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Rice farmer Toru Wakui in his rice paddies in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, in August
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025

For Japan's rice growers, postwar policy shifts yet to deliver stable future

Amid renewed tightness in supply and a spike in prices, officials have been urging farmers to plant more, marking yet another reversal in Japan's 80 years of agricultural policy.
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2025

Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children

A survey conducted by Save the Children Japan has found that single-parent households were among those facing the most dire food insecurity.
An underground sewer facility in Tokyo in June 2017
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2025

300 kilometers of Japan's sewers need rapid action

The nationwide survey of sewer pipes that have been in place for 30 years or more was conducted by visual inspections and using drones.
The government is considering raising the upper limit on the industry ministry's subsidies for video productions costing ¥300 million or more from the current ¥200 million.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2025

Japan to boost support for its anime and film industry

The government is aiming to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033.
A street near the site where a Japanese boy was stabbed to death in Shenzhen in September last year.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 18, 2025

Safety concerns linger as year marked since stabbing of Japanese boy in China

Security measures have been increased around the school amid worries that anti-Japanese sentiment could rise in China around historical anniversaries.
Signage in Nagoya counting down to the start of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games earlier this month.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 18, 2025

Japan considering North Korea's participation at 2026 Asian Games

The neighboring countries have no diplomatic ties and North Korea was a no-show when Japan last hosted the Asian Games in 1994.
Erectile dysfunction drug Cialis
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 19, 2025

Panel OKs first OTC sales of erectile dysfunction drug in Japan

Cialis is set to become the first erectile dysfunction treatment that can be purchased at drugstores in Japan.
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2025

Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market

After the announcement, the Nikkei 225 fell from a record high and the yen strengthened.
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2025

Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan

In its proposal to the government, it warns that Japanese society is at risk of being fundamentally altered if the proportion of foreign nationals exceeds 10%.
The full official records of Empress Kojun, the wife of former Emperor Hirohito, posthumously called Emperor Showa. The Imperial Household Agency plans to release all of the content of the records on Oct. 9.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2025

Japan completes full records of Empress Kojun

The Imperial Household Agency took 17 years to complete the full records for Empress Kojun, the paternal grandmother of Emperor Naruhito.
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2025

Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap

For a country that has seen limited progress on gender equality, a win by Takaichi could represent a watershed moment.
Haruka Kitaguchi could not make it out of the qualifying round of the women's javelin throw at the world championships on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2025

Japan’s hopes too much for Haruka Kitaguchi’s elbow to bear at worlds

"I don’t think life is over just because I did not make it to the finals here," she said. "I might need a long break, but I want to come back stronger.”
Nanako Fujii celebrates as she crosses the line to take bronze in the women's 35-kilometer race walk on Saturday at National Stadium in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 20, 2025

Nanako Fujii takes bronze in 20 km race walk for Japan's second medal at worlds

The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal in a race walk event at the World Athletics Championships or the Olympics.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2025

Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for now

The decision is believed to have been made in light of Israel hardening its stance against Palestinian statehood, as well as U.S. opposition to such recognition.
A security officer stands guard at an entrance gate to the Ministry of Justice in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2025

Japan requires prison officers to display ID numbers on uniforms

Officers are required to display their numbers above the rank badges on the right chest of their uniforms so that inmates can identify them.
Colorful displays promote the Japanese film "Demon Slayer" at a cinema in the Ikebukuro earlier this month.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2025

Japan government to support domestic digital content overseas

The package includes multi-year support for the digital content industry's overseas expansion.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greet British Prince Edward and his wife at the entrance of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2025

Japan's imperial couple host tea party for British Prince Edward and wife

Earlier on Friday, Prince Edward and his wife met with Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko at their residence in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Noah Lyles celebrates as he crosses the finish line to give the United States the victory in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the world championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 21, 2025

U.S. men grab gold in 4x100-meter relay on final day of worlds; Japan sixth

The U.S. beat Canada to the gold medal to win the men's relay.
Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of Nippon Foundation, attends a news conference at at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Moscow on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2025

Nippon Foundation's Sasakawa meets head of Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian church is seeking dialogue with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the honorary chair of the foundation says.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says it is a matter of when, not whether, Japan will recognize a Palestinian state.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Japan to take comprehensive approach for timing of recognizing Palestinian state

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said it is "a matter of when, not whether, to recognize" Palestinian statehood.
The Cabinet Office is looking to survey private-sector initiatives aimed at preventing loneliness and isolation among seniors.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 23, 2025

Japan to study corporate efforts to prevent post-retirement loneliness

The government plans to collect and analyze how corporations support employees building relationships before retirement, then promote models that prove effective nationwide.
Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2025

Japanese victims react to Unification Church head's arrest in South Korea

A lawyer group has urged Japan's parliament to set up an independent third-party panel to thoroughly investigate the Unification Church's ties with Japanese politicians.
Some 91% scholarship recipients say their livelihoods are worsening due to rising prices, with nearly 20% describing their situation as dire, according to a nonprofit organization survey.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2025

Most scholarship recipients in Japan are struggling with inflation

Over 90% of scholarship recipients are facing financial strain, with nearly 20% describing their situation as dire, a recent survey has found.
Kellyann Ball competes at the Venus Sumo Festival in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 24, 2025

Rising U.S. women's sumo team hopes to spread the word about Japan’s national sport

American sumo star Kellyann Ball was impressed by a major Japanese tournament for women held this past weekend. Now she's working on creating a similar future in the United States.
In results based on a survey by the National Police Agency (NPA) earlier this year, approximately 3.37 million people in Japan — of whom nearly 60% were in their 20s and 30s — are estimated to have gambled via online casinos.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2025

Japan's revised gambling addiction law takes aim at source of scourge

The revised law, which takes effect on Thursday, bans the launch of new online casinos and the posting of online ads for such sites, including on social media.
Hidehisa Shinohara sells new rice harvested this year at his rice milling shop in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025

Japan rice prices turn higher despite arrival of new crop

The average price at supermarkets across Japan stood at ¥4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks.
Carlos Alcaraz hits a shot against Sebastian Baez during their match at the Japan Open on Thursday.
TENNIS
Sep 26, 2025

No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz concerned after injuring ankle during win at Japan Open

The Spaniard had his left ankle heavily strapped during a medical timeout before gingerly returning.
A delegation of Japanese war orphans in China arrive at an airport in Harbin, China, on Sept. 10.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2025

Japanese war orphans make what is likely their final trip to China

This is expected to be their last large-scale visit to China as the war orphans have grown older 80 years after the end of the war.
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2025

Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo

The expo’s guidebook makes only brief references to Taiwan's food and lifestyles, but the structure of its pavilion and exhibits are rich in symbolism.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 19.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2025

Trump’s 100% pharmaceutical tariffs won’t apply to Japan and EU

A U.S.-Japan joint statement says American tariff rates on Japanese drugs and semiconductors should not exceed those applied to others, including the EU.
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.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
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.
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.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
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.

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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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