Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of 2026
Under stricter requi...
2 September 2026 | 8:28 am
Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa retiring with no regrets after 25 seasons
Ishikawa won 188 gam...
2 September 2026 | 8:23 am
Lack of media coverage concerns some quake-hit Kumamoto areas
There have been diff...
2 September 2026 | 8:04 am
Xi begins busiest travel month since 2019 before Trump talks
The travel schedule ...
2 September 2026 | 7:30 am
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion
Once a symbol of Hon...
2 September 2026 | 6:54 am
Australia and U.S. commit $580 million to support Pacific island nations
The funding follows ...
2 September 2026 | 6:54 am
Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood
At least 1,050 peopl...
2 September 2026 | 6:23 am
Fatal floods expose threats to hydropower in the roof of the world
A changing climate i...
2 September 2026 | 6:06 am
Sumo misses out on potential superstar as Hidetora Hanada decides against turning pro
According to a Japan...
2 September 2026 | 5:40 am
For foreign nationals in Japan, are rent hike notices take it or leave it?
Some accept the inev...
2 September 2026 | 4:27 am
The mystery of Port Store, the Japanese convenience store that looks like a Lawson rip-off
What looks like an a...
2 September 2026 | 5:00 am
Lawson convenience store opens its first mobile, trailer-style location in Japan
The new mobile model...
2 September 2026 | 3:00 am
Japan Railways announces unlimited-ride train pass for fall travel
A great way to explo...
2 September 2026 | 1:00 am
Onsen Egg Bukkake Udon Ice Cream makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about sweets
This noodle dessert ...
1 September 2026 | 5:30 pm
Finally! Japan’s big three convenience store chains announce rice ball price reductions
After years of going...
1 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
A real-world Pokémon Poké Ball hotel is opening in Japan at a still-secret location [Video]
Pokémon Sleep evolv...
1 September 2026 | 12:30 pm
Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain, Coco Ichibanya, might be for sale
Economic and cultura...
1 September 2026 | 5:00 am
Family Mart releases Famima convenience store products nationwide, but which ones are worth buying?
We review all the pr...
1 September 2026 | 3:00 am
Tamagotchi evolves into a ring for its 30th anniversary, preorders now open
This new model is th...
1 September 2026 | 1:00 am
Japan’s birth rate rose for the first half of the year for the first time in over a decade
More babies follow t...
31 August 2026 | 4:00 pm
Flock to Tomarigi, the viral app that lets you perch in over 1,000 spots throughout Japan
Letting virtual trav...
31 August 2026 | 2:00 pm
First Pokémon anime movie since 2020 announced, brings new characters and staff to the series [Video]
Pokémon: Wildcard p...
31 August 2026 | 8:30 am
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ニデック、品質不正の調査報告書を受領 再発防止策とあわせ4日公表2 September 2026 | 10:16 am
ジャパネットHD、ツインバードへのTOB取り下げ 対応には不満も2 September 2026 | 10:06 am
ネパール土石流「援助でなく正義と補償を」 外相、米中印に責任問う2 September 2026 | 10:00 am
Panel Calls for Remote Analysis of "Tokuryu" Communications
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji...
2 September 2026 | 9:48 am
Japanese Fibromyalgia Patient Seeks Greater Awareness, Understanding
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji...
2 September 2026 | 9:22 am
Bessent Questions Japan's Economic Policy in May: Report
New York, Sept. 1 (J...
2 September 2026 | 7:40 am
Japan to Subsidize Community Efforts to Prevent Child Suicides
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji...
2 September 2026 | 7:02 am
Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato resumes full-scale training ahead of Autumn meet
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yok...
2 September 2026 | 10:30 am
Mitsubishi Motors unveils revived Pajero model after 7 yr hiatus
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mit...
2 September 2026 | 9:30 am
Taiwan defends attendance at Pacific meeting amid China's 'threat'
KOROR, Palau (Kyodo)...
2 September 2026 | 9:00 am
Hawkish BOJ member calls for 'nimble' approach to interest rate hikes
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- B...
2 September 2026 | 8:39 am
Mitsubishi Motors unveils revived Pajero model after 7-year hiatus
Mitsubishi Motors Co...
2 September 2026 | 10:08 am
Takaichi vows to speed up AI, unmanned defense asset introduction
Prime Minister Sanae...
2 September 2026 | 10:07 am
U.S. national arrested on suspicion of arson and attempted murder at Okinawa hotel
Police in Chatan, Ok...
2 September 2026 | 7:35 am
The Japanese idealist behind the last deradicalization NGO in Somalia
Yosuke Nagai was an ...
2 September 2026 | 7:34 am
Japan PM vows to speed up AI, unmanned defense asset introduction
Prime Minister Sanae...
2 September 2026 | 9:30 am
Nikkei briefly plunges 3% on higher bond yields, Middle East conflict
Tokyo stocks plunged...
2 September 2026 | 9:25 am
Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato resumes full-scale training ahead of Autumn meet
Yokozuna Onosato res...
2 September 2026 | 8:57 am
Putin says strained Japan-Russia relations "entirely Japan's fault"
Russian President Vl...
2 September 2026 | 8:51 am