Older generation shares WWII memories in organizations final storytelling event

Older generation shares WWII memories in organizations final storytelling event

Fourteen people who experienced World War II aged 86 to 100 years old shared their memories 80 years after the end of th...

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Japan scraps Africa 'hometown' project over misinformation backlash

Japan scraps Africa 'hometown' project over misinformation backlash

The Japan International Cooperation Agency was planning to carry out a project that would promote exchanges with Africa ...

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Tokyo Game Show features games eyeing overseas markets

Tokyo Game Show features games eyeing overseas markets

S/ Ogami Sakurako, NTV Reporter / This booth has games made by creators of ages ranging from high school students to the...

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BOJ holds interest rate at 0.5 percent, unveils ETF sales plan

BOJ holds interest rate at 0.5 percent, unveils ETF sales plan

The Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo announced at a press conference on September 19 following a monetary policy meetin...

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Japan to postpone recognition of Palestine as a state

Japan to postpone recognition of Palestine as a state

Government sources said Japan intends to postpone its recognition of Palestine as a state for the time being.The Japanes...

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Worlds oldest fossil of dome-headed dinosaur discovered in Mongolia

Worlds oldest fossil of dome-headed dinosaur discovered in Mongolia

The world’s oldest fossil of pachycephalosaur, commonly known as a dome-headed dinosaur, was discovered in Mongolia’s Go...

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More Russians expected to travel to Japan for autumn foliage

More Russians expected to travel to Japan for autumn foliage

Hirayama Koichi, NNN Moscow bureau / We are in front of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. It’s still about an hour before ...

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Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 3.4 million for August

Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 3.4 million for August

The Japan National Tourism Organization said the number of foreign visitors to the country in August totaled 3,428,000.T...

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Seibu Prince Hotels set to acquire US-based Ace Hotels

Seibu Prince Hotels set to acquire US-based Ace Hotels

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide announced on September 16 that it will acquire all shares of US-based Ace Group Internatio...

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Japans mobile payment app PayPay to begin overseas usage

Japans mobile payment app PayPay to begin overseas usage

Japan’s mobile payment app PayPay announced plans to begin overseas usage for verified users in a press conference held ...

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