The buried skeletal remains of over 1,500 people originating from the Edo (1603-1868) to Meiji (1868-1912) periods have been found at a site ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ties national high temperature record amid blistering heat wave
Temperatures soared into the triple digits and tied a national record in Japan on Monday, part of a sweltering heat wave that has swallowed the archipelago nation. Hamamatsu, a coastal city in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM leaves hospital after check-up amid health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical check-up in hospital on Monday, a government source said, amid concern voiced by a top official that the premier was suffering from fatigue from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy suffers record slump after Covid hit
Falling household consumption and Olympics postponement drag on growth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Plunged A Record 27.8% In Second Quarter As Domestic Consumption, Exports Drop
The world’s third largest economy, has now delivered three consecutive quarters of GDP declines, its worst performance since 1955. ( read original story ...)
Ainu group’s fishing lawsuit is first to seek confirmation of indigenous rights
A group representing the ethnic minority in northern Japan is seeking an exemption from a ban on the commercial fishing of salmon in rivers. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe has left hospital in Tokyo: Jiji
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left hospital in Tokyo on Monday, the Jiji news agency reported, after his visit there stoked some concerns about his health. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader goes to hospital, raising health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to a hospital on Monday for what Japanese media said was a regular health checkup, although the visit generated renewed worries about his health. Videos of Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan metals manufacturers see pick-up in demand from automakers after first-quarter plunge
Japanese manufacturers of metals, including steel and aluminium, saw their output plunge in the April-June quarter as automakers temporarily shut factories to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP shrinks at record 27.8% in Q2 amid pandemic
Japan on Monday reported its greatest contraction on record, stating its gross domestic product shrank an annualised 27.8% in the second quarter of 2020 as economic activity slowed amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suffers worst economic plunge in 40 years
Japan's economy saw the steepest decline on record in its second quarter -- as the global health crisis took a big bite out of consumption and exports. It's putting the country's policymakers under ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy shrinks at record pace amid pandemic
Japan was hit by its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed consumption and exports, keeping policymakers under pressure for bolder action to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP drop less severe than US and Europe
Second-quarter fall of 28% due to Covid-19 response is less than many western economies but worse than Taiwan and South Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Ainu minority files lawsuit against Japan gov’t on salmon fishing rights
A group of Ainu, an ethnic minority in northern Japan, filed a lawsuit Monday against authorities to grant them exemption from ban ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama ex-cop arrested for allegedly trying to strangle 102-year-old aunt
A former police officer who tried to strangle his 102-year-old aunt because he was tired of looking after her was arrested Aug. 16 on suspicion of att ... ( read original story ...)
Money Heist season 5 theories: Tokyo devastated by return of ex-boyfriend – here’s who
MONEY HEIST Part Five will add two new members to the cast. Ahead of the show's final instalment, fans have been busy trying to work out what roles the new characters will play. ( read original story ...)