1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (790+ words) By NOBORU TOMURA/ Staff Writer July 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST A plush Hello Kitty being produced by city officials in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Fuji’s city status (Provided by the Fuji city government) FUJI, Shizuoka Prefecture—The nation’s…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (628+ words) By MINORI OSHITA/ Staff Writer July 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST The “Convenience Wear” section of the Famima Park Azabudai convenience store in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on July 9 (Minori Oshita) FamilyMart Co. is changing the look of its convenience stores in urban areas,…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1113+ words) By YOHEI GOTO/ Senior Staff Writer July 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST A G-Shock Nano sported on the finger can be combined with a standard G-Shock worn on the wrist. (Provided by Casio Computer Co.) A Casio Computer Co. product planner who masterminded…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (93+ words) July 16, 2026 at 18:25 JST Tomonobu Hasegawa, director of Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital in Chiba Prefecture, explains the IV tube during a news conference on July 16. (Ikuo Aiba) KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture—A midwife suspected of murdering a patient by contaminating his intravenous drip…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (74+ words) By SHOKO RIKIMARU/ Staff Writer July 25, 2026 at 07:00 JST If a major natural disaster strikes Tokyo or other large cities, Masaatsu Aoki is offering a port in the storm for evacuees in Chizu, a town in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan....

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (76+ words) July 22, 2026 at 12:15 JST Automobiles lined up at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama await export. (Daisuke Matsuoka) Japan recorded a trade deficit in June, according to government data released Wednesday, as the higher price of oil imports helped cause the second straight…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago   (66+ words) July 20, 2026 at 07:30 JST EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. [Read More] Heat intensifies around Japan, hits 40 degrees in Gifu Prefecture…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1260+ words) By TOMOYUKI SUZUKI/ Staff Writer July 25, 2026 at 07:00 JST Wreckage from a hydrogen gas explosion litters the upper floors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s No. 1 reactor building in May, 15 years after the accident. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (72+ words) By RYUTARO ABE/ Staff Writer July 13, 2026 at 17:56 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds during an Upper House Budget Committee session. (Takeshi Iwashita) In covering politicians, one thing I am always curious about is what the lawmaker really thinks. [Read More]…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (82+ words) June 9, 2026 at 15:00 JST GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines--Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at…...