Japan

This Japanese man is paid to do nothing

Shoji Morimoto has a job that many people would consider to be their ideal: he is compensated for doing very…

September 6, 2022

Olympic gold holder Joseph Schooling uses drugs

Joseph Schooling shot to prominence on a global scale after he triumphed in the 100-meter butterfly event at the Olympic…

August 31, 2022

Can Japan rediscover its fondness for nuclear power after Fukushima?

It's possible that one of the most unexpected locales is seeing a nuclear renaissance. After a little more than a…

August 27, 2022

Fashion icon Miyake, Japan’s Prince of Pleats, passes away aged 84

On Tuesday, the media reported that the well-known Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has passed away. Miyake was known for…

August 10, 2022

UN chief in Hiroshima calls nuclear weapons a “loaded gun”

On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the first use of an atomic bomb, which took place on August…

August 6, 2022

As COVID-19 spreads, Japan looks to regions for help

There are no plans for any comprehensive national measures; however, Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures…

July 29, 2022

Execution of a suspect in the Japan stabbing spree of 2008

According to the Justice ministry, Japan hanged a man on Tuesday, July 26th, for his role in the 2008 death…

July 26, 2022

Volcano erupts on Kyushu, western Japan; no damage reported

On Sunday evening, July 24th, a volcano on the major western island of Kyushu in Japan erupted, sending black smoke…

July 25, 2022

Shinzo Abe’s accused assassin to get psychiatric evaluation

According to reports from Japanese media on Saturday, July 23rd, the individual who is accused of carrying out the assassination…

July 23, 2022

Japan prepares Shinzo Abe’s state funeral for September 27

The government of Japan announced on Friday, July 22, that a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who…

July 22, 2022

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