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Japan’s Words of the Year for 2026
On November 5, the 30 candidates for Japan’s word or phrase of the year were announced....
One in Eight Babies Born via IVF in Japan in 2024
Babies born via in vitro fertilization reached a record 86,473 in Japan in 2024,...
Café Kanazawa-en, Yokohama: Literary Echoes in A Seaside...
Once an exclusive seaside retreat favored by literary icons almost a century ago,...
Threats to the Global Rule of Law: A Warning from the ICC...
Akane Tomoko built her career as a public prosecutor before joining the International...
Japan Timeline for October 2026
Top stories in Japan for October 2026 included the Japanese scientist Soai Kensō’s...
Japan’s GDP Set to Fall to Sixth Worldwide in 2027
The International Monetary Fund projects that the Japanese economy will be overtaken...
Major-League Dreams: Japanese High Schoolers Pioneer a...
Sasaki Rintarō, who played college baseball at Stanford University before signing...
Japan Shifts to “Pay Now, Refund Later” Tax-Free Tourist...
Starting November 1, Japan's new tax-free shopping system will require international...
Sacred Ground: Anime’s Nagano Heartland
The director Miyazaki Hayao and other leading anime creators have a surprising number...
Long Hours, No Breaks for Japan’s Overworked Teachers
Despite administrative efforts to cut overtime, a recent survey finds that unreduced...
The Magazine Culture that Nurtured Shōjo Manga
The twentieth century brought fresh focuses on a number of different audiences in...
Japan Slams Lack of Access to Journalist Arrested in Far...
The FSB arrested the journalist from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper on the Far East...
Japanese businesses secure regulatory support and work...
Egypt’s Ministry of Labor has launched an “Investor Facilitation Unit” to streamline...
KO1KEYZ’s Debut Single ‘KO1KEYZ’ Tops Japan Hot 100, Vaundy’s...
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Kyouhan” rises 8-2.
Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
The FSB said the suspect had been detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region before...
Russia Arrests Japanese Journalist on Suspicion of Spying
The FSB claimed that the journalist had been gathering information on Russia's defense...
NE-YO & MC Jin Take Japan With JP THE WAVY Deal
Pacific Music Group opens in Tokyo and signs JP THE WAVY to a 360 deal aimed at...
See conditions for foreign spouses to get Japanese permanent...
Japan has released requirements for foreign spouses of citizens and netizens to...
See 4 reasons foreigners may have to return their Japanese...
Japan has announced four situations that could require foreigners to return their...
See how foreigners can re-apply for Japan residence card...
Japan has announced how foreigners can replace their residence card in case of loss...
Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter...
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal...
Separatists win Quebec election; could make it harder for...
A separatist party won Quebec's election on Monday, public broadcaster Radio-Canada...
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next...
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has found her next chapter:...
'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower
Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from...
Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark...
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European...
Russia reports worker at Siberian plague institute got...
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an...
Arrested U.S. Marine in Okinawa sent to prosecutors amid...
Okinawa police on Monday sent a U.S. Marine arrested for the alleged robbery-murder...
Former Prince Andrew takes police to court over Epstein...
Britain's judicial office said on Monday a court hearing would take place on Thursday...
Suspect held after woman stabbed with garden shears in...
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Oarai town, Ibaraki Prefecture, on suspicion...
Brisbane 2032 launches cockatoo emblem for Olympics and...
The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become...
A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change,...
The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious...
Braves beat Dodgers to level series; Brewers win thriller...
The Atlanta Braves shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers' star-studded batting line-up...
Merz unveils fresh military aid in Kyiv; says Germany won't...
Germany will not be intimidated into dropping its support for Ukraine, Chancellor...
Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote...
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...
Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as...
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro held a narrowing lead in the first round of Brazil's presidential...
Portugal moves into Nations League knockout stage, Germany...
Portugal became the first team to reach the quarterfinals of the Nations League...
79-year-old woman arrested for kicking supermarket employee...
Police in Kushiro, Hokkaido, have arrested a 79-year-old woman on suspicion of assault...
Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas...
Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government said on Sunday it was...
U.S. Marine arrested on suspicion of robbery-murder in...
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday in Okinawa Prefecture on suspicion...
South Korea captain 'deeply sorry' for gloating about military...
South Korea's Asian Games soccer captain apologized on Sunday for boasting that...
South Korea beats Japan to win men's soccer gold at Asian...
South Korea won men's soccer gold at the Asian Games on Saturday, beating hosts...
Woman's body found in Naha hotel room
The body of a woman in her 20s was found at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture,...
Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in...
Aaron Siever was never a single-party voter. But now, the 41-year-old from southwest...
Asian carmakers besting U.S. rivals at home; China poised...
Major U.S. automakers have watched their domestic market share shrink even more...
McDonald’s Japan officially changes its mascot’s name…to...
On October 1, McDonald’s Japan shocked fans with a surprise announcement that they’re...
Onoda to speed up land purchase law changes after panel...
Japan's minister in charge of issues related to foreigners has vowed to speed up...
Man stabbed in Tokyo apartment; suspect, believed to be...
A man in his 20s was found stabbed in his apartment in Tokyo on Friday morning....
10 injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd in city...
Ten people were injured when a man drove into a crowd in the Australian city of...
9 injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd in city...
A man appeared to lose control of a car that drove into a crowd in the Australian...
Trump heads to Alabama: 'I go there because they want to...
President Donald Trump will continue his midterm campaign swing with a rally in...
Belgium's De Bruyne fires double to sink Turkey; France...
Kevin De Bruyne scored twice as Belgium beat Turkey 3-0, while France were held...
Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’...
A federal court in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration...
Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during...
A woman who says she was gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity told the...
Ex-childcare worker arrested for alleged sexual assault...
Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 23-year-old former childcare worker from...
UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in Fairford air base...
British counterterrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air...
Ukraine seeks Japan's cooperation on drone interception...
Ukraine wants to cooperate with Japan on developing drone interception technology...
Man slashed in neck in Chiba; neighbor arrested for attempted...
Police in Chiba City have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder...
First new F-16V fighter jets arrive in Taiwan to bolster...
The first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived...
First new F-16V fighter jets to arrive in Taiwan to bolster...
The first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V fighter jets ordered in 2019 will arrive...
Putin warns West not to escalate conflict over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous...
New York governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations,...
New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation...
Portugal wins without Ronaldo as Klopp's Germany gets first...
Portugal shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and turned on the style to...
Mayor of Yawata who took maternity leave selected among...
Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, believed to be...
2 dead in multivehicle accident on expressway from Chiba...
Two people in a truck died on Thursday after a multivehicle accident on the expressway...
Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency
Japan on Thursday toughened requirements for foreigners wanting to obtain permanent...
In his career swan song, Kei Nishikori loses to Frances...
Kei Nishikori had an emotional farewell to his tennis career at the Japan Open on...
Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai...
The identity and motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight...
Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but he...
U.S. President Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as he wages...
Tennessee governor halts executions after inmate survives...
The Tennessee governor ordered an outside investigation and halted executions late...
Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts...
Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid...
U.S. government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking...
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but...
Japan's short-term minpaku lodgings still going strong,...
Minpaku, short-term private lodgings for travelers, may include residential properties,...
Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries...
The U..S Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume...
Asian Games crowds in spotlight as 998 spectators watch...
Under 1,000 spectators watched Asian Games hosts Japan beat South Korea in the semifinals...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards appeal to U.S. voters as American...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out U.S. President...