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In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2025

Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems

"If you feel something fishy, even just a little bit, don't order it," a National Consumers Affairs Center official said.
The remains of a barrack at the former Minidoka camp in southern Idaho where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2025

Have the lessons of WWII internment gone unheeded in U.S.?

Eighty years after the end of World War II, many see troubling echoes of when the U.S. forcibly sent approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent to internment camps.
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2025

Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan

From the Kyushu region, the tropical storm is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2025

Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan

The 15th named storm of the year made landfall near the city of Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, at around 1 a.m. and was moving east along Japan's Pacific coast.
The National Police Agency has issued a rulebook for cyclists detailing violations subject to fines from April 2026 onward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2025

New rulebook for cycling in Japan details fines for minor violations

Traffic offenses that will prompt police to issue tickets for fines on the spot include talking on the phone or staring at it while cycling and railroad crossing violations.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday prior to a Cabinet meeting
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2025

Japan to start a new support system for crime victims next year

The government has increasingly been urged to enhance public assistance for people afflicted by serious crimes.
Mazda cars at the company's main plant in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, in July
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 6, 2025

U.S. tariffs still spell big pain for Japan's small automakers

Smaller automakers Mitsubishi Motors, Mazda and Subaru are less able to absorb the tariff shock than bigger rivals like Toyota and Honda.
Prince Hisahito concludes his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2025

Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms

The nephew of Emperor Naruhito, Prince Hisahito, on Saturday received a black silk and lacquer crown at the ceremony, which marks the beginning of his royal adult life.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House. Trade deals between Japan and the United States are expected to be respected by Japan's next prime minister.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2025

Japan-U.S. trade deal expected to hold up post-Ishiba

Inertia and fear of Trump's fury work in the agreement’s favor.
Hei Seki
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2025

Beijing sanctions China-born Upper House lawmaker over remarks

The sanctions order cited Hei Seki’s remarks and actions such as on Taiwan, the Senkaku Islands and Hong Kong, saying he "gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs.”
Japan previously only allowed preimplantation genetic testing for those who could not get pregnant even after multiple embryo transfers following in vitro fertilization or those who experienced repeated miscarriages and stillbirths.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2025

Japan expands preimplantation genetic testing eligibility

Eligibility was limited to those who could not get pregnant after embryo transfers following in vitro fertilization or those who experienced repeated miscarriages and stillbirths.
A tornado that struck Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday is estimated to have been one of the strongest in Japan, with an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2025

Tornado that hit Shizuoka one of Japan's strongest

The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated Friday's tornado had an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second.
Eight companies are suspected of maintaining or raising prices of diesel fuel sold in Tokyo to transportation and other companies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2025

Eight companies raided in Japan over diesel fuel cartel

According to the sources, the firms are suspected of maintaining or raising prices of diesel sold in Tokyo to transportation and other companies.
Emergency room visits for self-harm and suicide attempts have been rising since 2019, with the sharpest increases observed among young people and women, a report revealed on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2025

More people being hospitalized in Japan for self-harm, attempted suicide: report

In 2023, a total of 42,977 people were taken to hospital, 2,721 more than the previous year, according to the Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center.
The number of children who died from abuse totaled 65 in Japan in fiscal 2023, down by seven from the preceding year, according to the government.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 11, 2025

Japan records 65 child abuse deaths in fiscal 2023

The number is down by seven from the preceding year, according to the Children and Families Agency.
The Environment Ministry and other government agencies decided to strengthen calls for caution, as bear sightings are feared to increase this autumn.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Asian black bear sightings hit record high in Japan

Bear sightings are feared to increase this autumn due to an expected poor harvest of beech nuts, a key food source.
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000

The number has grown steadily in recent years and comes as the birth rate continues to plummet.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) speaks at the first meeting of the government's headquarters for promoting the use of artificial intelligence and strengthening related risk management, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Japan starts discussing basic plan for AI use and development

The Japanese government hopes to finalize the basic plan by the end of this year with the aim of creating the best environment in the world for such efforts.
Canada's Evan Dunfee celebrates after winning the the gold in the men's 35k race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Saturday morning at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 13, 2025

Evan Dunfee captures first gold of world championships as Japan earns first medal

Japan's Hayato Katsuki took bronze in the men’s 35-kilometer race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Government-stockpiled rice to be sold to help bring down high prices sits on display in a Tokyo grocery store on May 31.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2025

Rice prices in Japan rebound to 13-week high

The average price rose ¥264 from the previous week to ¥4,155 in the week through Sept. 7, up for the second straight week.
Yoshihide Kiryu competes in the men's 100-meter heats on Day 1 of the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 13, 2025

Japan's top sprinters fail to keep up in 100 meters at world championships

No Japanese runner will compete in the 100-meter final on Sunday night.
A total of 58 information systems at 12 Japanese government institutions have been found vulnerable to cyberattacks.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2025

12 Japan agencies found vulnerable to cyberattacks

The audit board's survey, conducted over the three years through fiscal 2023, covered 356 information systems at 40 government institutions, including ministries and agencies.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with Mozambique President Daniel Chapo during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama on Aug. 22.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 14, 2025

JICA's Africa 'hometown' project may be renamed

The renaming is being considered after false information about the project spread on social media, claiming it would lead to an increase in the number of immigrants.
Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn conduct a small boat operation during a "Maritime Cooperative Activity" with the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Osumi tank-landing ship and the Philippine Navy's Jose Rizal frigate in the South China Sea on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Beijing denounces joint U.S.-Japan-Philippines patrol of South China Sea

China criticized the joint trilateral exercises, alleging that Manila has “frequently colluded with non-regional countries” to organize the patrols.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the Vostochny Сosmodrome before a meeting between her brother and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's far eastern Amur region in September 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2025

North Korea condemns 'reckless' U.S.-Japan-South Korea drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister condemned the upcoming joint military drills as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results."
Anime Times' booth at a large-scale exhibition event promoting Japanese anime that opened at a shopping mall in New Delhi on Saturday
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2025

Japanese anime event opens in New Delhi

The event is being held as part of "Japan Month," in which various events are held intensively to promote exchanges between Japan and India.
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 16, 2025

Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million

The estimate, released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, decreased for the first time in two years.
A huge piece of plastic waste is pulled up from the waters near Tatara Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 10.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2025

Japan backs development of new materials to cut marine plastic waste

A five-year plan starting this fiscal year calls for the development of a new material that can be used for several years in water before it slowly decomposes over time.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a news conference in the parliament building on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Japan's opposition parties wary of snap election

The opposition remains fragmented against the ruling coalition in the event a general election is called by the Liberal Democratic Party's next leader.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 7
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Ishiba may visit South Korea for talks with Lee, sources say

The trip, if realized, would be Ishiba's first visit to South Korea since taking office in October last year.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
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.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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