Undergraduates enroll in cram schools to pass college courses

A female sophomore at a prestigious private university in Tokyo was appalled by the fast pace and difficult lectures in ...

Chemical tank implosion in Washington state kills 1 and leaves 9 missing

A massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others ...

Ministry deploys hundreds of cameras to count bear population

SENDAI—Following a spate of maulings, the Environment Ministry will set up at least 800 cameras by the end of July to count ...

Typhoon No. 9 on course to batter Izu isles, Kanto as early as Aug. 1

The Japan Meteorological Agency called for vigilance across the Kanto region as the ninth typhoon of the season looked set to ...
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SOCCER/ Japan rout Tunisia 4-0 as Ueda shines in World Cup's 1,000th match

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...
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COVID-19 still kills over 30,000 a year in Japan; old people at risk

Annual deaths from COVID-19 continue to top 30,000 in Japan, even three years since the seriousness of the infectious disease was downgraded to the level of seasonal influenza. Elderly people are most ...

Young people in Japan and South Korea move on from the past

A sophomore at Meiji University in Tokyo who is a big fan of the K-pop girl group Twice and mastered writing hangul in high ...
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Japan pushing 1% tax, not zero, for food starting next April

Prioritizing speed, the government is moving to lower the consumption tax on groceries to 1 percent—not the promised zero-percent rate—for a two-year period starting next April, officials said June 2.
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Typhoon No. 22 picking up steam, heading toward Izu isles

Typhoon No. 22 is expected to intensify and could approach the Izu island chain south of Tokyo with a “very strong” force by Oct. 9, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned. The storm was south of ...
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Noetra selected for 1-trillion-yen project to create physical AI

Japan has selected Noetra Corp., a new company backed by multiple firms, for a “physical artificial intelligence” project that will receive 1 trillion yen ($6.2 billion) in government support over ...
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Putin hosts North Korean minister amid summit speculation

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s foreign minister and thanked Pyongyang for ...
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Prices of new apartments in Tokyo area surge to record highs

The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827,000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The ...