August 14, 2020
SEOUL — A private facility established to support former so-called comfort women in South Korea through donations it collected over the past five years has misappropriated almost the funds to buy land and for other purposes, a joint public-private inspection team has announced. The team’s find...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians. The historic deal delivered a key foreig...
Coupons issued by local governments to help spark the tourism industry in areas hit hard by the pandemic have been popping up on online auctions, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. This has created a...
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female part-time worker in my 50s and I’m worried that my husband may be addicted to his smartphone. As soon as he wakes up in the morning, he plays games on his phon...
Sales of summer goods have started to pick up amid the later-than-usual heat wave, with this year’s top sellers reflecting new habits adopted in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and people...
The government will boost its stockpile of rare metals in order to secure a stable supply as Japan depends heavily on imports from China and other countries, sources said. It will also help Japanese...
Scorching summer temperatures rose nationwide in Japan on Thursday, hitting 35 C or higher before noon at more than 64 observation points — including one in central Tokyo — to officially make it ...
The nation’s 19 leading railway operators, including publicly traded JR firms, posted consolidated net losses totaling about ¥501.5 billion for the April-June first quarter of fiscal 2020. These nu...
Moves to automate agricultural machinery are accelerating in order to improve work efficiency and productivity, but there are still many challenges to overcome before such technology spreads to ordina...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow appeared in a video uploaded to YouTube following her release on bail Tuesday night after being arrested by Hong Kong police. In the video, ...
MIYAZAKI — A taxi company has expanded its services to include visiting family grave sites on behalf of their clients as a means of coping with the “new normal” amid the spread of the novel coro...
More members of the soon-to-split Democratic Party for the People plan to participate in a merger with fellow opposition party the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan than the remaining members t...
New living quarters for giant pandas called the “Panda Forest” will open at Ueno Zoo in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 8. The new home aims to recreate the lush forests of Sichuan Province, China, wh...
Hi! I’m Karin Shiobara, the chosen Niigata Prefecture representative for idol group AKB48 Team8. In this column, I’ll be telling you all about the best Niigata Prefecture has to offer. While t...
AKB48 brings you Team 8, a group of idols where each member represents one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. As the group members travel across the nation for meet and greet fan activities, they learn a...
This is a clear indication that China is trying to bring the methods of governance it employs on the mainland — containing criticism through arbitrary application of laws and strict control of the m...
Nursing care for elderly people whose mental and physical functions have declined carries the risk of accidents. How can quality of life be improved while maintaining safety? It can be said that many ...
Keep track of the coronavirus epidemic as it unfolds in Japan. Relevant stories and graphics appear below covering events up to and including the current state of emergency and the future outlook. ...
The following charts give a visual representation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan and around the world. The first shows the extensiveness of cases in relation to a nation’s populatio...
With the enforcement of a national security law to counter anti-establishment activities in Hong Kong, attention is being focused on whether Tokyo can establish itself as Asia’s financial center. Be...
A Levain Cup match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu scheduled for Wednesday was canceled because of the high likelihood that some of the Sagan Tosu players have been infected with the coron...
A journal has been found that describes the construction of an underground facility that the Imperial Japanese Army is said to have built as a site to which to transfer the central functions of the Ma...
AKB48 brings you Team 8, a group of idols where each member represents one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. As the group members travel across the nation for meet and greet fan activities, they learn a...
Keep track of the coronavirus epidemic as it unfolds in Japan. Relevant stories and graphics appear below covering events up to and including the current state of emergency and the future outlook. ...
The following charts give a visual representation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan and around the world. The first shows the extensiveness of cases in relation to a nation’s populatio...
In a bid to help trading houses and manufacturers expand their exports of defense equipment, the government has decided to actively promote such exports to four Indo-Pacific nations, it has been learn...
Online recruitment of people for criminal acts called “yami baito” (literally meaning dark part-time jobs) is rampant. Attention must be paid to this illegal behavior, as many young people are cas...
A journal has been found that describes the construction of an underground facility that the Imperial Japanese Army is said to have built as a site to which to transfer the central functions of the Ma...
The Democratic Party for the People will split into two parties because the members disagree on whether the party should merge with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the head of the party ...
The government is planning to join an international framework to jointly purchase vaccines for the novel coronavirus, potentially securing vaccines for up to 25 million people in Japan, government sou...
A company in Higashinada Ward, Kobe, that makes ekiben (bento boxed meals sold at train stations) has come out with a special-edition product for the time of coronavirus. The “Reiwa Tashinami Bent...
In mid-April, as Nepal reeled under a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there was news from the far western region that would start a new chapter in Nepal’s tiger conservation efforts. ...
The Japan News has partnered with media startup inkl, a news service that curates articles from the world’s leading publishers for users to read on mobile devices. A selection of articles from The Japan News and The Yomiuri Shimbun is now available to read on inkl, which hosts titles from about 20 countries. 
Paint containing toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been used in 334 of the 719 large outdoor structures such as bridges examined across the nation, according to figures compiled by the Enviro...
Southampton may be known for Japanese football player Maya Yoshida, who plays for Southampton FC, or for its famous port where the RMS Titanic departed before sinking. The reason why I am studying he...
My name is Amy Lin. I was born and raised in Taiwan, and I immigrated to the United States in 2005. I came to Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme and was placed in Yokkaichi C...
The mysterious swords of Muramasa could bring the Tokugawa family to ruin — so said a rumor that has continued for about 300 years since the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751), the eighth shogu...
The fashion industry is under pressure to transform in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. Long-established apparel maker Renown Inc. filed for civil rehabilitation procedures in May, and July ...
Acclaimed Japanese playwright and stage director Hideki Noda has brought his masterpiece “Red Demon” back to the stage, but the events of recent months have given a fresh twist to his tale of fea...
