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01/04/2024

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Japan-rail-operator-gives-up-plan-to-launch-maglev-train-in-2027

Central Japan Railway's Tokyo-Nagoya route faces environmental disputes

31/03/2024

https://japantoday.com/category/national/nara-considering-increasing-number-of-deer-that-can-be-killed-each-year-expanding-culling-zone

When people hear “Nara,” the first thing that comes to mind is deer. Deer are said to be the messengers of the Shinto gods at Kasuga Shrine, which is located inside Nara Park, and so herds of deer are allowed to roam free through the park as well. Aside from their divine status, they’re…

30/03/2024

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4001383/

It's estimated over a million Japanese live as "hikikomori," recluses totally withdrawn from society. Some hikikomori may even go for decades without leaving their house. While in the past the phenomenon was most commonly associated with young men, recent data has revealed a much wider demographic o...

27/03/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68672186

Since 2011, sales of adult nappies have outpaced those for infants in Japan as its population ages.

27/03/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68662465

The move comes ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official visit to the US in April.

24/03/2024

https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan-quick-strike-beats-north-korea-south-korea-held-by-thailand-in-asia-qualifying

North Korea reportedly canceled hosting Japan in a World Cup qualifier just hours after losing to Japan in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan scored after just 90 seconds and held out North Korea to win 1-0 and maintain its perfect start in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026…

13/03/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68547839

Fukuyama residents are told not to touch the animal after it fell into a tank of hexavalent chromium.

08/03/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68444060

Dragon Ball is one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time.

06/03/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68481036

New rules will also restrict the numbers and aim to prevent "bullet climbs" up the Japanese volcano.

02/03/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/hcyqUXRNAeYLF1zn/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Earthquakes destroy many buildings and take lives. One cause of earthquakes is an active fault. The impact of a sudden displacement of the ground shakes the Earth and causes an earthquake. Japan has compiled a database of active faults found to date and is preparing for earthquakes by examining each...

23/02/2024

https://japantoday.com/category/national/women-take-part-in-japan%27s-1-250-year-old-%27naked-festival%27-for-first-time?

Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in Aichi Prefecture on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes and chanting excitedly as they bore a large bamboo trunk as an offering. Seven groups of women took part in the ritual...

22/02/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68366569

Bryce Pedicini is alleged to have handed documents to a foreign government at least seven times.

22/02/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68365597

Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, allegedly tried to traffic material he believed would go to Iran to build a nuclear bomb.

18/02/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68137582

The early release of Ridge Alkonis, who killed two in a car accident, stirs unease over US-Japan relations.

15/02/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68302226

The figures also indicate that Japan has also lost its position as the world's third-largest economy.

14/02/2024

https://japantoday.com/category/national/domino%E2%80%99s-pizza-apologizes-over-viral-video-of-employee-touching-dough-after-picking-his-nose?

Domino’s Pizza Japan has released a public apology on its official X account after a video of a male employee picking his nose and wiping his finger on pizza dough went viral. In the X post, Domino’s officials apologized for “any discomfort or inconvenience the disturbing video caused to our.....

13/02/2024

https://japantoday.com/category/national/more-japan-women-buying-valentine's-day-chocolates-for-themselves

The number of women who plan to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for themselves in Japan is over threefold more than those giving the treats to their sweethearts, a recent private sector survey showed. Among respondents, 21.7 percent of women said they plan to purchase chocolates for themselves, up 8....

06/02/2024

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Tea-Leaves/In-Japan-it-can-be-hard-to-be-a-man-say-men

Groping problem triggers female outrage amid male sense of injustice

06/02/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68213223

The controversial Ukraine-born model has resigned after a report on her relations with a married man.

05/02/2024

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-glances/jg00135/

The original Shinkansen linked Tokyo and Osaka in 1964, and since then the network has grown to span Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, with its trains moving at ever-increasing speeds.

01/02/2024

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3csn3/the-70-year-old-japanese-snake-hunters

On Kudaka Island, an islet south of Okinawa, in Japan, two septuagenarians catch venomous snakes with their bare hands.

30/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68137532

The three men say they have suffered distress from repeated police questioning based on their appearances.

28/01/2024

https://nextshark.com/ukrainian-miss-japan-2024

Carolina Shiino’s victory sparked skepticism, with some questioning the choice of crowning someone who is not of Japanese descent

27/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68110356

Police are carrying out DNA tests after a man claims to be the suspect of a bombing in Tokyo in the 1970s.

26/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68090388

The arson attack in a revered Kyoto animation studio killed 36 people and injured dozens more.

24/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68077984

Consumers shunned the skincare brand after Tokyo released treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant.

19/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68035314

It becomes only the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon but power supply problems may hinder its mission.

19/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68026440

Officials hope the Slim spacecraft's precision navigation technologies will make a soft touch-down.

15/01/2024

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-plane-crash/Co-pilot-of-Japan-Coast-Guard-plane-heard-directions-as-well-as-captain

Raises possibility both officers misinterpreted instructions ahead of crash

07/01/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67901810

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead since Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

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