投稿者: Reuters in Tokyo
Ballot heaps pressure on Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future was unclear on Monday after his coalition lost its upper house majority in electi…
Judges reject requirement for trans people to remove reproductive organs for state-recognised gender changeJapan’s top court has ruled that a legal clause requiring people to undergo sterilisation surgery if they want to legally change their gender is …
Fumio Kishida says official’s comments ‘outrageous and completely incompatible with policies’The Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has sacked an aide who said he would not want to live next to LGBTQ+ couples and that people would flee Japan if sa…
Kazuki Takahashi found in snorkelling gear floating in the sea off coast of Okinawa, reports sayA Japanese artist who created the hit manga comic series Yu-Gi-Oh!, which spawned a worldwide media franchise including a trading card game, has been found …
‘Test tourism’ to begin in May in the form of limited package tours as a way of gathering information prior to full reopeningJapan will start conducting “test tourism” in the form of limited package tours in May ahead of a full reopening to tourism.Tho…
Fifteen remain missing as questions grow as to why the Kazu I sailed in rough weather off the hazardous Shiretoko peninsulaRescuers searching since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far north-eastern Japan have found the body of an 11t…
US would set up bases from a Japanese island to Taiwan and deploy troops, with Japan providing logistical support, Kyodo reportsJapanese and US armed forces have drawn up a draft plan for a joint operation for a possible Taiwan emergency, Japan’s Kyodo…
Prototype uses carousel of canisters to create flavour samples on hygienic film over flatscreen TVA Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multisensory viewing exp…
Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultrav…
Officials said the three tried to avoid authorities after returning from abroad, sparking a social media flurrySee all our coronavirus coverageJapan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measure…
Officials said the three tried to avoid authorities after returning from abroad, sparking a social media flurrySee all our coronavirus coverageJapan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measure…
Rise in July to October, particularly among women and children, contrasts with decline in first waveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSuicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decadesA panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has…