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A supermarket in Tokyo. A Bank of Japan survey showed that 87.5% of respondents believe that prices will be even higher in one year's time.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2024

95% in Japan feel impact of rising prices, BOJ survey shows

The figure for June rose from the 94.4% reported three months earlier.
Japanese athletes during a send-off ceremony for the upcoming Paris Games, in Tokyo on July 5.
OLYMPICS
Jul 13, 2024

Mental health experts to join Japan delegation at Paris Olympics

It will be the first Summer Olympics during which such experts, called "welfare officers," will accompany Japanese athletes.
Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Ryo Sakai says during a news conference Friday that he will step down on July 19 to take responsibility for a string of scandals involving MSDF members.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2024

Crisis grips Japanese government over Defense Ministry scandals

Some believe such scandals may influence the debate over tax hikes that were proposed to finance the five-year defense spending boost through fiscal 2027.
Narita International Airport will accept imported jet fuel to deal with a fuel shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2024

Narita Airport to accept imported jet fuel amid Japan shortage

The move comes as Japan witnesses a sharp rise in the number of foreign travelers, partly attracted by the yen trading at a 38-year low.
Shuji Ogawa of PD Aerospace (left) shows the PDAS-X06 unmanned aircraft at Shimojishima Airport in Okinawa Prefecture in March 2023, before it crashed into the sea during a test flight later that year.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 22, 2024

Okinawa space ambitions still strong a year after test-flight crash

The aircraft's developer aims to realize space travel by manned spacecraft from an airport in the prefecture.
Police officers stand guard in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in April 2023 during a Lower House by-election campaign.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Japan police to tighten security after Trump shooting

Specifically, prefectural police across the country have been urged to enhance vigilance in areas around venues for political events.
A 25-miligram bottle of muscle relaxant was discovered missing at Osaka City General Hospital on Friday when hospital officials performed a routine check of a safe that stores pharmaceuticals.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Muscle relaxant goes missing at Osaka hospital

The 25-miligram bottle of the drug, equivalent to 1½ times the lethal dose for an adult, was discovered missing during a routine check on Friday.
A truck driven by a drunk man collided with a group of schoolchildren and killed two pupils in Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture, in June 2021.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 15, 2024

Japan to toughen penalties over drunken truck drivers

The annual number of traffic accidents caused by drunken truck drivers has remained between 30 and 50 a year since 2012.
A new rule of having prison officers use honorifics when addressing inmates sparked apprehension when it was introduced in April. Three months later, a prison officer said the rule helps avoid situations where older inmates might not feel comfortable being called by their names without honorifics by officers fresh out of school.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Prison officers and inmates warm up to rule on use of honorifics

Since April, a new rule requires prison officers to use the honorifics san and kun when addressing inmates by their last names.
Members of Japan's women's Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball team. Along with table tennis and hockey, volleyball is set to be one of the sports at the 2024 Paris Games in which Japan's female players will don new uniforms that help protect them against secret photography while they compete.
OLYMPICS
Jul 16, 2024

New uniforms to help protect athletes against secret photography

The clothes will be used by Japanese athletes in volleyball, table tennis and hockey at the Paris Games.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 16, 2024

PGA to visit Japan, Mexico and Bermuda among late-year events

The Zozo Championship will take place from October 24 to 27 at Accordina Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba Prefecture.
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024

Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen

The feet of the statue are the only remaining part of it after the theft, which was reported last Friday, according to The Seattle Times.
Officials explain the situation at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant during a meeting in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2024

Japan seeks support for restart of nuclear reactor in Niigata

A meeting was held to give local residents an opportunity to hear directly from the central government about the reactor's planned reactivation.
The plaintiff, who is in her 50s, is suing the government, contending that the gender dysphoria law is unconstitutional because it violates Article 13 of the Constitution, which protects an individual's right to pursue happiness.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024

Trans woman challenges marital status condition for legal gender change

The plaintiff, who has been married since 2015, argues that the legal requirement for one to be unmarried in order to change one's gender is unconstitutional.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2024

Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death

Gov. Motohiko Saito said he has "responded within the necessary scope" of his duties in relation to allegations of power harassment against him.
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2024

'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital

According to the manufacturer's website, those under 18 are "banned" from eating the chips, which are "so spicy that they might cause you pain."
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2024

Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected

Bank of Japan data released on Tuesday suggested Tokyo may have spent ¥2.14 trillion ($13.5 billion) intervening on Friday last week.
Diaper products for babies and adults are displayed at a factory of Daio Paper's subsidiary Elleair in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, in June.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2024

Japan's diaper-makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall

Japan's population is likely to decline by about 30% to 87 million by 2070, with 4 people in every 10 at the age of 65 or more, estimates show.
Keiju Okada (left) and Miho Yoshioka compete in the 470-class mixed two-person dinghy event of the sailing world championships in August in the Netherlands.
OLYMPICS / Sailing
Jul 17, 2024

Japanese craftsmanship to play vital role in dinghy sailing in Paris

Fifteen of the 19 boats in the new 470-class mixed two-person dinghy event at the 2024 Paris Games will use sails made by North Sails Japan.
Mizuho Securities is starting a fund to create opportunities for third-party investment into Japan's animation film sector that has created globally popular works such as "Demon Slayer."
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2024

Mizuho fund to invest in Japan’s popular but cash-needing anime scene

For investors, Mizuho's fund will be an opportunity to park their money in a sector famous for works like "Demon Slayer."
Inspired by the July 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a research team at Tohoku University in Sendai has developed a system to resume blood circulation of an injured heart within three minutes.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 17, 2024

Tohoku University develops 3-minute system to jump-start injured heart

The system involves a precise division of tasks to restart a patient’s blood circulation in the time needed to prevent brain death.
Nikon President Muneaki Tokunari in Tokyo on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2024

Nikon fields ‘remarkable’ demand for older chip tools in China

Nikon is making a strong marketing push in China with its new argon-fluoride lithography machines, released earlier this year.
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2024

Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China

J.D. Vance represents a hardening of Trump’s “America First” stance, but could also help push a tougher line on China and support for democratic Taiwan.
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2024

Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat

Despite calls to end the relationship, there is still pressure on the CDP to seek interparty cooperation to avoid splitting the opposition vote.
The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2024 growth estimate for Japan by 0.2 point to 0.7%, citing temporary production suspensions at some automakers over their vehicle test cheating, as well as weak private investment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 17, 2024

IMF cuts Japan's growth forecast, upbeat on consumption prospects

The IMF says it expects Japan's economy to expand 0.7% this year, down 0.2 percentage point from its forecast in April, after an 1.9% increase in 2023.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida receives a petition from victims of forced sterilization on Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 17, 2024

Kishida apologizes to victims of forced sterilization

The apology from the prime minister follows a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month declaring that the now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutional.
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 17, 2024

Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail

While households desperately need a big raise, smaller businesses might not be in a position to handle an increase as they struggle with the weak yen.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi holds a news conference at the Diet on July 2.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2024

Speculation rising over possible end to Yamaguchi's Komeito reign

Natsuo Yamaguchi, 72, is currently serving his eighth term as Komeito chief.
Sanyo Shokai sells custom-ordered T-shirts from Spanish clothing brand Ecoalf using digital printing technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2024

Digital printing of clothes drawing attention in Japan

The process allows for small-quantity production and caters to customers' tastes more precisely.
Japan’s exports grew for a seventh consecutive month in June, government data has shown.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 18, 2024

Japan’s exports rise for seventh month, supporting growth

Exports gained 5.4% in June from a year ago, led by chip-making gear and nonferrous metals.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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