Please disable the ad blocking feature.

To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.

This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.

Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

  • The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • Japanese
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SIGN UP
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SIGN UP
  • Latest News
  • Most Read
  • Politics
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
    • US Presidential Election
  • News Services
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku
  • Latest News
  • Most Read
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • World
  • News Services
  • Editorial & Columns
  • Sports
  • Science & Nature
  • Culture
  • JN Specialities
  • Features
  • Sudoku
  • Home Page
  • Latest News
  • Most Read
  • Politics.
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society.
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business.
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World.
    • US Presidential Election
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
  • News Services.
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns.
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports.
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature.
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture.
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties.
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features.
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku

Hot word :

  • #Great East Japan Earthquake
  • #Sanae Takaichi
  • #World Baseball Classic
  • #Cherry Blossom
  • #Milano Cortina 2026
  • LOGIN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • LOGIN
  • SIGN UP
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • SIGN UP
  • Latest News
  • Most Read
  • Politics
    • Politics & Government
    • Defense & Security
    • Elections
    • Political Series
    • G7 Summit
  • Society
    • General News
    • Crime & Courts
    • Imperial Family
    • Obituaries
    • Social Series
    • Coronavirus
    • Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Companies
    • Markets
    • Business Series
    • YIES
  • World
    • US Presidential Election
    • Asia - Pacific
    • US & Canada
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Wider World
    • Global
  • News Services
    • Jiji Press
    • Washington Post
    • Associated Press
    • Reuters
    • AFP - Jiji
  • Editorial & Columns
    • Yomiuri Editorial
    • Political Pulse
    • Insights into the World
    • Cultural Viewpoints
    • Outside Contributors
    • Asia Inside Review
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Other Sports
    • Soccer World Cup
    • Olympics & Paralympics
  • Science & Nature
    • Science
    • Technology
    • Environment
    • Climate Change
  • Culture
    • Manga & Anime
    • Film & TV
    • Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
    • Performing Arts
    • Art
    • Fashion
    • Music
    • Books & Literature
    • Museums
  • JN Specialties
    • Perspectives
    • Donald Keene’s Legacy
    • Ramen of Japan
    • Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPAN
    • Decommissioning Fukushima
    • Weekly Edition
    • Vantage Point
    • Video
  • Features
    • Delicious
    • Japan in Focus
    • Travel Spots
    • Troubleshooter
    • Neko Pitcher
    • Political Cartoons
  • Sudoku

Hot word :

  • #Great East Japan Earthquake
  • #Sanae Takaichi
  • #World Baseball Classic
  • #Cherry Blossom
  • #Milano Cortina 2026
Home>Society>General News
Society

General News

  • 1
  • …
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • …
  • 509
  • Eiichi Shibusawa Gift Shop to Sell Snack Bread Resembling New ¥10,000 Bill Featuring Meiji-era Businessman

    To commemorate the upcoming issuance of a new \10,000 bill featuring Meiji-era luminary Eiichi Sh...

    April 17, 2024

  • 40-Centimeter-Long Snake Caught on Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train; Passenger Alerted Station Staff

    A passenger aboard the Tokaido Shinkansen, which departed from Nagoya for Tokyo, alerted staff at...

    April 17, 2024

  • Yellow Sand Expected to Prevail Japan Through Thursday; Visibility to Drop Below 10 Kilometers in Regions

    Yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas of the Japanese archipelago from Tuesday night ...

    April 16, 2024

  • Stolen Buddhist Statue Returned to Nara Prefecture Temple via Online Auction Bidder

    NARA — A retuning ceremony was held on Saturday for a Buddha statue that had been stolen from a t...

    April 16, 2024

  • Record High in Syphilis Cases Among Pregnant Women in Japan; Three-Fourths Had No Confirmed Symptoms at Time of Diagnosis

    A total of 383 pregnant women were infected with syphilis in 2023, the highest number for Japan s...

    April 16, 2024

  • Kyoto Survey: 90% of Respondents ‘Annoyed’ by Overcrowding on Public Transport due to Tourists

    KYOTO — In a survey of Kyoto residents on their attitudes toward tourism, 90% of respondents poin...

    April 16, 2024

  • Victims of 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes Remembered; 276 people Died in Southern Japan’s Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures

    KUMAMOTO — Bereaved family members and others offered prayers on Sunday for the victims of the 20...

    April 15, 2024

    #Earthquake #Kumamoto
  • Areas on Sea of Japan Side, Northern Japan Log Temperatures Above 30 C; 26.8 Recorded in Central Tokyo

    Temperatures spiked in various parts of the country on Monday, with over 30 locations setting a n...

    April 15, 2024

  • UNESCO-Recognized Takayama Spring Festival Sees Floats Under Cherry Blossoms

    A traditional spring festival recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage was held in Ta...

    April 15, 2024

    #Gifu #Festival #Cherry Blossom
  • Self-Built Pavilions at Osaka-Kansai Expo Likely to Drop from 60 to 40; Some Countries Likely to Change Type of Pavilion

    The number of countries that will construct their own pavilions for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is...

    April 15, 2024

  • Over 40% of Local Governments Face Issues with Solar Power Facilities; Ministry Survey Covered Municipalities in 24 Prefectures

    More than 40% of local governments have experienced issues with solar power generating facilities...

    April 14, 2024

  • Kumamoto Quake Victims Remembered 8 Years On

    Kumamoto (Jiji Press)—A ceremony was held Sunday to remember the 276 victims of a pair of powerfu...

    April 14, 2024

  • Shinkansen Services Suspended After Man ‘Searches for Phone’ on Tracks; Disruption Affects About 14,000 Passengers

    Services on the Tokaido Shinkansen were temporarily suspended Saturday night after a man who said...

    April 14, 2024

  • Uniforms for Osaka Expo Venue Staff Unveiled

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Uniforms for people who will work at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in...

    April 14, 2024

  • Taiwan’s Public-Private Cooperation Allowed City to Act Quickly After Quake; Taiwan Modeled Disaster Response After Japan’s System

    HUALIEN, Taiwan — After a powerful earthquake occurred off Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 3, p...

    April 14, 2024

  • 1
  • …
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • …
  • 509

Top Articles in Society

  • Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession
  • Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
  • Bus Carrying 40 Passengers Catches Fire on Chuo Expressway; All Evacuate Safely
  • Tokyo Skytree’s Elevator Stops, Trapping 20 People; All Rescued (Update 1)
  • Ibaraki Pref.’s 1st Foreign Bus Driver Hired in Tsukuba

JN TOP STORIES

  • JR Joban Line Suspends Service Between Shinagawa and Toride Due to Accident
  • 78% Interested in Reconstruction from 2011 Disaster; Concern Higher among Older Respondents
  • Tepco’s Rebuilding Still Far from Complete; Effects of 2011 Fukushima Accident Still Hang over Firm’s Head 15 Years Later
  • G7 Agrees to Support Global Energy Supply Amid Soaring Oil Prices Following Attacks on Iran
  • Fears of a Long Mideast War Drive Crude Oil Prices Skyward
  • Nissan to Work with Uber on Autonomous Driving, Aims to Provide Unmanned Ride-Hailing Services Domestically, Internationally
  • 2nd Japanese Govt-Chartered Flight Brings 281 Back from Middle East
  • Japan’s Takaichi Considers Using Reserve Funds to Counter Rising Electricity, Gas Costs; Says Government Has Not Determined Mideast Situation to Be Survival-Threatening
  • Japanese Storyteller Revives Rakugo to Keep Memory of World War II Alive
  • Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Muraoka Takes Silver in Women’s Para Alpine Super-G Sitting After Recovering From Multiple Injuries

The Japan News / Weekly Edition

Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable fomat.

Read more

    1. The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
    2. X_en

      eng

    3. X_jp

      jp

    4. Subscription of Newspaper
  • Politics
    Society
    Business
    World
    News Services
    Editorial & Columns
    Sports
    Science & Nature
    Culture
    JN Specialties
    Features
    Video
  • About us
    Membership Terms & Conditions
    Website Policies
    FAQ
    Advertise

© 2026 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun