Japan renews record-high proportion of elderly, centenarian population

Japan renews record-high proportion of elderly, centenarian population

Japan has renewed its record highs in the proportion of the elderly aged 65 or above to the entire population and in the...

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako head back to Japan

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako head back to Japan

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako head back to Japan after attending the state funeral for Britain's Queen Elizabeth I...

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Japan's biggest potato soup festival in Yamagata

Japan's biggest potato soup festival in Yamagata

Japan's biggest potato soup festival takes place in Yamagata in the northeast for the first time in three years.

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High-speed float festival held in Osaka

High-speed float festival held in Osaka

The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri takes place in western Japan, featuring participants pulling shrine floats at high speeds ...

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Japan-made sustainable aviation fuel introduced at Narita Airport

Japan-made sustainable aviation fuel introduced at Narita Airport

Japan-made sustainable aviation fuel made from used cooking oil and oil extracted from microalgae euglena has been intro...

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Technologies developed at Fukushima Daiichi used for space exploration project

Technologies developed at Fukushima Daiichi used for space exploration project

Technologies developed for the removal of contaminated rubble at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are being use...

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iPhone 14 launches in Japan with a hefty price tag

iPhone 14 launches in Japan with a hefty price tag

Apple launches the iPhone 14 in Japan, with prices that are significantly higher over comparable models as a result of t...

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Sony Interactive Entertainment demos PlayStation VR2

Sony Interactive Entertainment demos PlayStation VR2

Sony Interactive Entertainment unveils its next-generation VR system “PlayStation VR2” for members of the public to try ...

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Chinese navy ship enters Japanese waters -- again

Chinese navy ship enters Japanese waters -- again

A Chinese navy survey ship enters Japan's territorial waters for the third time this year.

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UK Ambassador to Japan overwhelmed by condolences for Queen Elizabeth II

UK Ambassador to Japan overwhelmed by condolences for Queen Elizabeth II

The UK Ambassador to Japan says she was overwhelmed by the Japanese people's condolences for Queen Elizabeth II.

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