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A trend of blessing dogs and cats during a traditional coming-of-age festival for children is catching on amongst pet owners in Japan as the nation faces a plummeting birth rate. ( read original story ...)

The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024. ( read original story ...)

The Man Who Erased His Name unlocks the Akame Network, a series of requests from the local citizens looking for help from Kiryu to help solve their problems. Related: Like A Dragon Gaiden: All Gold ... ( read original story ...)

Volunteers in the U.S. and Europe are caring for Ukrainians by phone. In Japan, night schools educate many foreigners and Japanese. ( read original story ...)

The Mori Memorial Foundation Institute for Urban Strategy announced the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2023. The most powerful city is London, followed by New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexico and Estonia have withdrawn from the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japanese city of Osaka, Japan's minister overseeing the event said Tuesday, citing ... ( read original story ...)

A prestigious Japanese all-female theatre company has admitted it feels responsible for the death of a young actress whose suspected suicide was reportedly caused by overwork. Executives from ... ( read original story ...)

I learned tattoos were taboo in Japan, but locals weren't bothered by my, my husband's, or other tourists' body art. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- A tire came off a car as it was traveling on a road here on Nov. 14 and struck a young girl, leaving her unconscious, police said. The accident occurred at about 1:35 p.m. on a city road in ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--A man who came forward about being sexually abused by showbiz guru Johnny Kitagawa and was later harassed online was found dead in Osaka Prefecture in an apparent suicide, investigative sources ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government says that Mexico and Estonia have withdrawn from the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, but nine other countries have newly expressed their intention to participate in the event. ( read original story ...)

A man in 40s who belonged to the Johnny's Sexual Assault Victims Association died in Osaka Prefecture in an apparent suicide after being slandered online, investigative sources have told the Mainichi ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Kioxia on Tuesday reported a 100.8 billion yen ($664.5 million) operating loss in the second quarter as earnings were hit by a slump in demand for memory chips used in smartphones and personal ... ( read original story ...)

The organizer of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has begun a meeting with participating countries and organizations. ( read original story ...)

By Yukiko Toyoda, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Laurie Chen TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - If Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, ... ( read original story ...)

A 47-year-old foster father was arrested by police here on Nov. 13 for allegedly hitting a 2-year-old girl under his care multiple times.K･･･ ... ( read original story ...)