Japan’s presence at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival marks a recent high-water mark, with 25 Japanese films selected across the festival’s competitive and non-competitive sections – up from 18 last ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 300 students and teachers evacuated after fire at Tokyo school
Nearly 300 students and teachers evacuated after fire engulfs Tokyo elementary school - Teacher breaks hip and two children suffer limb injuries while escaping blaze on fourth floor ... ( read original story ...)
No more squatting: Local Japan gov’t headquarters upgrading toilets to Western style
NAGOYA -- The Aichi Prefectural Government's main building is replacing almost all of its old squat toilets with Western-style ones, to the delight of･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
ANA and Joby to showcase electric air taxis in Osaka
ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation have been selected to operate electric air taxi flights during Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, marking a significant milestone for urban air mobility in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Japan says
A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and exited the Gulf, Japan's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rice prices fall for first time in 3.5 years
TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan finally fell in May for the first time in three and a half years, a government official said Friday (Jun 19), following sharp rises for the staple that put the government ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone catches fire on British Airways flight at Tokyo airport
Smartphone catches fire on British Airways flight at Tokyo airport - No injuries were reported among passengers and crew ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans $2 tril. investment in key sectors by FY2040
NHK has learned that Japan's government is drawing up plans to invest about 370 trillion yen in artificial intelligence and other key strategic fields by fiscal 2040. That's the equivalent of more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Self-Defense Force exhibit at university festival canceled amid protests
NAGOYA -- A Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) exhibition at a university festival here was canceled due to demands by the university's faculty and staff ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
About 300 children and teachers evacuated or rescued after fire breaks out at a Tokyo school
Officials say a fire broke out at an elementary school in downtown Tokyo, but that all of the roughly 300 students and teachers were evacuated or rescued. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward rewards in-game Final Fantasy 14 items to residents for tax donation
Tokyo citizens can earn in-game items in Final Fantasy 14 for their taxes. The rewards are being offered by the Shibuya region in a bid to encourage citizens to donate their hometown taxes to the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s $70 billion-plus intervention and a rate hike didn’t prop up the yen more
Japan was willing to step in to defend the yen around the 160 level before, and it's at that point again. ( read original story ...)
Japan coalition party calls for nuclear-powered submarines
Japan Innovation party called for introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, changes to nuclear restrictions and defense spending above 2% of GDP. ( read original story ...)
Japan is launching a world-first hydrogen power engine, and it could change energy forever
Japan's latest energy breakthrough could make the path to cleaner power much easier than many expected. Instead of replacing existing systems, this new hydrogen engine works with current ... ( read original story ...)
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