カテゴリー: Japan
Competition winner reflects growing anxiety about tax rises, while second place for word of the year went to ‘hot’ after a sweltering summerThe kanji character for “tax” has been chosen as Japan’s word of the year, in a reflection of growing public anx…
Victory for former self-defence forces member after fight for justice that challenged taboos in male-dominated societyA court in Japan has found three former male soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in what is being seen as a rar…
Dozens of the animals died after they were treated with anti-parasitic medicineA Japanese zoo has launched an investigation after apparently killing 31 of its 40 squirrels by mistake with treatments meant to kill parasites, officials said.Keepers at th…
The shrinking town of Kainan in Wakayama prefecture is offering money to people who relocate there – but there’s a catchA town in Japan is offering millions of yen to relocate there as it tries to arrest the fall in its population. The catch? New resid…
Shinji Aoba has admitted starting fire but has pleaded not guilty, saying a psychological disorder makes him incapable of distinguishing between right and wrongProsecutors in Japan are seeking the death penalty for the suspect in an arson attack in 201…
Internet references conflating the two films drew anger in Japan, which was twice attacked by nuclear weapons during the second world warAudiences in Japan will finally get to see Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan’s hit biopic about the creator of the nu…
Atsushi Ozawa accused of using car to kill common pigeon, which vets said died of traumatic shockTo some, they are another species of feathered friend; to others, they are rats with wings whose droppings deface historic buildings.But in Japan, pigeons …
Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured since April, with warnings of more to come during winterThe number of people injured or killed in bear attacks in Japan this year exceeded 200 for the first time, as experts warned of more encounter…
The magnitude 7.5 quake in Mindanao triggered tsunami warnings in Japan and more than 600 aftershocksPhilippine residents were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the country’s south, killing at least one …
Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companiesThe world’s biggest operational experimental nuclear fusion reactor – a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity’s future ener…
Defensive weapon called a sasumata gains popular appeal after jewellery store owner uses one to fend off attackersAn employee at a jewellery shop in Tokyo has been hailed a hero after thwarting an attempted robbery and giving chase after the three susp…
Status of five other personnel aboard Osprey aircraft not known after incident off Yakushima island, off southern Kyushu coastA crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a US military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off s…
Xi Jinping to gather with Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk Yeol ‘in near future’ against backdrop of tensions over US alliance and North Korea’s hostilityThe leaders of China, Japan and South Korea will meet, possibly next year, in the latest attempt to ease…
Pyongyang claims success on third attempt – breaching a 2018 agreement meant to reduce tensions, says SouthSouth Korea has moved to partially suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea, which said it had successfully launched its first military…
Middle-class consumers around the world – including in countries with no tradition of eating noodles – are turning to instant ramen in drovesSpicy tomato, seafood, teriyaki chicken, Korean barbecue, cheese curry. Or for those with a gargantuan appetite…