Japan tourism agency eyes panel on dual pricing
World 17:43 20/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japan Tourism Agency plans to set up an expert panel to draft guidelines for a dual pricing system charging higher fees at tourist facilities for foreign nationals and visitors from outside the local areas, Jiji Press learned Thursday.
Japan resumes gasoline subsidies amid Middle East tensions
World 17:41 20/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government resumed subsidies for oil wholesalers on Thursday, aiming to lower retail gasoline prices to around 170 yen per liter amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
6 dead after tunnel accident in Japan's Mie pref.
World 17:05 20/03/2026KAMEYAMA, MIE PREF., -- Six people, including three children, were confirmed dead in an accident involving four vehicles that occurred early Friday in the Nonobori Tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police said.
Domestic violence consultations hit record 98,000 in Japan in 2025
World 16:18 19/03/2026TOKYO -- Japanese police received 98,289 requests for consultations over domestic violence in 2025, up 3.5 pct year on year and hitting the highest level since the 2001 entry into force of the law for preventing such acts, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
New bird species found in Japan for 1st time in 45 years
World 16:17 19/03/2026TOKYO -- An international research team including Japan's Yamashina Institute for Ornithology said Wednesday that it has discovered a new bird species in the Tokara Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
Japan's foreign ministry launches peace mediation unit
World 17:31 18/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan's Foreign Ministry has launched a new office tasked with actively engaging in the efforts to broker peace in countries in conflict.
Japan to begin active cyber defense operations in October
World 17:31 18/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to begin active cyber defense operations on October 1, as part of efforts to prevent major cyberattacks.
4 die after cargo ship, fishing boat collision off Aomori
World 17:20 17/03/2026AOMORI -- Four people died after a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori in the early hours of Tuesday.
Japan starts releasing oil reserves
World 17:46 16/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government started releasing its oil reserves Monday to tackle the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
2 dead after 2 ships capsize off Henoko in Okinawa
World 17:32 16/03/2026NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. -- Two ships capsized on Monday off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, leaving two people dead and two others injured.
Japan grants $140,000 to support organic agriculture in Vietnam’s Dong Thap
Economy 18:22 14/03/2026The Japanese government has provided a non-refundable grant of US$140,000 to support organic agriculture development and eco-friendly communities in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam.
Japan oks bills for full coverage of childbirth costs
World 17:37 13/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday bills aimed at introducing a system under which public health insurance will fully cover childbirth costs.
