Biden brought folded cranes to Hiroshima
US President Joe Biden is found to have brought with him two folded paper cranes to Hiroshima where he attended the Grou...
read moreLexus charging station set up in central Tokyo
A charging station for Toyota Motor's luxury Lexus brand electric vehicles opens in central Tokyo.
read moreBlack watermelon fetches 600,000 yen in auction
Premium watermelon Densuke fetches up to 600,000 yen in the season's first auction in northern Japan.
read moreJapan logs trade deficit for 22 months in a row
Japan logs a trade deficit of 1.37 trillion yen in May, falling into the red in trade balance for 22 months in a row.
read more2 dead in shooting at ground troop facility in central Japan
Two Self-Defense Forces members have died after a shooting incident at a ground troop firing range in Gifu Prefecture, c...
read moreOkinawa battle survivors remember fallen student soldiers
Survivors of the Battle of Okinawa and others remember the fallen student soldiers mobilized to fight for Japan during W...
read moreJapan aims for 30% female company executive ratio by 2030
The Japanese government aims to raise the female executive ratio in listed companies to 30% or more by 2030.
read moreJapanese government to oblige installation of security cameras on new trains
The Japanese government will oblige the installation of security cameras in newly built trains.
read moreUmbrellas color rainy season in central Japan
More than 100 umbrellas decorate a commercial street in Karuizawa, central Japan.
read moreVisitors enjoy Japanese iris at Heian Jingu Shrine
Visitors enjoy Japanese iris at Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine.
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