Bear enters residential property in Morioka, northeastern Japan
A wild bear has strayed onto the grounds of a person’s home in northeastern Japan. Nobody was hurt,…
Survey: 26% of Tokyo sarin attack survivors still show PTSD symptoms
A survey shows that about 26 percent of survivors of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack nearly 31…
Central Japan wineries take their wares to London
Wine producers from central Japan gathered in London at a special event on Wednesday to promote their wares…
Trilateral peace talks on Ukraine expected to resume on Sunday
Trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States are expected to resume on Sunday with a…
Japanese Walking fitness trends takes world by storm
“Japanese Walking” is taking over the world. Created by a Japanese expert, the fitness routine has social media…
Over 7,000 teachers in Japan took mental health sick leave in 2024 academic year
Japan’s education ministry says 7,087 public school teachers took sick leave for depression and other mental health issues…
Fake videos generated by AI spreading on social media after quake struck northern Japan
Fake news, including AI-generated videos, flooded social media in the wake of a major earthquake that struck northern…
Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect
A new Japanese law is going into effect that could loosen the dominance of tech giants over smartphone…
Japan state coffers get record amount of assets of deceased in FY2024
Japanese government coffers have received a record 129.1 billion yen from the assets of deceased people without heirs…
Japan and South Korea: Illegal gambling surges among teens
Teenagers in South Korea and Japan are learning the hard way about just how addictive gambling can be.…