INTERVIEW/ Alexander Kmentt: Diplomat from Austria calls for patience with nuke ban treaty
September 1, 2023
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Japan held secret talks with North Korea in March and again in May
September 29, 2023 Japan initiated secret talks with North Korean officials on two occasions this spring in an apparent attempt to reopen negotiations on resolving the decades-old abduction issue once and for all.Want to be a sumo wrestler? Weight, height no longer matter
September 29, 2023 With the ranks of prospective sumo wrestlers thinning out, the Japan Sumo Association is beefing up recruitment by dropping the height and weight requirements from its recruitment test.
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Zookeeper killed in lion attack at safari park in Fukushima
September 29, 2023 A veteran zookeeper was killed in an apparent lion attack after he was possibly dragged into a cage at Tohoku Safari Park in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 28.
Osaka inks deal to open casino resort in 2030 on artificial island
September 29, 2023
Second round of treated nuclear water release set to begin Oct. 5
September 29, 2023
Ex-gangster rewinds troubled life, admitted to Keio University
September 29, 2023
‘Clerical error’ cited for wrong dates in report by Kishida group
September 29, 2023
Ukraine looks to Shinkansen to build rails to Western allies
September 29, 2023
Japanese official to head fighter jet project with Britain and Italy
September 27, 2023
Asian shares fall over China worries, Seoul trading closed for a holiday
September 28, 2023
Sushiro offers virtual conveyor-belt sushi instead of real thing
September 28, 2023
Amazon sued by FTC and 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices
September 28, 2023
Marcos says Philippines is not looking for trouble but will defend waters against Chinese aggression
September 29, 2023
East Timor president says China military cooperation ‘never discussed’
September 29, 2023
As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
September 29, 2023
Lunar startup ispace delays NASA-sponsored mission to 2026
September 29, 2023
Tech town joins effort to launch 1st private rover to the moon
September 23, 2023
Early warning: Influenza epidemic alert issued for Tokyo
September 22, 2023
TASTE OF LIFE/ Croquette in bacalhau style: Get a feel for Portugal with popular fish finger food dish
September 28, 2023
Film director O cites career, family juggling for 8-year hiatus
September 28, 2023
Hobby shop chain to open world-class store in Shizuoka
September 27, 2023
Miyajima to start charging visitors 100 yen to access shrine island
September 29, 2023
‘Monsters’ staff Yamanashi resort hotel for Halloween fun
September 26, 2023
Discounted passports offered to all Miyazaki residents
September 26, 2023
RUGBY/ Japan already looking forward to ‘Grand Final’ against Argentina
September 29, 2023
Japan beat Samoa to keep last eight hopes alive, England through to quarters
September 29, 2023
MLB/ Shohei Ohtani headlines majors’ soon-to-be free agents, and there’s a sizable gap to the next name
September 27, 2023
INTERVIEW/ Alexander Kmentt: Diplomat from Austria calls for patience with nuke ban treaty
September 1, 2023
‘Open your eyes.’ Hundreds hold protest at TEPCO headquarters
August 24, 2023
Former Olympic official: Rigged bids needed for successful Games
July 6, 2023
Nagano turns to plants for straws to weed out plastic in oceans
July 20, 2023
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 29, 2023
Long-awaited novel by Haruki Murakami hits stores in Japan
April 13, 2023
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
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