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A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2025

Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites

The convenience store operator hopes to capitalize on demand from out-of-town visitors in places where overnight accommodations are limited.
Utility poles in urban areas such as Tokyo have a high risk of collapsing in the event of a disaster.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2025

Japan eyes new target for replacing utility poles with underground power cables

The main goal is to remove utility poles along urban-area emergency transport routes that have a high risk of collapsing in the event of a disaster.
Yamanashi Chuo Bank's Tokyo office. The regional bank has set up an "investment advisory firm” to get around internal salary limits and attract talent.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2025

Rural bank in Japan finds novel way to attract talent with higher pay

Yamanashi Chuo Bank has set up an "investment advisory firm” to get around internal salary limits, showing the lengths it's willing to go to bolster its ranks.
Tomoaki Kobayakawa (second from right), president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, and others meet with Aomori Gov. Soichiro Miyashita (foreground) on Monday in the Aomori Prefectural Government office.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2025

Tepco plans to move spent nuclear fuel from Fukushima to Mutsu facility

The interim facility in the Aomori Prefecture city will store spent fuel from nuclear plants operated by Tepco and Japan Atomic Power for up to 50 years.
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025

Scams involving police impersonation surge

Victims lost over ¥30 billion to such fraud cases in the first five months of 2025.
Following a string of bear attacks that led to human injuries, the Environment Ministry has announced guidelines that list conditions and procedures for allowing the shooting of bears and other wild animals in urban areas.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 8, 2025

Japan releases guidelines on shooting of bears in urban areas

The move follows a string of bear attacks that led to human injuries.
Nippon Ishin no Kai chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura smiles at voters in Osaka's Chuo Ward on July 3 as campaigning for the House of Councilors election officially begins.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2025

In Upper House election, Nippon Ishin faces key test in birthplace Osaka

One senior Nippon Ishin no Kai official said the party leader's goal of six seats in the July 20 election can't happen without two seats from Osaka.
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥3,436.4 billion in May, the highest level for the month, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2025

Japan's current account surplus sets record for May as trade deficit shrinks

The current account balance, the broadest indicator of a country's international trade and investment flows, was in the black for the fourth consecutive month.
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025

Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme

For those identified as having cheated, their scores have been nullified and their accounts for the exam have been suspended.
People whose prime news sources are online platforms stood at 73%, far surpassing the 13% who chose newspapers, a government white paper showed on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2025

Almost three quarters of Japan looks online first for news, white paper reports

People whose primary news sources are online platforms stood at 73%, far surpassing the 13% who chose newspapers, according to the communications ministry.
Kawasaki Frontale's Kota Takai (right) in action with Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo in an Asian Champions League semifinal match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30
SOCCER
Jul 8, 2025

Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale

British media reports said Europa League champion Tottenham paid a fee of £5 million for the 20-year-old.
Emperor Naruhito delivers a keynote speech via video at the Seventh Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025

Emperor gives video speech at U.N. event on water and disasters

He urged people "to take new action" to tackle water-related issues around the world.
Political parties have pledged to reduce social security premiums and raise salaries for medical and nursing care workers in their campaigning for the upcoming Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2025

Premiums and wages at heart of social security debate ahead of Upper House vote

Social security premiums in Japan grew from ¥26.7 trillion in fiscal 2000 to ¥40.7 trillion in fiscal 2022.
Japan defender Kota Takai (left) challenges Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan during a World Cup qualifying match in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 10.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2025

Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale

Takai, a product of Frontale's youth academy, has made four appearances for Japan's national team.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (background center) talks with local farmers in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday. The candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are set to go head-to-head for the seat there.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2025

Districts with single contested seat hold promise of success in Upper House vote

Both the ruling and opposition parties are directing a large part of their election campaign efforts to seats in such constituencies.
For the first time, Taiwan will be sending attendees to a peace ceremony to be held at the Nagasaki Peace Park in the city of Nagasaki in August.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025

Taiwan hails Nagasaki for allowing it to send attendees to peace ceremony

Taiwan representatives will also attend Hiroshima's ceremony on Aug. 6 for the first time.
Pedestrians at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo on Tuesday. The weekly number of people taken to hospital with heatstroke has exceeded 10,000 for the first time this year as summer temperatures soar.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 9, 2025

Over 10,000 people sent to hospital last week due to heatstroke

Last week's number is more than double of that a week earlier.
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2025

NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote

Sound bites such as “Japanese First” and “revision of preferential treatment for foreigners" illustrate a worrisome trend, they said in a statement.
The Shinmoedake volcano straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on June 28
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025

Japan unable to present volcanic activity outlook for Shinmoedake

Increasing volcanic activity has been observed since late June at the mountain in the Kirishima range straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho speaks during a news conference at the Wakayama Prefectural Government office in the city of Wakayama on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025

Japanese lawmaker under fire over Noto quake gaffe

Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho apologized and said, "I lacked consideration for the disaster-hit areas."
The JS Suzunami, a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, docks off Manila for a port call last month. The Japanese government plans to spend about ¥43 trillion in the fiscal 2023-27 period to drastically strengthen defense capabilities.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2025

Parties divided on defense spending increase

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask Japan and other Asian allies to increase their defense spending.
A power supply agreement allowing Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power to procure energy from leading generator Jera is set to expire at the end of March.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2025

Power trading in Japan set to grow as Jera purchase deal expires

The shake-up is already driving hedging activity in the futures market, as traders position for potential changes in supply and demand.
Democratic Party For the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki delivers a campaign speech in Tokyo on July 3, ahead of the July 20 Upper House elections
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2025

DPP appears to be losing its luster as Upper House vote approaches

The small opposition party is in a tight spot amid speculation that it may be losing conservative supporters to right-wing parties like Sanseito.
In June, the export price index for vehicles shipped to North America plunged 19.4% from a year earlier on a contract currency basis.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2025

Japanese carmakers slash export prices to U.S. to offset tariff hit

The move raises concerns over companies’ profitability and whether they can continue to keep raising wages at home.
The U.K. post office scandal led to indictments of more than 700 people.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2025

Panel urges Fujitsu to help victims of U.K. post office scandal

The panel set up by the British government recommended financial redress measures should be taken promptly for some 10,000 eligible claimants.
Climbers complete their entry procedures at the fifth station of the Fujinomiya trail in Shizuoka Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2025

Mount Fuji opens to climbers in Shizuoka

The mountain is open for climbing until Sept. 10.
Osaka University researchers say they have developed a method to improve embryo implantation rates.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2025

Mouse embryo implantation reproduced in lab equipment

The team also discovered protein interactions that help drive embryo implantation.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2025

What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election

Growing uncertainty over whether the ruling coalition can retain its majority in the Upper House has given strength to a number of possible outcomes of the election.
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and Japanese Communist Party leader Tomoko Tamura and their parties are stepping up efforts to reach out beyond their traditional organizational base.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2025

Komeito and JCP struggle with aging support base as Upper House poll approaches

Both parties are stepping up efforts to reach out beyond their traditional support base by turning to social media.
Defense lawyers countered in final arguments that Mai Nishitaka, who was dating Shuhei Iwaki at the time of the killing, had orchestrated the crime and manipulated him and her father into carrying it out.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2025

Two found guilty of killing man found in suitcase dumped in river near Tokyo

The duo — the father of the victim’s former girlfriend and a man who was dating the woman at the time of the incident — were jailed 13 years and 15 years, respectively.
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
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
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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