The Japan News July 6, 2025 Measles-Infected Person Visited Kansai Expo on June 21; Same-Day Visitors With Symptoms Urged to Seek Medical Advice A young resident of Kanagawa Prefecture visited the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo a day after developing symptoms of the measles, the prefectural g...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 2 Women Killed in Stabbing at Hamamatsu Bar; Suspect in Custody HAMAMATSU — Two women have died after being stabbed by a man at a bar in Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu, early Sunday.
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Elderly Men Injured in Bear Attacks in Tochigi Pref. NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi – An 85-year-old man was bitten on his rear by a bear while tending to his garden at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, police sa...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Yamanashi Gakuin University Wrestler Seriously Injured After Eating Alleged Cannabis Cookies; No Illegal Substances Found by Police A Yamanashi Gakuin University wrestler in May ate cookies believed to contain a cannabis ingredient and jumped from the second floor of a do...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Guilty Pleasures: Calorie-Busting ‘Sinful Gourmet Foods’ Taking Taste Buds by Storm Heavily seasoned “sinful gourmet foods” that are high in calories and fat content and can never be called healthy have recently become popul...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Earthquakes Hit Japan’s Tokara Islands; No Tsunami Feared, Says JMA The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Earthquakes struck off the coast of the Tokara Islands at about 2:01 p.m. and 2:07 p.m. on Su...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Foreigners May Have to Pay Lump Sum for Health Insurance in Some Parts of Japan Foreign residents may soon have to pay their national health insurance premiums up front in some areas, according to a plan by the Health, L...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Hits Akusekijima; No Tsunami Threat, Says JMA An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 struck off the coast of the Tokara Islands at about 12:42 p.m. on Sunday. Akusekijima Islan...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Emperor, Empress Depart for Mongolia The Emperor and Empress departed from Haneda Airport on a government plane Sunday morning for an official state visit to Mongolia. This mark...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 Dried Soybeans, Daikon in Simmered Dishes Taste Better with Water from Soaking Cooking expert Ryuta Kijima shares two simmered dishes made with dried foods, which he recommends cooking carefully based on classic recipes...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 School Lunches Using Local Specialty Ingredients Hit Hard by High Prices; Increased Costs Make Serving Special Dishes Difficult High prices have been affecting school lunch services in various parts of the country.
The Japan News July 6, 2025 I’m Clashing With My Older Sister After Our Father’s Death I’m a female company employee in my 40s. I’m worried about my relationship with my older sister. We’re both unmarried, and we live together...
The Japan News July 6, 2025 It’s Hard to Talk to My Adult Daughter Since She Was Young I’m a part-time worker in my 50s. I’m having trouble talking to my daughter, who is in her late 20s. Since she was in kindergarten, she neve...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Keio University Students at Shonan Fujisawa Campus Welcome 2 Goats; Animals Brought in to Clear out Weeds Yomiuri Shimbun photosStudents of Keio University’s H Village international dorm pose with a goat they are keeping, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Pr...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Tokushima: British Man to Open Guesthouse in Nostalgic Port Village in Tokushima; Tebajima Island Has Charms of Quaint Fishing Village MUGI, Tokushima — A British man is preparing to open a guesthouse on an island in Tokushima Prefecture that still has the traditional landsc...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Bear Sightings from Jan. to May Hit Record High of 3,721; Iwate Pref. Reports Most Incidents at 792 The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever since 2010, when comparable data became availab...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Kagoshima: ‘Mystery Circle’ Made by Puffer Fish on Seabed; Males Stir Up Sand to Make Spawning Areas AMAMI, Kagoshima — A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami Oshima Isla...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Kagoshima Island to Evacuate More Residents After Strong Quake; Meteorological Agency Stresses Importance of Preparation A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturda...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Woman in Iwate Pref. Dies After Being Attacked by Bear in Home; First Fatal Bear Attack in House This Year KITAKAMI, Iwate — An elderly woman was found dead on Friday morning after being attacked by a bear that broke into her house in Kitakami, Iw...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Giant Kiriko Lantern Festival Kicks Off in Quake-Stricken Noto; Participants Carry Floats, Chant to Raise Enthusiasm for Reconstruction Giant kiriko lantern floats paraded on Friday through the Ushitsu district in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit hard by the Noto Peni...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 2025 Expo Osaka: 100 People Unable to Board Shuttle Bus at West Gate on Day of Record Number of Visitors Marked; Some Wait Until Past Midnight for a Taxi OSAKA — The operator of the Osaka-Kansai Expo said Friday that on the evening of June 28, when a record number of visitors came to the event...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Heirs to Kyoto Talent: Wooden Tub Craftsman Ensures Graceful, Flawless Curves; Charms Shared with Next Generation KYOTO — Well-proportioned wooden tubs, called “oke” in Japanese, are built with unparalleled precision, slowly and steadily crafting each on...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Typhoon Danas Forms in South China Sea; Expected to Move Northeast Toward East China Sea Typhoon Danas, also called Typhoon No. 4, emerged at around 3 a.m. on Saturday at the South China Sea, according to the Japan Meteorological...
The Japan News July 5, 2025 Osaka: Little Turtle Spotted Living near Belgian Pavilion at Osaka-Kansai Expo, And Finds Permanent Home OSAKA — A little turtle was found living in an artificial pond in front of the Belgian Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Osaka.
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Man Interned in Mongolia After WWII Recalls Harsh Living Conditions; Emperor, Empress Set to Visit Mongolia to Pay Respects The Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit Mongolia from July 6 to 8 pay their respects to Japanese nationals who died in the country wh...
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Neko Pitcher The fastballing feline is showing his best stuff on our online pitcher’s mound! His turn in the rotation comes every Saturday in the print e...
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Rainy Season Dolls Brighten the Cloudy Sky at Resort Hotel in Yamanashi Pref. HOKUTO, Yamanashi — To help tourists enjoy the rainy season, the Risonare Yatsugatake resort hotel in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, has been...
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Bear Believed to have Killed Woman in Her House; Claw Marks Found on Her Body, Animal Footprints Left in Iwate Pref. Home A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday is believed to have been attacked by a bear, authorities said.
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Some Residents Evacuate Quake-Hit Akusekijima Island to Take Refuge in Kagoshima City A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacuate departed Friday morning for Kagoshima Ci...
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival Begins in Kanagawa Prefecture; Colorful Streamers Feature Current Trends People look at colorful decorations on Friday during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as the festiv...
The Japan News July 4, 2025 Kyoto Gion Festival: Shinmen Aratame Ritual Held to Confirm Safety of Masks Worn by Goshintai Divine Objects The preservation society of Funehoko, one of the floats of the Gion Festival, held a Shinmen Aratame ritual to confirm the safety of the mas...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 Tsukuba University of Technology, JICA Tsukuba Collaborate to Empower the Deaf, Nurture Future Leaders in Kyrgyzstan TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — Tsukuba University of Technology and the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s Tsukuba Center (JICA Tsukuba) have join...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 All Residents Confirmed Safe After Strong Earthquake Hits Japan’s Akusekijima Island All residents of Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture have been confirmed safe after a strong earthquake measuring a lower 6 on the J...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 More than 1,000 Earthquakes Observed around Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Pref.; Highest Number in 10-Day Span More than 1,000 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale — including one that measured lower 6 — have hit...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 Emperor Looks Forward to Mongolia Trip; Set to Visit Memorial for Japanese Detainees The Emperor held a press conference on Wednesday ahead of an official visit to Mongolia, which is set to start Sunday, at the Imperial Palac...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 Strong Earthquake Hits Japan’s Akuseki-jima Island, Kagoshima Pref.; No Tsunami Feared A strong earthquake measuring lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale struck Akuseki-jima Island in Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, acc...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 Ireland Opens New Embassy Building in Japan; Visiting Irish Prime Minister Pledges Commitment to Bilateral Ties A ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of Ireland House, the new Irish embassy building, was held in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward o...
The Japan News July 3, 2025 Typhoon Mun Forms near Ogasawara Islands; Moving Northward over Sea East of Japan Typhoon Mun, also called Typhoon No. 3, emerged at 3 a.m. on Thursday near the Ogasawara Islands. The typhoon is expected to move northward...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 Management Firm for Male Pop Group TOKIO to Shut Down TOKIO, the management company for the male pop group of the same name, will shut down once the relevant paperwork and explanations to the pe...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 118 Houses Left Damaged With No Known Owner After Noto Quake; Number Expected to Rise as Investigations Continue KANAZAWA — At least 118 houses have been left damaged and with no known owner in six cities and towns that were severely affected by the Not...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 Marathoners Enjoy Running at Kushiro Airport in Rare Race on Runway KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — A race was held at Kushiro Airport in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on June 14, with about 500 people running on the runway in the...
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The Japan News July 2, 2025 Govt Adopts Plan to Reduce Nankai Quake Deaths by 80% TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government decided Tuesday to seek to reduce the estimated number of deaths from a possible megaquake in the Nankai...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 M5.5 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture Islands; No Tsunami Warning issued An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 hit off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It me...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 Effects of Social Media on Mind, Body of Children Discussed at Keio University Symposium A symposium was held at Keio University on Tuesday to discuss public health issues facing modern society, such as the mental and physical ef...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 Theme Parks Take Measures to Keep Visitors Cool; Park Operators Hope to Fight Lower Visitor Numbers Due to Brutal Heat With the arrival of July and the onset of intense heat, domestic leisure facilities have begun holding events and implementing measures to h...
The Japan News July 2, 2025 Lower 5 Earthquake Hits Near Tokara Islands in Japan’s Kagoshima Pref; No Tsunami Warning Issued as Series of Quakes Hit Area An earthquake measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was felt on Akusekijima Island in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture...
