General News
-
Forest-Inspired Staff Uniforms for 2025 Kansai-Osaka Expo Pavilion Unveiled in Tokyo
Forest-inspired uniforms for attendant staff of one of the signature pavilions at the 2025 Osaka-...
December 13, 2024
-
Osaka Expo Participant Countries Actively Promoting Their Pavilions
OSAKA — With about four months left until the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, “Type A” participating coun...
December 13, 2024
-
Toilet Troubles Force JAL, ANA Planes Back to Starting Points; Both Boeing 787-9 Models But Experienced No Common Glitches
A Japan Airlines plane and an All Nippon Airways plane both had toilet-drainage problems that cau...
December 12, 2024
-
Japan’s Hibakusha Speak Of Physical, Emotional Pain Caused by A-Bomb; One Helps With Medical Skill, One With English Skill
OSLO — Two hibakusha atomic bomb survivors on Wednesday called on members of younger generations ...
December 12, 2024
-
Bidding for Fin Whale Meat Reaches ¥100,000 per Kilo at Sapporo Market
Bidding for raw meat from fin whales caught off the coast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, was held at the Sa...
December 12, 2024
-
Production of Kadomatsu Bamboo Decorations for New Year Reaches Peak in Japan’s Chiba Pref.
CHIBA — Workers at Soshi, a gardening company in Tonosho, Chiba Prefecture, are busy preparing ka...
December 12, 2024
-
Japan Nobel Peace Prize Winner Delegation Meets Norwegian Prime Minister; Nihon Hidankyo Cochair Expresses Hope for Ban on Use of Nuclear Weapons
OSLO — Terumi Tanaka, 92, a cochair of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Suffe...
December 12, 2024
-
Freight Train Derails at Sendai Station in Kagoshima Pref.; Operation at Sendai-Kumanojo Stations to Be Suspended All Day
A 12-car freight train derailed at Sendai Station on the JR Kagoshima Line in Satsumasendai, Kago...
December 12, 2024
-
Risk of Nuclear Weapons Being Used Greater Than Ever; Support Growing in Russia As Ukraine War Continues
ZURICH/OSLO — Next year will mark 80 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagas...
December 12, 2024
-
Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, Hidankyo Cochair Tanaka Urges Unity to Head Off Nuclear Apocalypse
OSLO — Terumi Tanaka, cochair for Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers ...
December 11, 2024
-
Nihon Hidankyo Exec Says Receiving Nobel Peace Prize Not Goal; A-Bomb Survivor Determined to Continue Sharing Stories in English
OSLO — Masako Wada, assistant secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and ...
December 11, 2024
-
Torchlight March Marks Hibakusha Group’s Nobel Win;A-Bomb Survivors, Supporters Chant, ‘No More War’
A torchlight procession to celebrate this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was held in cent...
December 11, 2024
-
A-Bomb Survivors in Japan’s Hiroshima, Nagasaki Celebrate Nobel Peace Prize Award; Hibakusha Says Honor to Receive Award, But Have to Protect Peace
Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki watched the live stream of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan ...
December 11, 2024
-
In Oslo, Hidankyo Appeals For End to Nuclear Arms; Japanese Hibakusha Group Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO — Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) received thi...
December 11, 2024
-
Bear Killed While Crossing Highway in Northern Japan; 2 Vehicles Damaged in Early Morning Accident
A bear was struck by a car while crossing a highway in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, at about 5:30 a....
December 11, 2024
"Society" POPULAR ARTICLE
- Record 320 School Staff Punished for Sex Offenses in Japan
- Miho Nakayama, Japanese Actress and Singer, Found Dead at Her Tokyo Residence; She was 54 (UPDATE 1)
- Central Tokyo Observes 1st Snow of Season; 25 Days Earlier than Last Winter
- Risk of Nuclear Weapons Being Used Greater Than Ever; Support Growing in Russia As Ukraine War Continues
- Overtourism Grows as Snow Cap Appears on Mt. Fuji; Local Municipalities Hard Pressed to Establish Countermeasures
JN TOP STORIES
- Explore the World Expo: Significance of the Event / Experience Life With AI-Powered Robots; Exhibition Will Display Machines Capable of Conversing And Doing Dangerous Jobs
- Sony Celebrates 30 Years of PlayStation; Gaming Computers, Rising Costs Put Pressure on Entertainment Icon
- Mitsubishi Motors Seen As Key to S.E. Asia in Honda, Nissan Talks; Japanese Makers Face Chinese Challenge In Region
- JR Yokosuka Line Temporarily Suspended for a Second Time in One Day; Current Suspension is Due To Fire
- Japan’s Foreign Minister meets China’s Premier; Iwaya, Li Agree To Foster Further Dialogue
- Nippon TV Network Broadcasters Officially Decide to Start Joint Holding Company; Regional Broadcasters in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka Will Launch Venture in April 2025
- Ex-Yankee Tanaka Signs With Yomiuri Giants; Veteran Player Says He Wants to ‘Prove’ He Can Still Play
- Detours Render Closed Route in Noto Peninsula Passable Again; Bypass Nakaya And Hosaka Tunnels Blocked Due to Earthquake And Flooding
- JCC Captain, Copilot Misconceived Instruction in Tokyo Crash