The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun

17/11/2024

Knife Attack at a Vocational School in Eastern China Leaves 8 Dead and 17 Injured

BEIJING (AP) — A stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday left eight people dead and 17 others injured, local police said.

17/11/2024

Deaf Japanese Adventurer to Begin 2nd Expedition to South Pole

KANAZAWA — A 54-year-old office worker who is the world’s first deaf person to stand at the North Pole and has conquered the highest peaks on five continents, is making his second attempt to reach the South Pole, 17 years after he first set foot there.

17/11/2024

Ministry Eyes Improving Night-School Japanese Lessons; Aim Is To Help Foreigners Complete Junior High School

The education ministry aims to make new guidelines, starting next fiscal year, for teaching the Japanese language to foreign nationals who attend evening classes of junior high schools in Japan.

16/11/2024

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office, and the two discussed their desire to improve their countries’ relations.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20241116-222874/

16/11/2024

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrived in Ukraine to speak with his counterpart Andrii Sybiha about various issues including winterization assistance.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/europe/20241116-222869/

16/11/2024

Mourners have begun to gather at the Akasaka Estate in Minato Ward, Tokyo, to sign condolence books after the passing of Princess Yuriko.

General mourners began signing condolence books on Saturday for Princess Yuriko, who had passed away at the age of 101 on the previous day, on the grounds of Prince Mikasa’s residence in Tokyo.

16/11/2024

Japan, the United States and South Korea between Wednesday and Friday held a joint multi-domain exercise called “Freedom Edge” to strengthen their cooperative maritime, air and cyber defense capacity.

Japan, the United States and South Korea held a three day joint multi-domain exercise called Freedom Edge through Friday. Some of the training were open to media organizations, including The Yomiuri Shimbun, on Thursday.

16/11/2024

From her 1941 marriage to Prince Mikasa until her death at age 101 on Friday, Princess Yuriko lived with dignity through historically significant times.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/imperial-family/20241116-222780/

16/11/2024

If politics in the Diet is like sumo, there is a new gyoji referee in Tokyo. The chairperson of the powerful lower house Budget Committee is a member of the opposition CDPJ, which puts the ruling – but minority – LDP in a potentially uncomfortable spot.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20241116-222857/

16/11/2024

The medals of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics were revealed on Friday, marking one year until the start of the event, which Japan will host for the first time.

The medals that will be awarded in the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, an international sports event for athletes with hearing impairments, were unveiled Friday, one year ahead of the event.

16/11/2024

The famous Hilltop Hotel beloved by literary figures has been bought by Meiji University, which will renovate the property before reopening it.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20241116-222816/

16/11/2024

The Japan Meteorological Agency said that Typhoon Usagi will likely turn into a tropical cyclone on Saturday.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20241116-222805/

16/11/2024

A Tokyo-based business consultant says big, well-established Japanese corporations and new, more nimble AI startups have complementary qualities that can enhance innovation.

In February this year, I helped my client ClimateAI host a climate change wine tasting event at the Tokyo American Club in Azabudai, Minato Ward. ClimateAI is a San Francisco-based technology startup applying artificial intelligence and machine learning models to provide short- and long-term insight...

15/11/2024

Ramen of Japan series: Number Nine 09 in historical city Soka, Saitama Prefecture, offers various flavors with mazesoba (mixed noodles) and tsukemen (dipping noodles) made with thick noodles that can be customized while eating.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/original/ramen-japan/20241115-222740/

15/11/2024

The production of koro-gaki specialty dried persimmons is reaching its peak in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, and producers are hard at work drying and squeezing the fruit to achieve the best possible color and flavor.

The production of koro-gaki specialty dried persimmons is reaching its peak in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture. Producer Yosh*tsugu Yamazui’s processing shed was partially destroyed by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in January, but he was able to restore it in time for the season.

15/11/2024

Near the Kanazawa municipal government office, 47 American sweetgum trees are wreathed in flaming red leaves as autumn reaches its vivid peak

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15/11/2024

Princess Yuriko, whose marriage to Prince Mikasa made her the sister-in-law of Emperor Showa, has died at 101 after a prolonged stay in a Tokyo hospital (Update 2)

Princess Yuriko, who was the oldest living member of the Imperial family, passed away on Friday at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. She was 101.

15/11/2024

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Snaps 3-day Slide as Automakers and Banks Gain (Update 1)

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a three-session slide on Friday, as a weaker yen lifted automakers and financials gained after three major banks upgraded their annual profit forecasts.