Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week, with some visitors shedding tears.In Tokyo, the final viewing of Xiang Xiang, the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama, university team up to make flexible Perovskite solar cells an everyday reality
The city government and a local university here have agreed to work toward the real-world use of flexible, film-like Perovskite solar cell ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward to hold metaverse events for recluses
A ward office in the Japanese capital will hold metaverse socializing events to help "hikikomori" recluses ease back into society by encourag・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Curved Osaka Gas building a masterpiece of modern architecture
Built in 1933 and housing the headquarters of Osaka Gas Co. as well as facilities such as a gas appliance showroom, lecture hall, beauty salo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea foreign ministers meet on sidelines of Munich Security Conference
Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met his South Korean counterpart Park Jin on Saturday and reiterated the need for continued communications between the two countries to return to a "healthy relationship". ( read original story ...)
The curious case of Japan’s crime rate
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Japan news every morning. Last year, Japan’s crime rate rose for the first time in 20 years, and did so quite sharply. Alarming, perhaps, and surely nothing to celebrate. Especially since ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM missile that lands in Japan’s EEZ
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills. The launch, Pyongyang's first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to Hold Security Talks Next Week, Japan Foreign Minister Says
Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fired ballistic missile into East Sea, South Korea and Japan says
North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Saturday afternoon, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. The missile landed a short while later in the East Sea. The Japanese prime ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly driver arrested over Yokohama hit-and-run has ‘no memory’ of causing crash
A 78-year-old driver who was tracked down and arrested following a hit-and-run accident in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward that left five people ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. school principal warned over ‘electric massage’ prank on student
The Osaka Prefectural Government's education bureau admonished the principal of a special needs school in January after learning he performed・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo schools to forgo nat’l anthem, school songs at graduation ceremonies this spring
Attendees at Tokyo metropolitan schools will forgo singing Japan's national anthem and school songs during graduation ceremonies this spring ・・・ ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to expand passenger car tire capacity in India to 4.5 million tires
This new capacity will be installed within the premises of the Visakhapatnam Plant in the eastern part of India. The new line is scheduled to start production in the fourth quarter of 2024 and will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s islands double in number to over 14,000 after recount
The number of islands in Japan has doubled since 1987, a new survey of the country has found. With the help of digital mapping technology, Japan's Geospatial Information Authority has determined that ... ( read original story ...)
US World War II submarine lost for decades found off the coast of Japan
A sunken craft located off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan has been confirmed to be wreckage of a long-lost WWII-era US submarine, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. ( read original story ...)
Japan aborts launch of new rocket carrying missile sensor
The main engine of the rocket, which is carrying an observation satellite and an experimental sensor to detect missile launches, had already ignited when the launch was halted, the Japan Aerospace ... ( read original story ...)