HEADLINES
Premium Hokkaido melons fetch record ¥5.8 mil at season...
A pair of premium melons grown on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido fetch...
Step right up: Nagoya selling old drain covers for reuse
NAGOYA -- The Nagoya Municipal Government is selling 10 maintenance hole covers ...
Japan to give honor award for 10-time Olympic speed ska...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering giving the People's Hono...
Men tend to skip breakfast on days off, women snack mor...
TOKYO -- Men and younger people tend to skip breakfast on their days off, while ...
Community gatherings halve cognitive risks for inactive...
A team including researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University's graduate schoo...
Antarctica meeting in Hiroshima highlights climate risk...
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- More than 40 nations wrapped up an annual meeting on Antarc...
Japan artist's AI-generated short video wins top prize ...
ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- "Be my double," a short video created with generative artific...
Japan eases mid-career hiring for Foreign Ministry spec...
TOKYO -- The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to introduce a more fle...
Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Rice field rugby' e...
A "rice field rugby" event was held in the city of Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, o...
Mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Pref. plans maternity leave
KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Shoko Kawata, the 35-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefectu...
Editorial: Japan-S. Korea 'shuttle diplomacy' must lay ...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently met with South Korean President ...
Japan to survey bear populations after surge in attacks...
The Environment Ministry will begin surveying bear populations in Japan's northe...
Foreign visitors to Japan fall 5.5% in April
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in April fell 5.5 percent from a year ea...
Tokyo stocks surge, Nikkei up 3%, as oil prices fall on...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks surged Thursday, with the Nikkei stock index endin...
U.S. test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in...
U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a...
Japan to sell eels bred in captivity for first time
Eels bred in captivity will be sold in Japanese shops for the first time, in a m...
