13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (262+ words) Chubu Electric Power Co President Kingo Hayashi intends to resign over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, sources close to the matter said Sunday. Chairman…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (202+ words) Japan needs its own foreign intelligence agency, the government's top spokesman said, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration seeks to ramp up the country's intelligence and counterespionage capabilities. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said in a speech at an event…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (742+ words) ▼ The last lot of IC cards with the Suica Penguin have already been shipped, signalling the end of an era. Well, that question was answered today, when the company announced that it would indeed be replacing the penguin with a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (293+ words) Before we get to the meat of this story, let’s start with a little linguistic appetizer. Japanese restaurant chain Densetsu no Sutadonya’s name translates to “Legendary Sutadon Shop.” So what’s sutadon? An abbreviation of “stamina donburi,” or “stamina rice bowl....

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1342+ words) The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday, sharply escalating an already acrimonious trade spat. The import bans, which go into effect on September 29 and were published on the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (202+ words) Japan Today If you rent or have rented a residence in Japan, what has been your experience with landlords or management companies seeking to hike the rent when your contract comes up for renewal? Join us for a spectacular evening…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (468+ words) Budget requests by Japanese ministries for fiscal 2027 totaled 143 trillion yen ($918 billion), marking a record high for the fourth consecutive year, partly due to 12 trillion yen in requests under a new uncapped special investment category, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) Ken Minowa, manager of the Bongo Bazar halal supermarket in Misato, Saitama Prefecture. The store, which deals in edibles specifically prepared in accordance with Islamic law at a site, says that about half its customers are Japanese. Been to Bongo…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (635+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he's urging some of his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration's playbook of using tariffs and other measures to crack down on trade imbalances. Bessent told reporters that he had warned other…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (148+ words) Japan and France will conduct a joint aerial drill later this month, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force said Tuesday, as part of efforts to beef up security ties amid China's military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. The four-day exercise starting Sept....