The Circular Economy: From Deep Frying to Green Flying
Japan is on the verge of using leftover cooking oil to power airplanes. Universal Studios Japan has already adopted biodiesel, made from used cooking ...
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Touchless Harassment: Man Arrested for Sniffing Schoolgirl's Hair
Touchless harassment, a form of obscene behavior that does not involve physical contact, is drawing increasing attention in Japan. Last month, Kyoto P...
read moreTokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels
Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? In Tokyo, the police are almost certainly taking meticulous care of it. In Japan, lost items a...
read moreA-bomb survivors meet fundraising target to attend Nobel prize ceremony
Dozens of members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors that won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, are set to travel to Oslo ...
read moreDam fine vintage: Japan sake brewers take novel approach to storage
Just as with wine, aging a sake can produce a smoother drink, but there is a cost in maintaining the right conditions for storage. A group of brewersâ...
read moreU.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency
The U.S. military will set up temporary bases along Japan's southwestern Nansei island chain and the Philippines to deploy missile units in the event ...
read moreJapan's Xmas Cake Budget Shrinks
With one month left until Christmas Eve, a survey by a department store has revealed that the average budget for Christmas cakes in Japan has declined...
read moreHyogo Festival Celebrates Multiculturalism
The 'Itami Madan' festival promoting multicultural harmony across national boundaries was held on Saturday in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, featuring the '...
read moreMatsusaka Auction Sees Top Cow Net Over 30 Million Yen
The prestigious Matsusaka Beef Competition, a showcase of premium cattle from Mie Prefecture, was held Sunday, where the top-ranked cow was auctioned ...
read moreForeign Visitors to Japan Set to Hit All-Time High
Japan is on track to surpass its all-time annual record for foreign visitors, with over 30 million arrivals so far this year. (News On Japan)...
read moreJapanese Photographer Dies After Being Pushed in New York
A renowned Japanese photographer based in New York, Yasuomi Hashimura, known for his groundbreaking contributions to American advertising photography,...
read moreCrayon Shin-chan Landmark Store Shuts Down
A store featured as a model in the anime "Crayon Shin-chan" closed its doors on November 24th. (News On Japan)...
read moreBoat captain dies after collision near Port of Kobe
The captain of a Japanese vessel died after it collided with a cargo ship Saturday evening near the Port of Kobe in western Japan, the coast guard sai...
read more7-year-old boy drowns after being swept away by river in Hokkaido
A 7-year-old boy drowned after he was swept away by a river in Nakashibetsu town, Hokkaido, on Saturday afternoon. According to police, a man called...
read moreJapanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time
Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her fing...
read moreJapan libraries to trial book sales amid decline in bookstores
Some public libraries in Japan will trial sales of new books from fiscal 2025 to fill the void caused by a nationwide decline in the number of physica...
read moreJapan to hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity
Japan is holding a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after th...
read moreIm Schatten der PlayStation: 30 Jahre Sega Saturn
Vor 30 Jahren, am 22. November 1994, erscheint in Japan die Spielkonsole Saturn. Sega will damit an Nintendo vorbeiziehen – doch es kommt alles ande...
read moreAmanda Visits East Fork's New Brooklyn Store
Welcome to the latest edition of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly newsletter, Hey there, it’s Amanda, packed with food, travel, and shopping ...
read moreStudent's Homemade Bomb Sparks School Lockdown in Sapporo
A suspicious object feared to be explosive was discovered at a high school in Sapporo on the afternoon of November 22nd, causing temporary chaos. The ...
read moreVictims of little-known WWII maritime tragedy gone but not forgotten
While the sinking of the Tsushima Maru by a U.S. submarine during World War II is etched in Japan's collective memory due to the many children and civ...
read moreJapan's weekly COVID-19 cases rise for 1st time in 3 months
The weekly average of new coronavirus cases at designated hospitals across Japan rose for the first time in three months in the seven days through las...
read moreChina expanding visa-free entry to more countries, including Japan
China announced Friday that it would expand visa-free entry to nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help revive a s...
read moreElon Musk Highlights Japanese 'Wabi-Sabi' in Social Media Post
Elon Musk, the incoming head of the newly established Efficiency Ministry under President-elect Trump, has vowed to reduce $500 billion in government ...
read moreU.S. nuclear carrier George Washington returns to Yokosuka base
The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington returned to the Yokosuka base near Tokyo on Friday, its second deployment to Japan, in a s...
read moreKato Recognized by Guinness for 65 Years of Chess Puzzle Contributions
Hifumi Kato, affectionately known as 'Hifumin,' has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for the longest-running chess puzzle column i...
read moreNTT Unveils AI That Analyzes Brainwaves to Move Wheelchairs
NTT recently revealed groundbreaking technology enabling wheelchair control through brainwaves analyzed by AI. (News On Japan)...
read moreMan With Snake Tattoo Accused of Theft and Headbutting Store Employee
A man with a distinctive snake-like tattoo on his face has been arrested for shoplifting and assaulting a convenience store employee in Tokyo. The sus...
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