Japan
Shinzo Abe murder revealing religion's role in Japan's child abuse problem
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The assassination of Shinzo Abe by the son of a Unification Church devotee led Japan to a reckoning about the issue of child abuse an Full article
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US-Japan missile development project to cost over $3 billion
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Slain couple were 'hotshot' operators of Tokyo eateries, had trouble with neighboring shops
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'No more Minamata': Ceremony marks 68th anniversary of disease's official recognition
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Japan concludes SDF choppers collided before fatal crash in April
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Kishida, Macron agree to start negotiations on new security pact
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In Photos: Skiers, snowboarders flock to north Japan's Mt. Gassan on Golden Week holidays
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Mt. Gassan in Japan's Yamagata Pref. open to skiers, snowboarders until mid-July
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Photo posted on X reveals secretary of car-troubled Japan lawmaker driving 31 kph over limit
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 450 carp 'swimming' in Yamanashi Prefecture mountains
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27% in Japan in favor of constitutional revision, 52% against: Mainichi poll
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Japan, US, Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific
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Kyoto legal bureau worker accused of assaulting subordinate for spoiling manga plot
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Another suspected market intervention likely cost Japan 3 trillion yen
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In Photos: 4,606 still living as evacuees 4 months after central Japan quake
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Over 4,600 still evacuated in Japan's Ishikawa Pref. 4 months after Jan. 1 quake
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Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
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May Day rallies in Tokyo call for higher wages, peace in Gaza
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Yen falls to lower 155 zone vs. dollar after suspected intervention
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Singaporean diplomat under probe for alleged voyeurism in Tokyo
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 300,000 daffodils in full bloom in Shiga Prefecture
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Crime & Accidents
- Shinzo Abe murder revealing religion's role in Japan's child abuse problem
- Kyoto legal bureau worker accused of assaulting subordinate for spoiling manga plot
- Singaporean diplomat under probe for alleged voyeurism in Tokyo
- Slain couple were 'hotshot' operators of Tokyo eateries, had trouble with neighboring shops
- Suspect arrested over burned corpses found in east Japan was child actor
- Compatriot arrested in connection with stabbing death of Vietnamese man in Japan
Politics
- Photo posted on X reveals secretary of car-troubled Japan lawmaker driving 31 kph over limit
- US-Japan missile development project to cost over $3 billion
- 27% in Japan in favor of constitutional revision, 52% against: Mainichi poll
- Japan, US, Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific
- Kishida, Macron agree to start negotiations on new security pact
- 65% feel Japan need not rush to debate Constitution revisions: poll
Social Issues
- Mt. Gassan in Japan's Yamagata Pref. open to skiers, snowboarders until mid-July
- Easy Japanese news in translation: 450 carp 'swimming' in Yamanashi Prefecture mountains
- 27% in Japan in favor of constitutional revision, 52% against: Mainichi poll
- Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
- 'No more Minamata': Ceremony marks 68th anniversary of disease's official recognition
- Easy Japanese news in translation: 300,000 daffodils in full bloom in Shiga Prefecture
Weather & Disasters
- Over 4,600 still evacuated in Japan's Ishikawa Pref. 4 months after Jan. 1 quake
- Indonesian volcano erupts, Japan says no impact of tsunami
- Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
- West Japan residents urged to be wary of quakes for a week after April 17 jolt
- Western Japan quake's magnitude revised up to 6.6 from 6.4: agency
- M6.6 quake hits western Japan prefectures, no tsunami warning issued
History & Festivals
- Spring winds breathe life into carp streamers at central Japan city's 40th 'koinobori' fest
- Traces of fierce WWII battles remain on Japan's Iwo Jima, 1,200 km south of Tokyo
- Cascades of wisteria flowers celebrated in central Japan festival
- 'Eternal peace': last words of Japan prime minister who signed WWII surrender recalled by kin
- In Photos: Showy floats in Japan's Spring Takayama Festival mesmerize spectators
- Glittering floats, puppet shows at central Japan spring festival attract 188,000 spectators
Education
- Over 40% of moms think of having kids sit junior high entrance exams first: Japan poll
- 'Easy Japanese' goes beyond disaster response role to foreign inclusion at museums and more
- In Photos: Young Ukrainian evacuees carry on life in Japan together
- Tokyo's Minato Ward to dispatch native English speakers to all municipal kindergartens
- Young Ukrainian evacuee gains entry to high school in Japan, thanks supporters
- 'Tight as ski boots': School-designated shoes leave students in Japan with sore feet
Imperial Family
- Japan's Princess Kiko tours historic Tokyo suburban tuberculosis treatment hub
- 90% in Japan support idea of reigning empress: survey
- Japan imperial couple to visit Britain as state guests in June
- Japan's Princess Kako to visit Greece to mark 125 yrs of ties
- Japan imperial family connects with Dutch counterpart via Instagram
- Princess Aiko expresses desire to help people in choosing to work
Polls
- 27% in Japan in favor of constitutional revision, 52% against: Mainichi poll
- Half of power harassment victims in Japan reluctantly accept it: survey
- Over 90% of Japan's main opposition party supporters want regime change: survey
- 84% say Japan ex-PM Mori should be called to Diet to explain LDP slush fund scandal: poll
- Support for Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet tops 20% for 1st time in 3 months: Mainichi poll
- 64% of Japan elementary, 56% of junior high school teachers claim staff shortage: survey
More Japan News
- May Day rallies in Tokyo call for higher wages, peace in Gaza
- Japan daily to punish staff for fabricating comment about Kobayashi Pharma
- News Navigator: Why will Japan's education ministry revise truancy survey method for schoolkids?
- 2 men awarded for stopping teen boy from jumping on train tracks in west Japan
- Bear attacks truck on forest road in Hokkaido, police call for caution
- 'We were told to target foreigners': Ex-officer on systematic racial profiling by Japan police
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