Oslo gets lesson in origami cranes at Nobel Prize ceremony
January 10, 2025
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56% of Tokyo women and 15% of men groped on trains
January 10, 2025 More than 50 percent of women in Tokyo have fallen victim to “chikan” groping while riding on or waiting for trains, usually without any consequences for the perpetrator, a survey shows.MPD sets up team to tackle ‘scouting’ group for prostitution
January 10, 2025 A “scouting” group gained about 7 billion yen ($44 million) for introducing women to around 350 sex businesses around Japan between July 2019 and October 2024, Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department said.
SERVICES OUT OF WHACK
JR East consults priest over mystery illness plaguing drivers
January 10, 2025 East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) admitted it feared evil spirits could be behind a series of unexplained health issues among train drivers in Tokyo that resulted in repeated overruns and other operational disruptions.
Student arrested after 8 injured in hammer attack at university
January 10, 2025
Ex-SMAP idol apologizes for causing ‘trouble’ with woman
January 10, 2025
Politicians in Okinawa gather to protest latest sex crime case
January 10, 2025
Japanese foreign minister to attend Trump swearing-in
January 11, 2025
Biden aide calls partnership with Tokyo and Seoul ‘institutionalized’
January 9, 2025
Ishiba departs for Southeast Asia to bolster regional security ties
January 9, 2025
Asian shares slide further as rate cut, tariff worries hit market sentiment
January 10, 2025
Japan’s ‘Big 3’ automakers still face uphill EV battle in China
January 10, 2025
Hyundai Motor Group to invest record $16.7 billion in South Korea this year
January 9, 2025
South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny
January 10, 2025
What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires
January 10, 2025
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon’s lawyers warn detention may spark ‘civil war’
January 10, 2025
The perfect tool to catch a satisfying nap on the run
January 9, 2025
Method found to keep fruit and veg fresh in the blink of an eye
January 7, 2025
JR Tokai to mount solar cells on bullet train noise barriers
January 5, 2025
Troubled artist finds solace in photorealistic drawings
January 11, 2025
Princess Kako visits ‘Pokemon x Kogei’ exhibit, knows her stuff
January 10, 2025
A couple of dedicated followers of fashion in Tokyo
January 10, 2025
Riverside outdoor spa ‘for 1,000 bathers’ open until Feb. 28
January 10, 2025
Toyama, Osaka make the NYT’s list of places to go in 2025
January 9, 2025
Kyoto to raise accommodation tax up to 10,000 yen a day
January 9, 2025
Oslo gets lesson in origami cranes at Nobel Prize ceremony
January 10, 2025
Fukushima poet Ryoichi Wago on cusp of finding global fame
December 31, 2024
Ex-Tokyo Games exec claims innocence in bribery scandal
December 14, 2023
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
May 15, 2024
GOHAN LAB/ Japanese rolled omelet flavored with dashi stock: 3 keys to getting the hang of making extra-fluffy omelets
April 6, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 3, 2025
Haruki Murakami given honorary Ph.D. by alma mater
December 18, 2024
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II