The Japan News

March 25, 2026

Workshop Features Lanterns Styled Like Aomori's Nebuta Floats

AOMORI — Participants of a workshop got to try their hand at making lanterns styled like nebuta floats at a community center in the district...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Japan’s New Heart Transplants Rules to Favor Patients Under 60 with Less Than 1 Month to Live

New criteria starting in April will give top priority for heart transplants from brain-dead donors to patients under 60 expected to have les...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Paris Event Promotes Traditional Japanese Crafts as Part of Govt Project

The first overseas event for government project Japan Sui Collection, to promote high-quality and appealing regional products from across Ja...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Measles in Tokyo: 4 New Patients May Have Come into Contact with Many People, 2 of them Flew, Arrived at...

Four of the people confirmed in Tokyo to be infected with measles between March 17 and 20 may have come into contact with many people in air...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Japan's Emperor and Empress, Along with Princess Aiko, to Postpone Visit to Iwate, Miyagi Prefs

The Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter Princess Aiko, have postponed their scheduled visit to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures on We...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Tokaido Shinkansen's Nozomi Trains to Have More Child-Friendly Cars from May 1 to 6

Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, will increase the number of child-friendly cars on the Tokaido Shinkansen’s Nozomi trains...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Japan's Kumagaya in Saitama Pref. Sees Cherry Blossoms Open 4 Days Earlier than Last Year

Cherry blossoms began to bloom in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, the Kumagaya Local Meteorological Observatory announced on Monday.

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Agricultural Land in Fukushima Converted to Solar Farms, Bringing Unsightly Sprawl

Solar panels have been installed across more than seven square kilometers of farmland in Fukushima Prefecture since the 2011 Great East Japa...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Weeping Cherry Tree at Tokyo's Rikugien in Full Bloom

The Yomiuri ShimbunThe weeping cherry tree is seen in full bloom at Rikugien in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttim...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Strong Earthquake Hits South Pacific Near Tonga

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck areas near the Tonga islands in the South Pacific Ocean at about 1:38 p.m., according to the Japan Meteoro...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Following Its Popularity at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, African Restaurant PANAF’ Reopens in Osaka

OSAKA — A popular restaurant specializing in African cuisine at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo reopened in Osaka City’s Minami district on Tuesd...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Kyoto Sees Cherry Blossoms Bloom First in Kinki Region

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Kyoto, the Kyoto Local Meteorological Observatory announced on Monday, marking the first official dec...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Japanese Spa Town of Yugawara to Tax Lodgings as It Looks to Fund Tourism Promotion

The town of Yugawara in Kanagawa Prefecture will introduce the prefecture’s first lodging tax on April 1. It hopes to secure a stable source...

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

Crisis in Japan / Danger Lurks Underground in Japan's Aging Sewer Pipes

Just before noon on Jan. 9, a thunderous noise boomed through a residential area of Higashi Ward, Niigata.

The Japan News

March 24, 2026

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