8 Traditional Japanese Towns That Will Transport You Back In Time (thesmartlocal.jp)
From well-preserved merchant districts to quaint fishing villages, take a trip back in time with these charming traditional Japanese towns.
Bridge girder falls at construction site in Shizuoka, killing two workers (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Seven people were taken to the hospital after the incident, which occurred at around 3:10 a.m. during work on a multilevel bypass in the city.
Tokyo explosion injures four | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Four people have been injured after an explosion rocked a busy district in Central Tokyo. It happened Monday afternoon near Shimbashi station.
U.S. guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo (japantoday.com)
Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history. The American guitar manufacturer has chosen for its location Tokyo’s Harajuku, a hot spot for Japanese youngsters who love…
TSMC opens first chip plant in Japan for Sony and Renesas (asia.nikkei.com)
Prime Minister Kishida announces support for company's second plant in Kumamoto
Tsunami warning in Japan after strong earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the country's central region on Monday.
Japan court says requiring surgery for gender switch unconstitutional (english.kyodonews.net)
A Japanese court has said that a law requiring surgery to switch genders on a family registry is unconstitutional in a ruling on a case involving a transgender man in central Japan, according to his lawyers.
Ceremony marks 110 years of women at Japan universities (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Princess Kako attended a ceremony on Saturday marking 110 years of women attending universities in Japan....
Spotlight: Toshiro Mifune — Japan’s Greatest Ever Actor (www.tokyoweekender.com)
In this month's Spotlight article, we're looking back at the life of Toshiro Mifune, the man widely regarded as Japan's greatest ever actor.
Over half of Japanese students in nationwide test score zero percent in English speaking section (soranews24.com)
But that number might not tell the whole story of why so many were at a loss for words.
Aomori Nebuta float festival gets underway (www3.nhk.or.jp)
One of Japan's biggest summer festivals kicked off in the northeast city of Aomori on Wednesday. The annual event is being held without coronavirus restrictions for the first time in four years.
Japanese man gets 23 years in jail for Halloween attack dressed as ‘Joker’ (www.firstpost.com)
In Japan, violent crime is rare, but there are occasional stabbings and even shootings, including the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe last year. Hattori had reportedly told investigators that he wanted to kill people and be given the death penalty
'Oppenheimer' draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims in the film (www.nbcnews.com)
Viewers are divided over whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it's complicated.
Japanese Barbie Film Account Apologizes For "Barbenheimer" Meme (unseen-japan.com)
Around the world, the Barbenheimer meme has helped launch two Hollywood films into the stratosphere. In Japan, the meme isn't going over as well.
Japan convenience store Lawson's 'flavor of nothingness' candy a social media hit - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- Flavorless candy developed to help consumers moisten their mouths while wearing masks has gone viral on social media, where it has been descr
Dangerously high temperatures forecast across Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Life-threatening high temperatures were forecast across Japan on Thursday, and officials are urging steps to avoid heatstroke.
In Rare Move, Japanese Pop Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay - The New Y… (archive.md)
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Japan court asks acquitted ex-nurse not to wear 'Innocence Project' T-shirt - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
OTSU -- A former assistant nurse who was acquitted in a retrial after serving more than a decade in prison over the death of a patient was urged by a district court here not to wear an "Innocence Project" T-shirt during her subsequent damages suit, it has been learned.
Japan’s indie game scene is growing up (www.theverge.com)
Exploring the scene at the 2023 edition of BitSummit.
Woman calls police, saying she killed her 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter (japantoday.com)
Police in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, have detained a 39-year-old woman who called them on Monday to say that she had killed her 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter According to police, the woman called 110 at around 6:30 a.m. Monday and said she had stabbed her two children, Kyodo News reported.…
China warns Japan on NATO, hopes it refrains from undermining trust in region (www.reuters.com)
The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Monday that NATO's plan to expand into the Asia-Pacific violates U.N. rules and hoped Japan, in its interaction with NATO, would refrain from actions that undermine trust among countries in the region.
Human head found at home of suspects arrested over Sapporo hotel decapitation - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
SAPPORO -- A human head was found on July 24 at the home of a doctor and his daughter, who were arrested in connection with the discovery of a decapitated body at a Sapporo hotel on July 2, investigative sources said.
Doctor, daughter arrested for allegedly decapitating man, carrying head out of Sapporo hotel - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A Sapporo doctor and his daughter were arrested Monday on suspicion of beheading a man and carrying his head out of a hotel in the
Three hurt in Japan train stabbing attack (cebudailynews.inquirer.net)
TOKYO — Three people were hurt in a knife attack on a train in western Japan on Sunday, with police saying they had arrested a man for allegedly carrying out the stabbings. The victims — a
'Video voyeur hunter' in Nagoya accused of voyeurism - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
NAGOYA -- A 30-year-old man here who claims to "have caught about 50 video voyeurs" has been arrested for allegedly taking an upskirt video.
