The number of patients has exceeded the nationwide warning threshold for the first time in two years as Japan enters summer, when cases typically increase. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor Koike meets UN Secretary-General Guterres in New York
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday. She is visiting the city for a conference on Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. ( read original story ...)
Japan ramps up defences amid concerns about China’s ‘military activities’
While the world has been watching the rise of China, Japan has been in the midst of its biggest defence shift since World War II. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney Resort to raise maximum entrance fees in October
The price of a one-day adult ticket will rise by up to 1,500 yen (S$12) to 12,400 yen. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for ‘cool’ shorts
On a hot, humid day in Tokyo, metropolitan government official Noboru Watanabe overcame embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country where formal business attire is still ... ( read original story ...)
Careless smoker accused of causing fatal Osaka fire in 2025
The police called for prosecutors to indict the man on charges of gross negligence resulting in an accidental fire. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Lifestyle net income slumps despite 77.6% revenue surge
Tokyo Lifestyle, the Japanese beauty and lifestyle retailer formerly known as Yoshitsu, posted a 77.6% year-on-year rise in revenue to $373.2m for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026. The growth was ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani’s 2025 Tokyo series cleats up for auction
The cleats are signed in Ohtani's rarely seen Kanji signature and include his dog -- Decoy -- on its heels. ( read original story ...)
Is Japan a ‘spy paradise’ fuelling Russia’s war machine?
A New York Times article claims Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, a top Russian official, is leading the covert operation in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Computer-guided electricity rapidly transforms flat nanofilms into 3D shapes on demand
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam. The bumps form within 10 seconds and can be ... ( read original story ...)
Male restaurant worker suspected of causing fatal Osaka fire last summer
Police in Osaka City, western Japan, suspect that last August's fatal fire along the Dotonbori River in the city's busy commercial district was caused by a male restaurant worker who carelessly ... ( read original story ...)
Careless Smoker Accused of Causing 2025 Osaka Fatal Fire
Japanese police sent papers to prosecutors on Tuesday accusing a smoker of causing a fire that killed two firefighters in the western city of Osaka in August last year. The Osaka prefectural police de ... ( read original story ...)
Man held for allegedly planning indiscriminate killing in Tokyo
Police in Toyama Prefecture have arrested the 53-year-old suspect who broadly admitted the allegations against him. ( read original story ...)
Man nabbed on suspicion of preparing to carry out killing in Tokyo
A man in central Japan has been arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out a random killing in Tokyo, police said. Katsumi Mori, 53, of Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, was quoted by police as ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan is ending its long-standing sole custody system after divorce
Japan's custody laws have changed for the first time in decades, allowing divorced parents to share legal responsibility for their children. ( read original story ...)
Turkish man dies while in Tokyo police custody
The man said he began experiencing abdominal pain on June 29 while in police custody in Tokyo, and he was pronounced dead on July 2, with police not publicly stating the cause. ( read original story ...)