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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2022

Japan's inbound tourism remains at a trickle as travelers shun group tours

Industry stakeholders are concerned that foreign visitors may soon make other plans and cancel or postpone visits to Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2022

Use of 'Help Mark' symbol spreading in Japan

Based on a proposal by a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member with hip prosthesis, the symbol was created in 2012. It features a white cross and heart on a red background.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2022

New Nippon Ishin leader promises to continue co-founder’s policies

Despite recent electoral gains, the second largest opposition group in parliament must learn to appeal to voters outside Kansai and further distinguish itself from the ruling LDP.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Aug 26, 2022

Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal puts spotlight on money's influence

The scandal is also being watched closely in Sapporo, which is bidding to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022

Yasuhiro Tsuyuki named new Japan police chief

The police leadership shakeup comes before Japan holds a state funeral for Abe in September and hosts a summit of the Group of Seven advanced nations next year.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022

Actor Teruyuki Kagawa apologizes after report alleges he groped hostess

The report also said the kabuki performer took off the hostess' bra and passed it around to colleagues in an incident in 2019.
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Africa remains key priority for investment, assistance

In 1878, the famed British explorer Henry Stanley dubbed Africa the Dark Continent, a term that quickly spread and saddled Africa for more than a century with a public image that included poverty, backwardness, corruption, famine, damage from colonial exploitation, disease and other woes. And sadly,...
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BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2022

Japan looks to beef up tax-free investing program to boost asset holding

The FSA is planning on requesting an increase to the investment caps for the NISA program and making it a permanent system.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 22, 2022

Pioneering female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto dies age 107

The pioneering photographer, considered to be Japan's first female photojournalist, died just over two weeks before her 108th birthday.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022

Kishida working remotely after COVID-19 diagnosis

As a result of his infection, the prime minister will no longer travel to Tunisia for an African development conference and will instead attend online.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami