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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba greets voters in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 Lower House election kicked off.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Parties pledge household support without debates on funding

Almost all the parties made pledges to raise the minimum wage.
Masakaki tree offerings made by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and health minister Takamaro Fukuoka are seen at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2024

Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

The prime minister is unlikely to visit the Shinto shrine during its fall festival, however.
Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, meets with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2024

Ishiba meets families of North Korean abductees for first time as PM

The prime minister expressed a willingness to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the abductions.
Journalist Shiori Ito's documentary "Black Box Diaries," which follows her own investigation into her sexual assault and struggle for justice, was one of 19 Japanese films that screened at the Busan International Film Festival this month.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2024

Japan-based features generate buzz at Busan International Film Festival

With 278 films on offer, Asia's largest film festival tackled heavy themes such as assisted suicide and struggles faced by migrants.
A torii gate in Tokyo. A Chilean gymnast has apologized after receiving criticism for posting a video of herself doing pullups on a torii gate.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2024

Chilean woman slammed over viral clip of pullups on torii shrine gate

The woman has since deleted the post, saying she did not realize that she was in a sacred place and acted without thinking.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) with internal affairs minister Seiichiro Murakami (left) and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani. An administration with public support of under 30% is said to be in the "danger zone."
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Ishiba Cabinet logs lowest initial support since 2000: Jiji poll

At 28.0%, it is the lowest starting approval rate for any administration in 24 years.
Draft guidelines on take-home bags drawn up by the health ministry aim to change the behavior of both customers and restaurants, and reduce food waste.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2024

Health ministry drafts to-go bag guidelines to cut down on food waste

Draft guidelines on take-home bags drawn up by the health ministry aim to change the behavior of both customers and restaurants, and reduce food waste.
Japan's core inflation slowed in September due to the rollout of energy subsidies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2024

Japan’s inflation slows for first time since April

The slowdown in price gains largely hangs on government subsidies.
At this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled concepts of two drone systems that could potentially operate alongside the next-generation fighter aircraft that Japan is developing with Italy and Britain. The full-scale model on the left is of an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone while the other is a 1:10 scale model of a tactical combat drone.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2024

MHI and BAE showcase drones for potential use with GCAP fighter

The artificial intelligence-enabled drones are being designed to not only support and escort combat aircraft but also perform their own missions.
Ubitus, which received funding from Nvidia earlier this year, joins a growing list of tech companies at the forefront of a global revival in nuclear power.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2024

Nvidia-backed firm eyes a data center near nuclear power in Japan

The Nvidia-backed company Ubitus joins a growing list of tech companies at the forefront of a global revival in nuclear power.
Cappadocia in central Turkey, a popular tourist destination renowned for its unusual rock formations and rock-caved churches. A bus carrying Japanese tourists that was traveling from Izmir in western Turkey to Cappadocia veered off a road and crashed into a ditch on Thursday, resulting in a number of them being sent to hospital.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 18, 2024

Bus carrying Japanese tourists in Turkey crashes into ditch

Passengers were sent to hospital where they underwent medical examinations, and two of them are receiving treatment, according to local authorities.
A man believed to be involved in a robbery and abduction of a woman in Chiba Prefecture has turned himself in to police.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2024

Man surrenders to police over 50-year-old Chiba woman’s abduction

Authorities are investigating whether the case is connected to a series of robberies across four prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Koichi Hagiuda, former economy minister, shakes hands with his supporters in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2024

In western Tokyo, national scandals rub up against local politics

In the Tokyo No. 24 district, the LDP is grappling with a backlash, but the opposition is struggling to capitalize on the public’s lingering dissatisfaction.
Kento Yamasaki celebrates on the podium after winning the men's keirin final at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 18, 2024

Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin

It was one of two golds for Japan on the second night of the world track championships
The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced Australian Daniel Mathew Otto, 32, to two years in jail for breaking into a home in Shinjuku Ward in June 2023 and injuring an elderly man who lives there. Otto had claimed that a language mix-up led to the victim thinking he was a robber.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2024

Australian man claiming language mix-up jailed over Tokyo break-in

He claimed he was trying to warn the home owner of danger by telling him to “Go to a door.” The victim heard him shout "gōtō da" (This is a robbery) instead.
Voters get their belongings checked Wednesday at a venue for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's stump speech in the town of Itano, Tokushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 18, 2024

Election causing disruptions amid autumn sports day season

Elementary schools designated as polling stations have been forced to reschedule sports events, and even some activities unrelated to schools are being canceled.
Wind power turbines in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Oct 18, 2024

Japan studying measures for more renewable energy areas

Such measures will be included in a revision of the government's plan for tackling global warming.
Police officers and fire department officials investigate a vehicle that crashed into a barricade outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Saturday morning after a man threw Molotov cocktail-like objects outside the ruling party's headquarters. The vehicle's number plate has been digitally obscured.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024

Man arrested after throwing apparent firebombs at LDP headquarters

The suspect, identified as a 49-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture, was arrested on the spot and no injuries were reported from the incident.
A woman walks past campaign posters for the Lower House election in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Ruling and opposition parties vow redoubled regional revitalization efforts

Both sides are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election.
The Financial Services Agency in Tokyo. The financial instruments and exchange law prohibits corporate officials privy to important information, such as tender offers, from trading related shares before the information is made public.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024

Judge seconded to FSA probed over insider trading suspicions

Since summer, the SESC has been investigating individuals and places related to the judge and scrutinizing his transaction details.
Shinto priests attend a ritual during the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2024

No Cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine during fall festival

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba only made a ritual tree offering to the controversial Shinto shrine.
Wakaba Higuchi competes in the Skate America women's free program in Allen, Texas, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2024

Wakaba Higuchi wins Skate America women's gold in Japan one-two

It was a big day for Japanese skaters as former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed pairs gold.
Empress Emerita Michiko and her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, stroll around the Akasaka Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo this month.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2024

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turns 90

The former empress sustained a fractured right femur after a fall at the palace on Oct. 6 and later underwent surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024

LDP shaken by low public support for Ishiba Cabinet

Shigeru Ishiba had often been the top pick for the next prime minister in opinion polls but public expectations now seem to have faded.
Group of Seven defense chiefs attend the grouping's first-ever defense ministers' meeting in Naples, Italy, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024

G7 defense chiefs voice concern over Chinese military drills around Taiwan

The defense chiefs singled out China over a number of concerns, though their decision to emphasize Taiwan, in particular, is unlikely to go over well in Beijing.
Police officers remove a vehicle that crashed into a barricade outside the Prime Minister's Office in central Tokyo on Saturday after a man threw Molotov cocktail-like objects outside the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters and later drove into the barricade.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2024

More details emerge about suspect in attack at LDP headquarters

The suspect was sent to prosecutors on Sunday, although his motives for the attack remain unclear.
Masami Oka
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024

Masami Oka named first head of fighter jet international body

The announcement of the trilateral body between Japan, Britain and Italy was timed to coincide with a meeting of their defense ministers on Saturday.
Voters listen to a candidate for the upcoming Lower House election in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2024

Ruling camp likely to win Lower House majority: polls

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, however, may not reach a majority of at least 233 seats on its own amid public backlash over its slush fund scandal.
Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, stresses the significance of supporting all households with children at all stages of life.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2024

LDP calls for higher incomes for young people

Secretary-general Hiroshi Moriyama said, "It's important to increase the incomes of young people and families with children."
Suspect Mazuki Takarada, 22, at the Aoba Police Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sunday. He was taken to prosecutors on the same day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2024

Police arrest 22-year-old man over fatal Yokohama burglary

Mazuki Takarada, a self-declared sole proprietor from Chiba Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday over the death of a 75-year-old man in his Yokohama home last week.
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
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 may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
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.
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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