Japan starts power saving period amid fear of supply crunch
An electrical energy saving interval started in Japan on Thursday, with the federal government asking folks to bundle up indoors...
Japanese folk dances approved as UNESCO intangible heritage
RABAT, Morocco – A group of Japanese conventional furyū odori people dances was permitted on Wednesday for addition to UNESCO’s...
Mitsubishi Materials pays $18 million to Chinese WWII laborers
Mitsubishi Supplies has paid compensation of 129 million yuan ($18 million) to 1,290 Chinese language victims and their bereaved households...
Tokyo court rules ban on same-sex marriage not unconstitutional
A Japanese court docket on Wednesday dominated that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dismissing damages sought by...
Sociologist Miyadai seriously hurt in Tokyo campus stabbing
Shinji Miyadai, a sociologist identified for his ideas on ladies courting for cash and the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was...
Kagoshima governor OKs SDF’s plan to build base for U.S. military drills
Kagoshima Pref. – The governor of Japan’s Kagoshima stated Tuesday that he has agreed to the development of a Self-Protection...
Lawson opens first avatar-staffed convenience store in Tokyo
Lawson on Monday opened its first comfort retailer staffed by on-screen avatars remotely managed by workers, making it attainable for...
Fukushima firm turns vegetable waste into eco-friendly plastic
A Japanese firm has discovered a brand new technique to make eco-friendly plastic by extracting cellulose from discarded vegetable and...
Costa Rica beats Japan to hand Germany a World Cup lifeline
Doha – Costa Rica surprised Japan 1-0 because of a late purpose on the World Cup on Sunday to blow...
Kishida Cabinet support rate plunges to lowest since launch
The assist price for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cupboard has dropped to 33.1%, the bottom since its launch final yr,...