Japan to review elderly driving test after higher accident rate
World 15:45 25/06/2026TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday it will begin reviewing a mandatory driving skills test for drivers aged 75 or older with a history of traffic violations after a follow-up study found them more prone to accidents.
Powerful quake hits northeastern Japan; 6 injured
World 15:40 25/06/2026TOKYO -- A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, including Aomori Prefecture, on Thursday morning, with six people confirmed to have suffered injuries.
14 million sets of email info possibly leaked in cyberattack on KDDI
World 15:46 24/06/2026TOKYO -- KDDI Corp. said Tuesday that its email system for internet service providers has been breached, and up to 14.22 million sets of email addresses and passwords may have been leaked.
Japan aims to double female engineering students by 2040
World 16:13 23/06/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government aims to double the proportion of female university students majoring in engineering by 2040, in an effort to address the low representation of women in areas such as artificial intelligence, and aviation and aerospace.
Canada's Brookfield to promote AI investments in Japan
World 16:12 23/06/2026TOKYO -- The head of the Japan unit of major Canadian asset management firm Brookfield Corp. has voiced plans to promote investments in artificial intelligence data centers that can process large amounts of data.
Tokyo police arrest possible exec of major Asian fraud ring
World 22:50 22/06/2026TOKYO -- Tokyo police have arrested three people, including a man believed to be an executive of Cambodia-based Prince Group, one of the largest international fraud organizations in Asia, for allegedly submitting a false move-in notification, investigative sources said Monday.
Trash bag shortages persist in Japan amid Mideast turmoil
World 22:49 22/06/2026KOBE -- Shortages of local government-designated garbage bags persist in some areas of Japan due to concerns over supplies of petroleum products linked to turmoil in the Middle East, despite a U.S.-Iran agreement to end their conflict.
Zoo-born golden eagle released into wild for 1st time in Japan
World 17:25 19/06/2026SENDAI, MIYAGI PREF., -- A young Japanese golden eagle that was born at a Tokyo zoo was released in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday, as part of efforts to bring the species back to the area.
Fire at Tokyo elementary school injures 10
World 17:25 19/06/2026TOKYO -- A fire burned part of an elementary school in a densely populated area of Tokyo on Friday, leaving 10 people, mainly children, injured.
Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen trains to have private compartments
World 17:09 18/06/2026TOKYO -- Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, said Wednesday that they will start offering Supreme Class premium private compartments on their Shinkansen bullet trains on October 1.
Japan mulls plan to cut food tax rate to ‘virtually zero’ pct
World 17:08 18/06/2026TOKYO -- The chair of a Japanese suprapartisan panel has presented a proposal to lower the consumption tax rate on food to virtually zero pct to effectively fulfill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's campaign pledge of a zero pct food tax rate.
Japan police send liaison to Thailand for fraud crackdown
World 16:46 18/06/2026TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it has assigned a liaison to Thailand to coordinate with authorities in Southeast Asian countries to combat fraud involving 'tokuryu' loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
