Rural municipalities working with students from urban areas
World 17:47 02/01/2026TOKYO -- In a model project by Japan's internal affairs ministry, municipalities in the countryside are collaborating with university students from urban areas, in order to leverage young people's ideas for regional revitalization.
Japan retailers racing with low-priced goods amid inflation
World 17:51 01/01/2026TOKYO -- Japanese retailers are competing to offer low-priced goods as consumers continue to keep their purse strings tight amid inflation.
Over 900 graves closed in Japan's Noto quake area
World 17:30 01/01/2026KANAZAWA, ISHIKAWA PREF. -- More than 900 applications needed to close family graves have been filed in the Okunoto area of central Japan since it was hit by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Japan begins studying law against spies
World 16:29 31/12/2025TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration has begun studying legislation aimed at preventing information theft by foreign entities.
18,000 still in temporary housing 2 years after Noto quake
World 16:22 31/12/2025WAJIMA, ISHIKAWA PREF. -- Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for.
SoftBank to buy US digital investment firm
World 17:36 30/12/2025TOKYO -- SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday that it will acquire DigitalBridge Group Inc., a U.S. investment firm focusing on digital infrastructure, in a deal valued at US$4 billion.
Man arrested for stabbing woman in Tokyo's Takadanobaba
World 17:36 30/12/2025TOKYO -- Tokyo police arrested a 35-year-old Chinese man Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the Japanese capital's Shinjuku Ward on Monday.
Japan to begin full-scale selection of new casino resort sites
World 17:26 29/12/2025TOKYO -- The Japanese government is set to begin full procedures to select locations for casino-featuring integrated resorts following Osaka, western Japan.
Boy dies after becoming trapped in escalator in Hokkaido
World 17:20 29/12/2025TOKYO -- A five-year-old boy died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a ski resort in Otaru in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, according to local police.
Woman stabbed in Tokyo; suspected attacker at large
World 17:11 29/12/2025TOKYO -- A woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body in Tokyo around noon Monday and was taken to a hospital while remaining conscious, according to investigative sources.
Japan to collect 600-b.-yen child care support funds in FY '26
World 18:07 26/12/2025TOKYO -- Japan's Children and Families Agency on Friday decided to collect 600 billion yen as so-called child-rearing support funds in the form of extra fees to be added to public medical insurance premiums in fiscal 2026, which starts next April.
Court dismisses plea to shut down nuclear plants in Fukui
World 18:07 26/12/2025OTSU, SHIGA PREF. -- Otsu District Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by residents of Osaka and Shiga prefectures to shut down three Kansai Electric Power Co. nuclear plants along Wakasa Bay in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.
