Partial lifting of evacuation order fails to bring life back to Futaba
August 30, 2022
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Kishida Cabinet disapproval rate hits 50% for first time in new poll
October 3, 2022 On the eve of the first anniversary of taking power, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saw his Cabinet's disapproval rating hit 50 percent for the first time, according to a new Asahi Shimbun survey.Kishida vows to ‘restore trust’ after Unification Church scandal
October 3, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is vowing to turn the page on the Unification Church scandal rocking national politics and focus on reviving the beleaguered economy, in part by making the most of the weak yen.
GOVERNMENT STILL WARY
Daughter of Aum Shinrikyo cult leader demands his remains
October 3, 2022 The second daughter of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult leader, who was executed in 2018 for masterminding the deadly sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, is demanding the state turn over his remains and hair to her.
Fire breaks out next to Sapporo’s landmark ‘red brick’ building
October 3, 2022
More children in Japan having severe cases of Omicron variant
October 3, 2022
Rain-wrecked Tadami line reopens in full after 11 years
October 2, 2022
New LDP report falls short on ties with Unification Church
October 1, 2022
Kishida plans measure to help contain rising electricity bills
September 30, 2022
As Japan and China mark 50-year ties, moods are mixed
September 30, 2022
Uniqlo restores old clothes with Japanese hand sewing technique
October 4, 2022
Coming to grips with limitations of electric motorbikes
October 3, 2022
Business sentiments cool as cheap yen, costs weigh on Japan
October 3, 2022
U.S., Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisis
October 3, 2022
Relatives mourn those crushed at Indonesia soccer match
October 3, 2022
Chinese billionaire Richard Liu settles U.S. rape allegation
October 3, 2022
Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research on evolution
October 3, 2022
NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
September 30, 2022
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
September 27, 2022
380 rare, vintage cameras on show at exhibition at Tokyo museum
October 3, 2022
Cultural agency now weighing romanization of Japanese words
October 1, 2022
Work under way to salvage 13th-century Mongol ship’s anchor
September 29, 2022
Last chance to see pagoda at Kofukuji before repairs start
September 27, 2022
JR East to offer ‘random trips’ on Shinkansen at deep discounts
September 26, 2022
Miyajima island ferry fees to rise with new visitor tax of 100 yen
September 25, 2022
Partial lifting of evacuation order fails to bring life back to Futaba
August 30, 2022
Bribery scandal casts focus on ad firms working with Olympics
September 28, 2022
Waste cooking oil prices soar on demand from airline industry
September 7, 2022
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
September 30, 2022
Murakami awarded French international literary prize
June 2, 2022
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
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Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
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