Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
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Kishida is way too defensive as he tries to avoid missteps
January 22, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s answers to questions in the Diet about his policy speech were couched in polite terms but mostly came across as empty and without substance. Kishida will risk being accused of shying away from taking political responsibility if he keeps trying to avoid costly blunders in the leadup to the Upper House election this summer.Downing Street scandal begs question: Is party over?
January 22, 2022 When David Cameron was Britain’s prime minister in 2016, he came under fire from the media over a matter that had nothing to do with money or sex. It was reported that he was planning to send his 9-year-old son to an exclusive preparatory school.
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Strong quake hits eastern Kyushu, causing minor injuries
January 22, 2022 A strong offshore earthquake struck Oita and Miyazaki prefectures in southern Japan early Jan. 22, causing minor injuries among startled residents but no major damage other than burst water mains.
Panel: Tokyo on pace for 18,000 new COVID-19 cases next week
January 21, 2022
Tokyo, Osaka again set daily COVID-19 record
January 21, 2022
Suicides dip for 1st time in two years but remain above 20,000
January 21, 2022
Rengo’s anger at JCP reflected in rare election policy flip
January 22, 2022
Biden, Kishida agree to boost security, economic cooperation
January 22, 2022
10 officials disciplined for shady compiling of economic stats
January 21, 2022
Toyota production in Japan hit by parts crunch from COVID-19
January 21, 2022
Insect farming is booming amid demand for more sustainable food
January 21, 2022
Gas prices inch toward 170-yen level that would trigger subsidy
January 20, 2022
‘Wuhan, I Am Here’: Film follows volunteers in sealed city
January 22, 2022
Diplomat says Tongan survival story fits with events
January 22, 2022
Fed study on digital currency leans toward role for banks
January 22, 2022
From the jaws of defeat, eels can escape through predators’ gills
January 22, 2022
Website owner not guilty over nonconsensual bitcoin mining
January 21, 2022
Shock waves blamed for high tidal surge after Tonga eruption
January 17, 2022
Anthology to feature Tezuka’s works from childhood years
January 20, 2022
3 unpublished plays by Shusaku Endo found in author’s museum
January 19, 2022
Baseball manga pioneer Shinji Mizushima dies at 82
January 18, 2022
Kusatsu named most popular onsen resort for the 1st time
January 20, 2022
For a quick curry fix, MSDF ship fare now comes in sealed pouches
January 19, 2022
Oldest tramcar back in business in Osaka after refurbishment
January 18, 2022
Evacuees spend 1st night at home in Futaba since nuclear disaster
January 21, 2022
NHK apologizes for false label of ‘paid protester’ against Olympics
January 10, 2022
Insect farming is booming amid demand for more sustainable food
January 21, 2022
GOHAN LAB/ Sweet simmered black soybeans: Keep liquid from boiling over to get plump, shiny ‘kuromame’
January 5, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 21, 2022
AUTHORS ALIVE!: Writers Murata, Asai listen to each other read their own novels
December 31, 2021
African wild dogs skilled predators in sharp decline
December 24, 2021
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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.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.
