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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
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...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Tsunami Warning Disrupts Local Train Services Along Pacific Coast; Operations Suspended on Sections of Lines Including Tokaido, Joban
A tsunami warning issued Wednesday morning following a powerful offshore earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula has disrupted services on m...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
Tsunami Warning Issued with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters; 1-Meter Tsunami Expected in Tokyo at 11:30 a.m.(UPDATE 3)
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast f...
The Japan News
July 30, 2025
JMA Issued a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters (UPDATE2 )
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa in Wednesday morning. T...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
The Japan Meteorological Agency Has Issued a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, Following Earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning, mainly for the Pacific coast, from Hokkaido to Kyushu region. The estimate of...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Survey: 60% of Hidankyo Groups Have ‘Five or Fewer’ Members Able to Speak about Their Experiences
A survey conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun has found that 60% of prefectural-level A-bomb survivors groups affiliated with Nihon Hidankyo (th...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Prince Hisahito’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony Details Announced
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Imperial Household Agency on Tuesday announced the details of the coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Hisahito, son o...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Mass Heron Deaths in Toyama Possibly Caused by Cutting Nesting Trees, Officials Say
The cause of the large number of deaths of herons at Toyama Joshi Park, Toyama City, which has been observed since last month, is likely the...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Futuristic Mobility Scooter for Elderly Demonstrated at Osaka Expo; Automated Operation Eyed
OSAKA — An electric mobility scooter was demonstrated at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Osaka on Tuesday. The four-wheeled vehicle is designe...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Japanese Traditional Confectionary in Peak Production Ahead of Bon Holidays; Colorful Offering to Spirits of Ancestors
Rakugan, colorful Japanese traditional confectionary made from starch and sugar molded into various shapes, are in peak production at a conf...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Princess Akiko of Mikasa Appreciates Exhibition about Shoso-in Imperial Treasures in Osaka
OSAKA — Princess Akiko of Mikasa viewed an exhibition displaying the splendor of the Shoso-in Imperial treasures at the Osaka Museum of Hist...
The Japan News
July 29, 2025
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The Japan News
July 29, 2025
Typhoon Krosa Approaches Ogasawara Islands, Expected to Linger through Thursday; JMA Warns of High Waves, Strong Winds
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, approached the Ogasawara Islands early on Tuesday. It is expected to linger near the islands thr...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
More Public Libraries, Free Books for Children Result of Print Culture Law Supporting Japan’s Reading Environment
This month marks 20 years since the promoting letters and print culture law was enacted and came into effect.
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
4 People Allegedly Slashed by 40-Year-Old Man in Japan’s Mito City; Suspect Later Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
MITO – An emergency phone call to police on Monday evening reported that people had been slashed by a suspect with a knife in central Mito.
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Kayokyoku Bar Spotlight Shimbashi; Bring the Spotlight Back to When We Were Young
As the voice of popular J-pop singer Momoe Yamaguchi plays in the bar, customers with glasses in their hands hum along and sway their should...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
‘Listen to Hibakusha’ Says Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair during N-Weapons Disarmament Event in Tokyo
Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, emphasized the importance of listening to hibakusha atomic bomb survivors...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Vietnamese Man Arrested Over Murder-Robbery in Imari, Saga Pref.; 24 Year Old Stabbed Woman, Her Mother in Home
SAGA — A Vietnamese 24-year-old male technical intern trainee has been arrested in relation to a murder-robbery and trespassing case in Imar...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Possible Trade Restrictions May Increase Eel Price in Japan; Availability of Summer Delicacy Could Decline
The European Union has proposed making all 19 eel species subject to trade regulations under the Convention on International Trade in Endang...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Double Typhoons Approaching Japan; One to Okinawa, Another to Ogasawara Islands
Typhoon Komei, also known as Typhoon No. 8, which had turned into a tropical cyclone, became a typhoon again Sunday night over the sea near...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Earthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 5.3 Strikes Hokkaido, Japan
A relatively strong earthquake struck the Hokkaido region at around 0:10 p.m. Monday.The magnitude is estimated to be 5.3, and the eastern H...
The Japan News
July 28, 2025
Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested for Alleged Murder in Saga
Saga, July 28 (Jiji Press)—Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murdering a woman at a house in Imari, Saga Pre...
The Japan News
July 27, 2025
Deep-Sea Dining Popular in Numazu; Locals Have Tradition of Serving Strange Fish from Japan’s Suruga Bay
NUMAZU, Shizuoka — Visitors to Japan’s highest mountain, Mt. Fuji, may not realize just how close they are to the country’s deepest body of...
The Japan News
July 27, 2025
My Mom Wants to Divorce My Dad, and I Feel Stuck in the Middle
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female high school student, and I live with my parents and younger brother, who is in junior high.
The Japan News
July 27, 2025
Red Bell Pepper, Walnut Dip Brings Rich Aroma, Flavor to the Table; Middle East Appetizer Made Easy with Food Processor
Aki Komatsu, an expert of Arab cuisine, recently shared a recipe for a red bell pepper and walnut dip called muhammara, which is popular in...
The Japan News
July 27, 2025
As a Doctor, I’m Blaming Myself for My Mother’s Cancer
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 30s and a doctor. It has been a year since my mother was diagnosed with cancer, and she has been figh...
The Japan News
July 26, 2025
Passenger Hovercraft Service Launched in Oita Pref.; Travel between Oita City, Airport 25 Minutes Faster Than by Road
OITA — Japan’s only passenger hovercraft service carrying riders between Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, and Oita City was launch...
The Japan News
July 26, 2025
Ice-Breaking Research Vessel Set to Be Japan’s 1st Ship to Reach North Pole During Maiden Voyage in ’27
A Japanese Arctic research vessel scheduled to conduct its maiden voyage in fiscal 2027 will attempt to become the nation’s first research s...
The Japan News
July 26, 2025
Tokyo Fireworks Light Up Night Sky Over Sumida River; Annual Summer Event is Held for 48th Time
Fireworks lit up the sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Saturday during the 48th Sumida River Fireworks Festival. A total of about 20,00...
The Japan News
July 26, 2025
Japan’s Decennial Survey of Hibakusha to No Longer Be Conducted; Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Average Age Cited
A government survey of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors conducted every 10 years since 1965 will not be held this year, according to the Heal...- 1
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