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August 2, 2025
Online Medical Exams Extended to Livestock Due to Veterinarian Shortage
SAPPORO — Online medical examinations for livestock are becoming more common, particularly in Hokkaido, and a part of the reason is due to a...
The Japan News
August 2, 2025
４Workers Fall into Manhole; All Retrieved, in Cardiac Arrest
Four workers who were doing drainage and other work on a sewer system apparently fell into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturd...
The Japan News
August 2, 2025
Longest-living Pantropical Spotted Dolphin in Captivity Dies in Wakayama Pref. Aquarium
A female pantropical spotted dolphin kept in captivity was found dead at the Taiji Whale Museum in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, the museum an...
The Japan News
August 2, 2025
Man Dies on Mt. Fuji’s Yoshida Trail; 1st Death on Yamanashi Pref. Side This Season
A 75-year-old man died Friday while climbing Mt. Fuji on a tour, the season’s first fatality to occur on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of th...
The Japan News
August 2, 2025
Suspect Detained Following Attack on Japanese Woman in Suzhou, China; Injuries Apparently Not Life-Threatening
SHANGHAI — A suspect in the Thursday attack of a Japanese woman and her child in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, was d...
The Japan News
August 2, 2025
New Apps Help Users Handle Heatstroke in Japan; People Can Receive Alerts, Assess Physical Condition
The government and related academic organizations have launched smartphone apps that provide alerts when intense heat conditions occur or ca...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Record-Low Reading Interest, Even as Book-Loving Students Achieve Higher Scores; Number of Books at Home Also Factor
Students who enjoy reading tend to score better on tests and their performance rises with the number of books they have at home, according t...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Care Home Resident in Critical Condition After Apparent Bear Attack in Akita Pref.
A 73 year-old woman was left unconscious after apparently being attacked by a bear at a facility for people with disabilities in Kita-Akita,...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Tsunami Damage Oyster, Scallop Farming Rafts in Mie, Miyagi Prefs; Alert Also Affects Toyota
The tsunami triggered by the earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula damaged oyster and other aquaculture facilities in coastal areas in...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Typhoon Krosa Expected to Approach Japan’s Chiba Prefecture Early Saturday
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, is expected to approach the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture in the small hours of Saturday wh...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
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The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Hulk Hogan’s Cause of Death Was a Heart Attack, Medical Examiner Says
Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ‘s death last week was caused by a heart attack, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released...
The Japan News
August 1, 2025
Typhoon Krosa Set to Move Closer to Japan’s Kanto Region Between Friday Evening, Saturday Morning
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, is expected to move closer to the Kanto region between Friday evening and Saturday morning after...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Mural at Expo Depicts Town’s Recovery from 2011 Disaster, Made by Local Artist with Intellectual Disabilities
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate/OSAKA — A massive mural by Asuka Tazaki, a 44-year-old artist with intellectual disabilities from Rikuzentakata, Iwate...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Tsunami Evacuations Brought Heatstroke Concerns, Traffic Congestion; Some Residents Reluctant to Flee
Traffic congestion and the risk of heatstroke were among the problems that emerged as people followed evacuation directives issued Wednesday...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
22 Prefs across Japan Observe Tsunami After Quake Off Kamchatka; All Advisories Lifted
Tsunamis triggered by a powerful earthquake that struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Wednesday have been observed in 22 prefectu...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Crown Prince, Family Meet Child Reporters From Okinawa;Emperor Emeritus Was First to Hold Such Meetings
Elementary and junior high school students from Okinawa Prefecture experienced work as journalists when they met with Crown Prince Akishino...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
JMA Lifts All Tsunami Advisories Issued After Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake
At 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the tsunami advisories it had issued for the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido and...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
300-M.-Yen Fine Upheld for Dentsu Group over Bid-Rigging
Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc. to pay ¥30...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Survey Finds Childcare Leave-Taking Rate Among Men Reached Record High 40.5％ in Fiscal 2024; Rate Tended to be Higher at Larger Workplaces, Lower at Smaller Ones
The rate at which eligible men took childcare leave was a record-high 40.5% in fiscal 2024, according to a survey by the Health, Labor and W...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Residents Return to Island Hit by 2024 Noto Quake; Much Cleanup Work Ahead as Ferry Service Resumes
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — About 50 people sailed to Hegurajima Island in the Sea of Japan aboard the passenger ferry Nozomi on Wednesday. The remot...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Hopes Rise for More Nuclear Power in Japan after Hokkaido Reactor Passes Safety Screening
The No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido could be restarted as early as 2027 if local governments approve, according...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Unverified Information on Tsunami Spreads on Social Media; Japan Govt Urges Caution over Misinformation
False footage and unverified information spread on social media following tsunami warnings issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency on Wedn...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
JSB: J Soul Brothers III Member’s Case Sent to Prosecutors on Suspicion of Assault, Threatening to Kill Taxi Driver
Police referred to prosecutors on Thursday the case with a J Soul Brothers III member suspected of assaulting and threatening to kill a taxi...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
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July 31, 2025
Tsunami Advisory Lifted Mainly for West, Central Japan; Advisory Remains in Effect for Pacific Coasts of Hokkaido, Tohoku Region
The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the tsunami advisory that had been in effect for the northern part of the Sea of Japan coast of Hokka...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Typhoon Krosa Moves Slowly, Expected to Reach near Hachijojima Island, Japan, on Friday
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, was slowly moving north-northwest on the Pacific Ocean south of Japan as of 9 a.m. Thursday, acc...
The Japan News
July 31, 2025
Fair Trade Tea Products Sold at School Festival in Hokkaido; Students Hope to Raise Awareness of Concept
SAPPORO — Tea sourced through fair trade and commercialized was on sale at a school festival at Sapporo Kiyota High School in Sapporo on Jul...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
City in Aichi Prefecture Adds Figurines Made by 3D Printer to List of Gifts for Furusato Nozei Hometown Donation Program
If you’d like a realistic 3D-printed figurine of yourself, try looking into Aichi Prefecture’s Tokoname city hometown tax donation system.
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
JMA Downgraded All Tsunami Warnings to Advisories
The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded all the remaining tsunami warnings to tsunami advisories on Wednesday night.
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Beware of Heatstroke in Pets; Different Physiology Makes Animals More Susceptible to High Temperatures
With the recent heatwave, concern about heatstroke in pets has been on the rise. The number of heatstroke diagnoses is increasing, with most...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Govt Downgrades Tsunami Warning to Advisory From Ibaraki to Wakayama Prefecture
The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded the tsunami warning issued for areas facing the Pacific coast from Ibaraki to Wakayama prefecture...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Driver Dies in Japan’s Mie Prefecture While Escaping Tsunami; Victim was Moving Car to Higher Location
KUMANO, Mie — A 58-year-old woman died after a small car she was driving fell down a cliff in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, on Wednesday. The car...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Tsunami Warnings Issued After M8.7 Earthquake off Kamchatka; 1.3-Meter Tsunami Observed at Iwate Prefecture Port
A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.7 struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia at about 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, promp...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Some Facts about the Strongest Earthquakes Ever Recorded
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and A...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
YOL Posts Expo News in ‘Easy’ Japanese, Aiming to Help Foreign Residents, Visitors with Basic Grasp of Language
The Yomiuri Online releases “easy Japanese” news about the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on its website to help foreign residents and visitors easi...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Survey: Only One Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Who Was Within 500 Meters of Hypocenter Remains Alive
Among the close-range hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who were within 500 meters of the hypocenter of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, only one...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Japan City Apologizes After Herons Found Dead after Trees Cut Down; Officials Believe Birds Lost Their Nests Before Independence
TOYAMA — As many as 107 herons found dead in a park in central Toyama last month died because the city cut down trees where they were nestin...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Japan City Sees Temperature Reach Record 41.2 C; Figure Breaks Previous Record Set in 2018
The temperature in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, reached 41.2 C on Wednesday, the highest ever to be recorded in Japan.
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
1.3-Meter-High Tsunami Hits Iwate Prefecture Port Following Massive Earthquake Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, at 1:52 p.m. on Wednesday, following a massive earthquake near...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
TEPCO Announces Delay to Large-Scale Retrieval of Debris at N-Plant; 2051 Still Eyed for End of Process
The start of the large-scale retrieval of melted nuclear fuel from reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Japan Sees 1st 40 C Temperature of the Year; Mercury Rises to 40.6 C in Kyoto Pref. City
The temperature rose to 40.6 C in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday, marking the first temperature above 40 C recorded i...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Typhoon Krosa Set to Remain Near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands until Thursday; Weather Agency Warns of High Waves, Landslides
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, remained almost stationary off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands on Wednesday morning and is ex...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
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July 30, 2025
40 Centimeters Tsunami Observed Northeast of Tokyo
Following the M8.7 earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, tsunami were observed in various parts of...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Shinkansen Services, Haneda Departures Unaffected by Tsunami Warning; 2 Ferries for Izu-Oshima Island Head Back to Tokyo
Operations on the Tohoku and Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train lines were not affected by a tsunami warning issued Wednesday morning following...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Japan PM Ishiba Orders Tsunami Information Sharing, Situation Assessment; Calls for Immediate Evacuation to High Ground
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba issued instructions on Wednesday morning in response to the tsunami warning issued following an earthquake wit...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
40-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido; 30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Reaches 4 Other Locations in Hokkaido (Update 1)
A 40-centimeter-high tsunami was observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido, at around 10:51 a.m. following a powerful offshore earthquake near Russia’s...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at 4 Locations in Hokkaido
A 30-centimeter-high tsunami was observed in Nemuro and three other areas in Hokkaido, starting at around 10:30 a.m. following a powerful of...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Japan’s Shizuoka Pref. Beach Closed Due to Tsunami Warning Issued Following Kamchatka Earthquake
IZU, Shizuoka – The operator of Toi Beach in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, urged beachgoers to evacuate from the coast on Wednesday morning...- 1
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