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The No 6 unit at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reached criticality on Wednesday, a key step in Japan’s push for stable energy despite lingering safety fears.
A 31-year-old in Japan arrested for using generative AI to create and sell 520,000 explicit images of celebrities for US$70,000 in profit.
The PM stakes her future on a February 8 vote, but one expert warns her support may not save a ruling party dogged by funding scandals.
The practice of tattooing has long been associated with the yakuza and many places in Japan still bar people bearing the body art.
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‘We talk about America first, yes, but it doesn’t mean America alone,’ Pentagon chief Hegseth tells Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi.
The Japanese leader led the session by showing the South Korean president how to play the drums after their talks in Nara.
The government has rolled out a slew of new initiatives, such as improved safety and living conditions and better healthcare access.
Former Fukui governor Tatsuji Sugimoto sent messages such as ‘I want to kiss you’ to at least four female staff members.
Chubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.
Tawara Canning has managed to maintain its workforce by offering foreigners places to stay and a chance to integrate with the community.
New Year return rush traps drivers on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima, causing distress and triggering a wave of emergency calls.
World Badminton Federation considering cultural shift to sport, cutting points needed to win a game and putting focus on attack.
Japan’s economy is likely to fall behind India’s this year, which analysts say would diminish Tokyo’s global influence.
Fuwa reformed the party’s platform, recognising the imperial system and Self-Defence Forces.
Safety concerns were previously raised over a lack of handrails and the lift’s design.
The Michibiki satellite is the sixth in a seven-orbiter geolocation system aimed at giving Japan highly accurate positioning services.
A new company will be established by around 10 firms including SoftBank Group Corp, aiming to develop the country’s largest base AI model.
Opting for 50-year loans lowers monthly costs, but the long-term risks are mounting.
The new system being developed in Akita prefecture can detect bears and share their locations via smartphones.
Sarah Dzafce was stripped of her Miss Finland title after an image of her making the offensive gesture went viral.
Japan to require nationality disclosure for land near key sites after study finds Chinese nationals bought half of 3,498 such properties in 2024.
Foreign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.
A family member said honouring Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ‘seems to praise a workstyle that can take someone’s life’.
The Wonsan beach resort and the Pyongyang Marathon highlight plans for Chinese visitors in a post-pandemic tourism push.
‘We don’t have any other options,’ a pro-democracy fighter says as many rebels switch sides for survival.
Yasuo Ono’s nearly 60-year-old cake shop Emily, now in Owariasahi, Japan, thrives thanks to family support – and keeping things tasty.
Car thefts have gone up almost 30 per cent from a year earlier while home burglaries have hit a five-year high, police data show.
The drink giant’s boss denied the company had made any ransomware payment over the September incident.
Maebashi city chief Akira Ogawa admitted that she went to hotels with the senior official more than 10 times since February.
