In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
July 5, 2025 NEW
599-meter Mt. Takaosan among highest for hiking accidents
July 5, 2025 NEW
81-year-old woman dies in apparent bear attack in home
July 4, 2025
Chinese woman accused of giving tourists a lift without a license
July 4, 2025
Airlines in Japan to ban storing power banks in overhead lockers
July 4, 2025
Residents of quake-hit isle in southern Japan begin evacuating
July 4, 2025
Japan’s heat-stressed matcha tea output struggles to meet soaring global demand
July 4, 2025
U.S. military apologizes for sexual assault case in Okinawa
July 3, 2025
Quake rumor in Hong Kong forces canceling of Japan flights
July 3, 2025
Strong quakes roil Kagoshima islands, fissure in schoolyard
July 3, 2025
Survey: LDP the most popular party; rate still down for DPP
July 3, 2025
Emperor to honor wartime detainees during visit to Mongolia
July 3, 2025
Manga doomsday prediction spooks tourists to Japan
July 3, 2025
Japan invokes national interest as tariff talks with U.S. struggle
July 3, 2025
Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
July 3, 2025
Drones deployed to famed surfing beach in Chiba for tsunami alert
July 3, 2025
Pedophile teacher scourge fuels calls for school cameras
July 2, 2025
723 municipalties told to prepare for Nankai Trough quake
July 2, 2025
Number of A-bomb survivors falls below 100,000
July 2, 2025
EU urges Japan to suspend death penalty after execution
July 2, 2025
Candidates with foreign roots hit by ‘hate speech’ in Tokyo election
July 2, 2025
Turn up the AC: Japan records hottest June in almost 130 years
July 2, 2025
JR East pitches overnight service to Aomori from Tokyo in 2027
July 2, 2025
Kyoto Women’s University bucks coeducational trend
July 1, 2025
Over 700 quakes rattle islands off Kagoshima, no rest for a week
July 1, 2025
Researchers find a cause of ALS, raising hopes for new treatments
July 1, 2025
Grandparents enlisted to help recruit future police officers
July 1, 2025
Mt. Fuji climbing season starts with new safety measures
July 1, 2025
Survey: 46% of large companies oppose cut in consumption tax
July 1, 2025
Tax revenue for FY 2024 expected to hit record high 75 trillion yen
July 1, 2025
