The new catch limit, which was decided at the end of a three-day meeting through Friday in Sapporo, will be in place for two years. While the parties agreed on a 40% cut from the previous year in 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
863 new coronavirus cases reported in Tokyo on Saturday
Japan's health ministry reported 863 new coronavirus cases in Tokyo on Saturday. The figure is up 236 from a week earlier. The ministry also confirmed one death from the virus infection. Two people ... ( read original story ...)
Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Osaka Pref. after attacks injuring 3
A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police on March 24, apparently after he went on a rampage in this western Japan city, injuring three people.Police received an emergency call from a man at a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Germany Are Again Preparing for War
Memories of World War II still cause anxiety in both countries, but a rising generation feels less constrained—and less sure of the U.S.—in the face of Russian and Chinese aggression. ( read original story ...)
2 toddlers die in apparent fall from 7th floor apartment in Nagoya
NAGOYA -- Two toddlers who apparently fell from the seventh floor of an apartment building in this central Japan city have been confirmed dead. At around 3:55 p.m. on March 24, police received an ... ( read original story ...)
Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Osaka after attacks injuring 3
IZUMI, Osaka -- A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police on March 24, apparently after he went on a rampage in this western Japan city, injuring three people. Police received an emergency call ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Flaunts Bare Belly in Crop Top, Reveals Victoria’s Secret Collab
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion, professional tennis player Naomi Osaka currently lives in California. Osaka was three years old when her family left her native Japan to move to New York. The 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya yakiniku restaurant offering free meal for 1 single-parent family per week
NAGOYA -- A yakiniku grilled meat restaurant in this central Japan city is offering a free meal for a single-parent family every Saturday night. Katsumi Kito, owner of Yakiniku Awaza in Nagoya's ... ( read original story ...)
Nations agree to cut Pacific saury catch by 25%
Nine countries and regions including Japan, China and Taiwan wrapped up a three-day meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission on Friday in Sapporo. The delegates agreed to limit the catch for ... ( read original story ...)
Peak bloom in Tokyo and more from cherry blossom season
Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Balance needed for candidates between safety, reaching public
A bouquet of white chrysanthemums, laid on the asphalt, shook as if trembling in the cold spring rain. From time to time, people stopped in front of them and joined their hands in prayer. ( read original story ...)
Trevor Bauer gets lone question on alleged assault at Yokohama BayStars presser
Disgraced former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is officially a member of the Yokohama BayStars. Bauer – who was suspended for two seasons then cut by the Dodgers over allegations of physically ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry Blossoms dot the streets of Tokyo in full bloom
TOKYO (WNCT) — Cherry blossom trees were in full bloom in Tokyo from Wednesday, March 22, the Japan Meteorological Corporation said. Footage by Ted Chicago shows cherry blossom trees dotting Kunitachi ... ( read original story ...)
Health ministry reports 893 new COVID cases in Tokyo on Friday
Japan's health ministry reported 893 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Friday. The figure is up 262 from a week earlier. ( read original story ...)
Annual ceremony for Tokyo bombing victims includes American POWs for first time
The names of 62 American prisoners of war killed in the bombing of Tokyo during World War II were read aloud for the first time, along with those of other bombing victims, at a memorial event earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyers urge Osaka school not to forcibly cut students’ hair
OSAKA--A group of lawyers is calling on a local private high school for boys to stop forcibly cutting the students’ hair on inspection day, arguing that it violates their human rights. Although the ... ( read original story ...)