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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
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 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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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...- 1
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