Hibakusha, NGOs to attend U.N. meeting on nuclear weapons
November 27, 2023
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Japan Post to hike postage fees for the first time since 1994
December 19, 2023 Faced with rising costs and declining usage, Japan Post Co. will raise postal rates by around 30 percent next fall, marking the first increase in three decades.‘Nowhere to go’: African refugee applicants camp in Tokyo park
December 19, 2023 In late November, about 10 men from central Africa gathered for a meal at the guest rooms in a Christian church in Tokyo. They were given a haven by the church when they were camping out in a park in Tokyo.
‘SINCERE’ APOLOGIES ISSUED
Investigators search offices of LDP’s
Abe, Nikai factions in funds scandal
Hair-removal chain goes bankrupt, leaves creditors behind
December 19, 2023
Japan’s central bank keeps its negative interest rate unchanged, says it’s watching wage trends
December 19, 2023
Yen slides after BOJ stands pat on ultra-loose policy
December 19, 2023
CDP focuses on LDP scandal but gets no tailwind from voters
December 19, 2023
Survey: 58% say Kishida must go; Cabinet approval rate slips to 23%
December 18, 2023
Malaysian leader says ‘Look East’ policy now includes China
December 18, 2023
Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
December 19, 2023
Cab operators to run ridesharing services in some areas from April
December 18, 2023
Asian shares mostly lower as Bank of Japan meets, China property shares fall
December 18, 2023
Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged U.S. customs and taxes after China’s ban on vaping flavors
December 19, 2023
Troops on South Korean side re-arm at border village amid tensions with North
December 19, 2023
Philippines president says diplomatic efforts with China heading “in poor direction”
December 19, 2023
Seasonal flu cases across Japan reach ‘alert level’
December 16, 2023
Study: Sitting too long raises the risk in women for breast cancer
December 15, 2023
Absent students in Kumamoto can now attend school via robot
December 13, 2023
Japan hopes to put calligraphy on UNESCO’s intangible list
December 19, 2023
Actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s hit memoir achieves Guinness record
December 18, 2023
Legendary sword ‘Sanchomo’ goes on show at the Setouchi museum
December 18, 2023
Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan/ Shirakawago: We fold our hands in prayer to give thanks for saved history
December 19, 2023
‘Jewel of Shonan’ stops visitors in their tracks at Enoshima island
December 17, 2023
Winter lights show in Osaka bathes Tower of Sun in radiance
December 15, 2023
Hibakusha, NGOs to attend U.N. meeting on nuclear weapons
November 27, 2023
Study: Those in long-term care more at risk after 2011 quake
December 11, 2023
Ex-Tokyo Games exec claims innocence in bribery scandal
December 14, 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
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December 15, 2023
Spain’s royals honor Asturias prize winners, including Haruki Murakami
October 21, 2023
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
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