New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday agreed with his Association of Southeast Asian Nations counterparts to beef up their cooperation, while expressing serious… Read
A U.S. military helicopter with three crew onboard made an emergency landing Thursday at a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, with no injuries reported, the… Read
BusinessIn Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's biggest convenience chain, by Canadian retail giant Alimentation… Read
CrimePolice in Osaka have arrested a 30-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing a 17-year-old girl at a hotel last month. According to police, Shunsuke… Read
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. This week, Jeff Richards runs… Read
Colorful floats, lit by chochin lanterns, proceed through a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, during the Takayama autumn festival on Wednesday night. See
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Some local governments hesitate to limit development in flood-risk areas because they are worried about population decline.Yasunori Hada,…
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There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a… Read
Kazuyoshi Hanada, age 82, is one of Japan's highest-profile magazine editors, having held the top position at Shukan Bunshun, Marco Polo, Uno, Men's Walker and… Read