Latest News
-
General NewsHeavy Snowfall Continues Mainly on Sea of Japan Side; Cold Wave Expected to Continue through Sunday
The heaviest snowfall of the season is continuing mainly on the Sea of Japan side Wednesday, due ...
February 5, 2025
-
Associated PressChina Counters with Tariffs on US Products. It Will Also Investigate Google
BEIJING (AP) — China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust in...
February 5, 2025
-
ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Trims Gains as Rising Bets for BOJ Rate Hike, Firmer Yen Weigh (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended marginally higher in volatile trade on Wedne...
February 5, 2025
-
ObituariesHanshin Tigers Legend Yoshio Yoshida Dies at 91
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Yoshio Yoshida, former player and then manager of the Hanshin Tigers professio...
February 5, 2025
-
SumoSumo Scene / Terunofuji Ends Drama-Filled Career of Highs and Lows
Of the 73 wrestlers who have reached the yokozuna rank in sumo history, arguably none have had as...
February 5, 2025
-
Associated PressTrump Won’t Rule Out Deploying US Troops to Support Rebuilding Gaza, Sees ‘Long-Term’ US Ownership
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza...
February 5, 2025
-
General NewsIAEA Head to Visit Nuclear Power Plants in Japan in Feb.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, wil...
February 5, 2025
-
ScienceNasa’s 2 Stuck Astronauts Take 1st Spacewalk Together
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together on Ja...
February 5, 2025
-
Associated PressAt Least 10 Killed at Adult Education Center in What Officials Say is Sweden’s Worst Mass Shooting
At least 10 people, including the gunman, were killed Tuesday at an adult education center in wha...
February 5, 2025
-
CompaniesHonda Asks Nissan to Become Subsidiary
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. has proposed a plan to buy shares in Nissan Motor Co. to mak...
February 5, 2025
-
Defense & SecurityDDoS Cyberattacks Becoming More Sophisticated, Larger in Scale; Damages Used to be Minor, But Now Damages Can Be Significant
An ongoing series of cyberattacks on companies in Japan since the end of last year are found to h...
February 5, 2025
-
Politics & GovernmentIshiba Eyes Boosting Japan-U.S. Cooperation on AI; Solo Press Conference to Follow Summit with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun coordination to announce Japan-U.S. cooperation in the re...
February 5, 2025
-
General NewsTEPCO to Dismantle Treated Water Tanks at Fukushima No. 1 N-Power Plant; Preparing to Build Storage Facilities
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) announced Monday it will dismantle treated wat...
February 4, 2025
-
Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 4)
....
February 4, 2025
-
General News6 Arrested for Involvement in Tourist-Targeted Prostitution Business; Brothels in Kabukicho Catered to Visitors Using Translation App
Six men have been arrested on suspicion of providing rooms for prostitution targeting foreign tou...
February 4, 2025