October 27, 2021
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chaired the first meeting of a council for the realization of a new form of capitalism Tuesday, kicking off discussions on a “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution [of wealth]”, a concept he promotes. The council’s main topic of discussion will be measures to ...
Although she was setting out on a new phase of her life, former Princess Mako’s smile was subdued at the press conference she gave on Tuesday. There was no wedding ceremony for the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, no one-time marriage allowance paid by the state, and the public was not gi...
Bukatsu, or extracurricular club activities, are a veritable rite of passage for students at Japan’s junior high and high schools. Although offering formative experiences that teach camaraderie and hard work, school clubs have also been the focus of criticism in recent years — requiring studen...
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Sunao Tsuboi, leader of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who spearheaded antinuclear campaigns in Japan and abroad, died of anemia-caused arrhythmia at a hospital ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp. said Tuesday that it will stop collecting penalties at the end of January 2022 from users who cancel their subscription contracts befor...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that his country will work together with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to advance efforts to ensure a free and open Indo...
A continued rebound in digital ad spending at Google drove its parent company’s profit up 68% in the third quarter. Mountain View, California-based Alphabet Inc. said Tuesday that it earned $18.9...
While Pakistan gears up for the biggest measles rubella campaign in global history at a time when the number of active coronavirus cases has dropped to 26,237 across the country, no arrangement has be...
Chinese companies are speeding up their digital transformation and deploying innovative technologies including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and big data to improve operational efficiency a...
After weeks of reopening, many locals in Ho Chi Minh City say they are enjoying the “new normal” life. Ngoc Anh, 28, told Viet Nam News that she had never realized how delicious a cup of coffee at...
Shigeo Nagashima, the first person in the world of baseball to be selected to receive the Order of Culture, told reporters Tuesday he never thought he would earn the accolade. “I can’t ask for a...
The newly restored Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces have been unveiled, as preservation and repair work on the World Heritage site has almost been completed. A year has been spent since October 2020 ...
NAHA — Researchers have found traces of red pigment on a 23,000-year-old bead unearthed in Okinawa Prefecture, making the artifact the oldest-known, artificially colored accessory discovered in Japa...
The marriage press conference held by former Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, and her college classmate Kei Komuro ended in a little over 10 minutes on Tuesday, with a plan...
The electricity supply is expected to face its severest crunch of the past 10 years this winter, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry announced Tuesday. The ministry cited as reasons the stagnat...
HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s two-way All-Star season with the Los Angeles Angels was so unprecedented that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented a special award to recognize ...
Pledging to create a “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution [of wealth],” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa to draft an urgent prop...
“It can happen suddenly to anyone. If you find a colleague suffering at your workplace, reach out to help them,” urged the family of a man whose suicide in 2019 was recognized by labor authorities...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to ...
Books transport us beyond time and space into a new world. It is important to cherish our encounters with each book that adds color to life and enriches the soul. Today (Oct. 27) is Characters and P...
Nearly half of suicides related to being overworked occurred less than a week after the person suffered from depression or other mood disorders, according to a labor ministry analysis. Many of them...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’...
The latest in our series of stories related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination situation in Japan are presented below. Also, clicking on “Latest coronavirus data” will lead to graphics t...
The following series of graphics can help visualize the spread of the novel coronavirus and the vaccination progress in Japan. Also included is a chart comparing global cases as a percentage of popula...
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Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, married her university classmate Kei Komuro on Tuesday. An Imperial Household Agency official submitted the couple’s marriage registrat...
The landmark building in front of the west exit of Shinagawa Station in Tokyo is giving a big thank you to passersby before its demolition, set to begin in November. Through Oct. 29, the facade of t...
The newlywed daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, Mako Komuro, and her husband Kei held a press conference Tuesday afternoon at a hotel in Tokyo after their marriage registration was accepted by the Shi...
Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, married on Tuesday and left the Imperial family. On this occasion, The Yomiuri Shimbun has examined the activiti...
Former Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, is expected to start her new married life in New York, where her husband Kei Komuro lives. ■ Rent They will begin their honeym...
An increasing number of people are suffering from long-term aftereffects of the novel coronavirus, with the diverse range of symptoms including fatigue and cognitive issues. Some are even experiencing...
FUKUSHIMA — A school in Fukushima Prefecture damaged by tsunami during the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 has reopened as the prefecture’s first officially designated ruins to preserve the me...
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Daniel Mulcahy shares his experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national government auth...
Ana Maricic shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national government authori...
Celine Chan Hui Juan shares her experiences as participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, which is administered through the collaboration of Japan’s local and national governmen...
Even amid the hard times of the pandemic, internationally renowned jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara has dedicated herself to making music. Her new album “Silver Lining Suite” — released under the grou...
WARSAW — Japanese pianists won the second and fourth prizes in the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in the Polish capital on Thursday. Kyohei Sorita won joint second prize and Aimi K...
A young messiah finally finds his calling — after two long hours and change — in “Dune” (which, it should be noted, is actually “Dune: Part 1,” although this fact is not exactly well adver...
