Japan's bruised Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is exploring potential collaboration with other parties after losing his majority in elections, local media reported Tuesday. Official results… Read
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc faced fresh lawsuits in Japan on Tuesday over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investments with fake celebrity endorsements, with… Read
CrimeThe lay judge trial of a man accused of killing his 29-year-old wife and one-year-old daughter in 2021 began in Niigata City on Tuesday. In… Read
CrimeTwo young women and two youths were arrested over the death of a university student found in a Hokkaido park collapsed and naked with multiple… Read
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from Japan Today for Oct. 25, 2024. In this episode,… Read
Japanese university students pose with Thomas Gnocchi, (back row, center), the deputy head of the EU Delegation in Japan, at the Model European Union 2024, held… See
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Modifying motorcycles to make loud noises is illegal and has been cited as a factor in the deterioration of public safety in the prefecture. We hope that people will follow the rules in order to make Fukuoka a better place.Hakata Rinko…
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is a self-confessed defense geek and train-lover whose snap election gamble backfired as his Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst… Read
Electric kickboards -- also referred to as electric scooters, electric kickscooters and e-bikes -- first began making their appearance on Japan's streets from around 2017.… Read