSURUGA, Fukui — Two characters inspired by feudal warlord Otani Yoshitsugu (1559-1600) — the lor...
October 4, 2025
-
Yomiuri EditorialEmergency Contraceptive Pills: Drug will Help Women Handle Anxious Situation
Many women are confronted with the anxious prospect of an unintended pregnancy due to contracepti...
October 4, 2025
-
Yomiuri Editorial
China and the South China Sea: Coercion under the Guise of ‘Nature Conservation’ is Unacceptable
The Chinese government announced last month that it had designated part of the Scarborough Shoal ...
October 4, 2025
-
Politics & GovernmentSanae Takaichi Elected Japan LDP President, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in a runoff vote on Saturday...
October 4, 2025
-
Travel SpotsOsaka Sightseeing Balloon Offers Panorama of Ancient Tomb
SAKAI — Visitors to the country’s largest keyhole-shaped burial mound, the Daisen Kofun, can now ...
October 4, 2025
-
Japan In FocusShiga: Yellow Inspection Train Appears Which Will Also Accept Passenger Rides
HIKONE, Shiga — A yellow track inspection train that will also accept passenger rides is set to d...
October 4, 2025
-
General NewsDeaths from Bear Attacks in Fy25 Reach Record High, Concerns Rise Over Bears Entering Areas Inhabited by Humans
The number of people killed in bear attacks this fiscal year reached a record high of seven, surp...
October 4, 2025
-
Politics & GovernmentSanae Takaichi, Shinjiro Koizumi Advance to Runoff Election for LDP Presidency; Takaichi Wins Most Votes with 183
Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi/Yoshimasa Hayashi will face off in a runoff election for the ...
October 4, 2025
-
TechnologyJapanese Astronaut Onishi Expresses Dream of Exploring Moon in Artemis Program in 1st Press Conference Since Returning from ISS
Astronaut Takuya Onishi said that he dreams of joining the Artemis Program and exploring the moon...
October 4, 2025