China confirms Xi’s first trip to U.S. in nearly three years
The visit to Washing...
21 September 2026 | 9:04 am
Philippine-born woman plans first visit to father’s native Okinawa
The 90-year-old seco...
21 September 2026 | 8:48 am
Former South Korean military officers sentenced to prison over 2024 martial law incident
Then-South Korean Pr...
21 September 2026 | 8:24 am
South Korea presidential chief of staff resigns amid slide in support for Lee
President Lee Jae My...
21 September 2026 | 8:09 am
Takaichi faces balancing act in meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Sanae...
21 September 2026 | 8:00 am
A century on, search continues for Nagoya’s missing ‘blue-eyed dolls’
No American dolls gi...
21 September 2026 | 7:25 am
Ukrainians are bracing for worst wartime winter of airstrikes
Last year's prolonge...
21 September 2026 | 7:14 am
Japan raises the bar on residency. Cue the outrage.
Critics, and some re...
21 September 2026 | 7:05 am
Car-floating sheets selling well to cope with increasing flood risk in Japan
If you can’t b...
21 September 2026 | 5:00 am
Tokyo cafe challenges customers to play with their food? Challenge accepted!
Riding the waves and...
21 September 2026 | 3:00 am
Three Daiso ideas for a super-cheap but still cool (or cute) Halloween look
Further proof that n...
21 September 2026 | 1:00 am
Only two Yoshinoya branches in all of Japan are on a train platform, and this is one of them
Gyudon on the go in ...
20 September 2026 | 5:30 pm
Japanese sweet potato ice cream season! Häagen-Dazs and Muji take different paths to our hearts
Two completely diffe...
20 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
Japanese convenience store is very focused with its new bento…maybe TOO focused
Lawson’s crazy cor...
20 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
Studio Ghibli releases new anime socks that pay tribute to characters from four different movies
Cosy up in colder we...
20 September 2026 | 5:00 am
Gang of angry monkeys surrounds and attacks Japanese man in hot spring town
Morning walk interru...
19 September 2026 | 4:00 pm
Fox spotted in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Japanese Internet wonders if it’s a shapeshifting spirit [Video]
Foxes rarely venture...
19 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
JAL first class cakes can be bought for a bargain, but are they as bougie as they seem?
In Japan, a cake tha...
19 September 2026 | 5:00 am
Naked illuminates Kyoto’s cultural traditions in Nijo Castle’s latest digital art spectacular
Featuring night-lit ...
19 September 2026 | 1:00 am
New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month
Bandai Namco’s sto...
18 September 2026 | 5:30 pm
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Moment of Silence Marks 2 Years since Noto Rain Disaster
Kanazawa, Ishikawa P...
21 September 2026 | 8:55 am
Philippine-Born Woman Plans 1st Visit to Father's Native Okinawa
Manila, Sept. 21 (Ji...
21 September 2026 | 5:19 am
Daily Food Spending below 500 Yen among Needy People in Japan
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jij...
21 September 2026 | 12:00 am
Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Disney Halloween' starts at Tokyo Disney Resort
A special event, &qu...
21 September 2026 | 7:00 am
AI safety looms as major Xi-Trump summit topic amid intensifying race
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A...
21 September 2026 | 6:56 am
Baseball: Suzuki breaks home run drought as Cubs hammer Reds
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Ky...
21 September 2026 | 6:51 am
Japan braces for heavy rain, strong winds as typhoon nears eastern coast
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A l...
21 September 2026 | 6:42 am
Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms
Italian Prime Minist...
21 September 2026 | 7:43 am
3-year-old boy dies after being caught up in drunk driving crash
A 3-year-old boy has...
21 September 2026 | 7:40 am
IOC president praises Asian Games lodging but acknowledges wooden cabins a 'little tight'
Kirsty Coventry, the...
21 September 2026 | 7:35 am
Japan braces for heavy rain, strong winds as typhoon nears eastern coast
A large typhoon was ...
21 September 2026 | 4:37 am
Baseball: Suzuki breaks home run drought as Cubs hammer Reds
Seiya Suzuki broke h...
21 September 2026 | 4:20 am
BREAKING NEWS: Typhoon may disrupt bullet train services between Tokyo, western Japan: JR
BREAKING NEW...
21 September 2026 | 1:34 am