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A shrinking customer base and ageing owners also threaten the survival of these neighbourhood social hubs.
The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark.
Japan’s first female prime minister uses expressive gestures, thoughtful gifts and music to connect with foreign leaders.
This comes as Japan is set to ease rules on defence equipment exports, which have strict limits on exporting weapons with lethal capability.
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The quakes struck Omachi at 1.20pm and 2.54pm, with the nation’s weather agency warning of aftershocks over the next week or so.
About 1,000 people were mobilised to find Yuki, who went missing on March 23. His body was found on Monday in a rural area in Kyoto.
He is the first among an alleged teachers’ voyeurism ring to receive a prison sentence in a high-profile case that came to light last year.
Despite continued weight stigma and new AI challenges, Japan’s plus-size movement continues to thrive through community and social media.
Kiyoha Kiritaka says she left Kyoto’s geisha world after experiencing sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, and more.
Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports.
The South Korean museum has changed its focus to engaging attendees rather than just showing them exhibits, and visitor numbers are rising.
It aims to lower their high dependency on China, which mines about 70 per cent of the world’s supply and refines some 90 per cent.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to increase defence spending to 2 per cent of Japan’s gross domestic product.
The shifting defence policy drew backlash from Kumamoto residents fearing for their safety.
Stability in the Middle East is vital for Japan, which relies on the region for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports.
Created in 2016, Kizuna AI is among the first modern VTubers and has more than 3 million followers on YouTube.
Japan sources nearly all crude oil from overseas and relies on the Middle East for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports.
Foreign Minister Motegi also announced the release and return of one of the two Japanese nationals previously detained in Iran.
Calling on the world to oppose the attacks against Iran, the foreign minister notes Japan’s ‘balanced and fair’ position.
Takaichi said she has ‘received full support from the president towards an immediate solution’ to Pyongyang’s abductions of Japanese nationals.
Trump has ordered the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Tripoli assault ship to be redeployed to the Persian Gulf.
The victim died from acute alcohol poisoning after Hiroki Itaya forced her to drink 32 tequila shots at a bar in Nagoya.
North Korea-linked IT workers raised nearly US$800 million in 2024 by defrauding or stealing data to blackmail American companies.
The costs of maintaining public housing for disaster victims and sea walls in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima total over US$923.7 million.
New research shows there has been little change since women in Japan first exercised their right to vote nearly 80 years ago.
The order will take immediate effect, with the group losing its religious corporation tax status and liquidation procedures to begin.
The 52-year-old, who made the girl ‘practise’ lewd acts on him, said he did not know she was underage.
By law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.
Cobra Gold is necessary to address emerging threats and improve interoperability in the region, the US ambassador to Thailand says.
