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Japan’s military is also planning to deploy drones to boost its defence amid a manpower shortage and increasingly aggressive neighbours.
The crash on August 12, 1985, killed 520 people, making it the world’s deadliest single-aircraft accident.
Nishihira Distillery’s brown sugar shochu is ‘sonically aged’ using various genres of music to coax different flavours from the spirit.
Methods to curb plastic demand are widely underused, according to a new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report.
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While the number of native Japanese fell by a record 908,000, foreign residents increased amid debate over immigration policy.
The workers in Gyoda, north of Tokyo, fell in the 15-metre-deep hole on Saturday.
One woman died while trying to move her car to higher ground.
Japan’s antitrust watchdog, in its first action against a credit card firm, found Visa restricted competitors by charging higher fees and has ordered reforms.
‘It is not discrimination,’ Nanzoin Temple’s head monk said, insisting that the money was needed to address tourists’ nuisance behaviour.
TSMC’s move underscores resilient demand for high-end chips from the likes of Nvidia, despite earlier doubts brought by China’s DeepSeek.
Ice rooms, blackout umbrellas and portable air conditioners are among the measures on offer to combat heat exhaustion.
The transport aircraft camp in southwestern Japan enhances the military’s rapid response capabilities in the event of an emergency.
The move came after some political parties said rules on foreigners living in the country should be tightened to ‘protect the rights’ of locals.
Addressing an election rally, right-wing leader Naoki Hyakuta also took aim at the burial customs practised by some foreigners.
A magnitude 5.4 temblor struck off the Tokara island chain on Saturday, the latest in a series of seismic events in the area.
Prickly pear cactus is gaining appeal in Japan for being rich in minerals, fibre and other nutrients, used in dishes from tempura to ramen.
The remaining two giant pandas are also due to return to China next February.
Seaweed, soy products, vegetables and oily fish could be linked to improved well-being, researchers say.
The riot squad officer discharged his pistol when re-holstering it, leaving a bullet embedded in the vehicle’s floor.
Security has been tightened since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a stump speech in 2022.
Facing stigma in a male-dominated culture, many women are turning to support groups that offer a safe space for recovery and address their unique issues.
‘I am trying to make Japanese society better by stopping questioning based on prejudice,’ one of the plaintiffs says.
Prospect for such talks comes after China hit back at US over alleged violations of a temporary trade agreement reached in mid-May in Geneva.
Complaints related to scam websites claiming to sell the staple at heavily discounted prices have spiked since March.
Demand for trips with swimming pools among a host of luxury amenities and entertainment has surged due to pent-up wanderlust.
Opposition chief Yuichiro Tamaki accused of politicising the rice shortage issue amid soaring prices.
In Japan, distillers are making gin with home-grown ingredients as the spirit gains fans. Could it rival whisky and shochu’s popularity?
The soil, which retains low-level radioactivity, will be used in flower beds to prove its suitability for public works.
‘It’s unthinkable to me that they’re still this strict,’ a doctor says amid growing calls to ease restrictions.
