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'Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated' say Japan's last survivors
Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.2 hr ago - Japan -
The Guardian - World
Businesses in Japan consider charging tourists more amid surge in visitors
Record-high 17.78 million foreign tourists came to Japan in the first half of year, with arrivals in June led by travellers from South Korea, China, Taiwan and the US. Businesses in Japan are considering a dual pricing system for foreign tourists ...Jul. 24, 2024 - Japan -
The New York Times - World
In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers
The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media.22 hr ago - Japan -
NBC News - Top stories
Japan women's gymnastics captain out of Olympics for smoking
Japan's women artistic gymnastics team captain Shoko Miyata, has withdrawn from the Paris Games after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking.Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan -
MarketWatch - Business
Finance Minister Suzuki mum on whether Japan intervened in currency market
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday voiced concerns over the yen’s weakness but declined to comment on whether the government intervened to prop up the yen on Thursday.Jul. 12, 2024 - Japan -
The Guardian - World
Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer
Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’. Medical experts in Japan are to add a “most severe” category to the current heatstroke index, amid ...Jul. 10, 2024 - Japan -
The New York Times - Tech
Japan Finally Phases Out Floppy Disks
One of the world’s most technologically advanced nations has held on to some of the most outmoded devices.Jul. 5, 2024 - Japan -
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The Guardian - World
Swimmer rescued 80km off Japan coast, 36 hours after being swept out to sea
Twenty-one year old spent two nights in the ocean before being spotted by a cargo ship . A woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a beach in Japan has been rescued about 80km (50 miles) off the coast, 36 hours after she went missing, ...Jul. 11, 2024 - Japan -
MarketWatch - Business
Japan’s exports rise for seventh straight month in June
Japan’s exports rose for a seventh straight month in June backed by solid demand for chip-making machines, nonferrous metals and plastics, Ministry of Finance data showed Thursday.Jul. 18, 2024 - Japan -
The Hill - Politics
Two US serviced members charged with sexual assault in Japan
Two U.S. members of the armed services have been accused of sexual assault in Japan, spurring Japanese officials to speak out against what they have called troubling behavior. One U.S. airman is charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in ...Jun. 28, 2024 - Japan -
Financial Times - World
Japan’s copyright rules draw AI groups — and alarm from creators
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence modelsJul. 21, 2024 - Japan -
The Guardian - World
Man who spent 45 years on death row in Japan hopes for chance to clear name
Iwao Hakamada, 88, who spent longer than anyone in the world awaiting execution, awaits murder retrial verdict. In the early hours of 30 June 1966 a fire swept through the home of the managing director of a miso maker in Shizuoka, central Japan . ...Jul. 7, 2024 - Japan -
The Guardian - World
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be fitted with blades or paint brushes. It resembles an enormous, malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway’s new humanoid ...Jul. 4, 2024 - Japan -
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NBC News - Top stories
Samoa secures convincing classification win over Japan
Paul Scanlan scored twice to lead a dominant Samoa victory over Japan in the first rugby classification match of the night. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.Jul. 25, 2024 - Japan -
The New York Times - Top stories
How the Yen’s Slide Is Undermining Japan’s Defense Buildup
Japan is struggling to fund plans that would significantly bolster its military readiness amid rising regional threats.Jul. 8, 2024 - Japan -
NBC News - Top stories
Spain scores goal to tie Japan
Spain's Aitana Bonmati receives a perfectly placed through ball into the box from Athenea del Castillo to tie the game at 1-1 in the 24th minute. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony ...Jul. 25, 2024 - Japan -
NBC News - Top stories
Aoba Fujito of Japan smashes free kick upper-90 in Olympic opener vs Spain
Japan's 20-year-old playmaker Aoba Fujito smashes free kick upper-90 to open the scoring against Spain at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ...Jul. 25, 2024 - Japan -
Yahoo News - World
Japan asks youth about lack of marriages amid population decline
Jul. 23, 2024 - Japan -
GameSpot - Tech
Terminator Zero Anime Teaser Trailer Brings Judgment Day To Japan
On the big screen, the Terminator movies haven't really explained what's happening in the rest of the world during humanity's future war with Skynet and the machines. But next month, Netflix's anime series, Terminator Zero, will bring the action ...Jul. 15, 2024 - Japan -
ABC News - Tech
Japan's space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern JapanJun. 28, 2024 - Japan -
Financial Times - World
Japan stock exchange chief says reforms are cutting down ‘aimless’ listings
Hiromi Yamaji’s campaign has helped lift benchmark stock index above its 1980s bubble-ear peakJul. 14, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Large Japanese Manufacturers Sentiment Improves Amid Rate-Hike Expectations
Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved during the three months to June.Jun. 30, 2024 - Japan -
ESPN - Sports
Japan's Furue leads Evian; rain suspends round
Ayaka Furue of Japan held a three-shot lead (6 under 31 with five holes left to play) at the Evian Championship before storms suspended the second round and forced players to evacuate from the golf course.Jul. 14, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Japan Says Military Often Flouted Rules on Handling Secrets
U.S. ally is under pressure to tighten information security after lapses on Aegis destroyers and other ships.Jul. 12, 2024 - Japan -
BBC News - Top stories
Japan wants to make it easier to shoot bears as attacks rise
In the year to April, there were a record 219 bear attacks in the country - six of them fatal.Jul. 10, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Tempted by Japan's Booming Market? Be Like Warren Buffett
American investors who avoided a hit from the slumping yen have done much better.Jul. 5, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'In the Service of the Shogun' Review: An Englishman in Japan
William Adams became an adviser to the Tokugawa ruler on trade, diplomacy and European politics.Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Singles Seek Love in Japan's Government Courtship Service
Falling birthrates have yielded a population crisis and the department of romance. ”They need help.”Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking
Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women’s artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking, the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) said on Friday. ...Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Japan's Above-Target Inflation Fuels Some Rate Hike Hopes
Japan’s consumer inflation stayed above the central bank’s 2% target in June, which is likely to fuel some expectations that interest-rate increases might be coming soon.Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Japan's $1.5 Trillion Pension Whale to Trigger Waves in Stocks, Currencies
Many analysts say Tokyo is getting ready to redirect some of its stash of dollars back into yen assets—a decision that could ripple through global financial markets.Jul. 8, 2024 - Japan -
BBC News - Top stories
Bather rescued 80km from Japan beach after 36 hours
The woman, who was wearing a rubber ring, is reported to be dehydrated but fine otherwise.Jul. 11, 2024 - Japan -
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ABC News - World
Japan Navy helicopters' fatal crash caused by inadequate instructions to crew, says probe report
A Japanese navy report says lack of instructions to the crew and their failure to keep a lookout and communicate led two Japanese navy helicopters to collide during nighttime training in April, killing all eight people on boardJul. 9, 2024 - Japan -
NBC News - Top stories
Two U.S. airmen charged with separate sexual assaults in Japan
TOKYO — Japanese authorities have charged two U.S.Jun. 28, 2024 - Japan -
ABC News - World
Japan protests against Russia's entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions
Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders of prominent companies including Toyota Motor Corp., in retaliation for Tokyo’s sanctions over the ...Jul. 24, 2024 - Japan -
ABC News - World
Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan
Greenland police say they have apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by JapanJul. 22, 2024 - Japan -
ABC News - World
Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards hold joint search and rescue drill off Japan's eastern coast
Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards have conducted what is believed to be their first joint drill off Japan’s eastern coast, officials said Friday, a move seen as an effort to expand maritime cooperation amid concern about China’s increasingly ...Jul. 19, 2024 - Japan