Nature observation tours held at Imperial Palace garden on Greenery Day
Nature observation tours were held at the Fukiage Garden on Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on May 4, or Greenery Day, ...
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Japan's child population falls for 44th straight year
Japan’s child population fell for the 44th straight year in 2025, hitting a record-low.Government data showed that the n...
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Emperor Emeritus Akihito hospitalized for examination
Emperor Emeritus Akihito was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital for examination on May 6 after showing signs o...
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Atomic bomb survivor trees from Hiroshima planted at UN headquarters
Atomic bomb survivor trees from Hiroshima in western Japan were planted at the UN headquarters in New York City on May 5...
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Bullet trains delayed by snake-caused power outage during Golden Week holidays
At Shin-Osaka Station, a crowd of people were waiting by the Shinkansen tracks around 6:30PM on April 30.S/ Reporter/ It...
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Imperial Household Agency fires employee for embezzling
The Imperial Household Agency fired an employee, who supports the lifestyle and activities of the imperial family, for e...
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Trump tariff could slow Japan's economic growth - BOJ
The Bank of Japan said in a regular news conference on May 1 that the reciprocal tariffs proposed by US President Donald...
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Truck driver who fell into sinkhole in January found dead
The driver of a truck that fell into a sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture in January was found dead in a sewer pipe on May 2...
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UK upgrades afternoon tea after Expo fiasco
An afternoon tea set that was served at the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai United Kingdom pavilion for 5,000 yen went viral on t...
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Man arrested after he deliberately rams into school kids
A 28-year-old Tokyo resident was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he drove into a group of elementary sch...
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