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Only about 15% of respondents had a detailed understanding of the preparations needed to shelter at home.

Ministeriön mukaan sopimus mahdollistaa jatkossa esimerkiksi tutkimukseen, kehittämiseen tai tuotantoon liittyvät yhteishankkeet maiden välillä.

Though Tokyo plans to continue pressing Moscow for a resolution, Russia has not softened its stance.

The challenge is to turn ambition into sustainable growth by strengthening economic security and developing technologies that can compete globally.

The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country's first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.

"Shop-and-play destinations" merge essential buying with entertainment so that families do not feel a need to choose between the two.

The 20-year-old suspect allegedly strangled a 39-year-old woman from Naha in a hotel with a telephone cord.

Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country's appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.

Een Amerikaanse militair wordt officieel aangeklaagd voor moord en beroving van een vrouw op Okinawa. De vrouw zou zijn gewurgd met een telefoonkabel, schrijven Japanse media . De 20-jarige Devin Jacob Ballard werd op zondag 4 oktober opgepakt. Hij zou de dag ervoor de 39-jarige Anna Yagi hebben gewurgd in een hotel in Naha, de hoofdstad van het Japanse eila

Of the survey's respondents, 125 organizations, or 35.9%, said they had not secured sufficient numbers of teachers and had no prospects for doing so.

Don't like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.

Utsunomiya's dramatic three-day ordeal with an at-large bear could be a mere sign of what's to come for Japanese cities.

Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Japan are not as idyllic as it seems.

It's part of a broader set of guidelines the union hopes to set an industry-wide precedent for.

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Lindsay Powell, who releases records under the name Fielded, has spent most of her career subverting expectations and genre conventions. According to their Bandcamp page, Fielded started as an experimental noise project before growing into something closer to R&B. But from moment one, her take on the genre was restless, relentlessly playing with what R&B […]

Watch the best of the action as Wales beat Japan in Tokyo.

Wales earn a three-try victory against Japan in tricky Tokyo conditions to secure a second win of their WXV campaign.

<p>A powerful storm swept towards China on Saturday after battering Taiwan and Japan’s southernmost islands, knocking out power to thousands of households and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.</p> <p>Typhoon Champi was downgraded to a tropical storm as its wind speed dropped to 102 kilometres (63 miles) per hour, according to the latest update

New British number one Katie Boulter loses 6-1 6-4 to Czech doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova in the Japan Open semi-finals.

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<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/3cX9iQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/20/17716f45-12f9-4b4d-af48-7ec689a4f853.jpg">Der Kikai-Ausbruch entvölkerte Teile Kyūshūs; der Norden von Japans drittgrößter Insel profitierte dagegen bevölkerungsmäßig. Womöglich half den Menschen dort das Meer

Senshu Ikeda and Shiga Bank are in talks to consolidate their operations, with an announcement expected to come as soon as next week.

Naomi Pollock's "Vanishing Japan" is a beautiful record of demolished architectural masterpieces and Japan's penchant for constant rebuilding.

Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. The Kremlin claims that Japan is using journalists as spies.

Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. The Kremlin claims that Japan is using journalists as spies.

Village officials in Nanmoku, Gunma Prefecture, are hoping a sister-city agreement will help attract young people from Peru.

The climbers were attempting the first summit of the 7,140-meter Gangapurna West in alpine style, but lost contact after Oct. 15.

Websites across the world went offline this week after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language.

A grandmother has arrived back in Perth, after being jailed in Japan for attempting to smuggle drugs into the country.

President Trump’s novel deal-making is on display in upstate New York, where the administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory.

Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. The Kremlin claims that Japan is using journalists as spies.

Race walker Koki Ikeda returns to competition immediately; Ethiopia’s marathon runner Ruti Aga given 6-year doping ban.

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Tsuneyasu Miyamoto says it will be difficult for Saudi Arabia to host next year's tournament as scheduled.

The six were Toyama, Shizuoka, Mie and Nagano, as well as Miyagi in the country's northeast and Chiba.

The white paper emphasized the importance of support aimed at reducing the risks of self-harm among young people.

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A West Australian grandmother jailed in Japan is back on home soil after an operation to fly her back.

<p>Although Phobos and Deimos may look like lumpy space potatoes, they&rsquo;re actually moons of Mars. No one knows how they formed, but a newly launched spacecraft should soon offer answers</p>

Katie Boulter reclaims the British number one ranking after fighting back to beat Antonia Ruzic in three sets in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.

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The Japanese writer and filmmaker Ryu Murakami has died. He was 74. Murakami’s publisher, Gentosha, announced his death today in a lengthy statement on their website. “Author Ryu Murakami passed away at his home on October 17, 2026, at the age of 74. We hereby express our deepest condolences and share this news,” the statement […]

The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.

Japan's highest peak is often overlooked as being an active volcano. But with the risk of eruption ever-present, disaster preparedness is key.

Murakami's works, which explored sex, violence, and youth culture, were translated globally.

The legendary Nintendo figure will be officially conferred with the award in a Nov. 3 ceremony.

The Hawks are looking to win the Japan Series for the second straight year, while the BayStars are vying for their second title in three seasons.

The change is intended to prevent visitors from purchasing tax-exempt goods and reselling them within Japan.

Some municipalities allow truant students to undergo health checkups on days and times when they would not meet other students at school.