4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (628+ words) By MINORI OSHITA/ Staff Writer July 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST The “Convenience Wear” section of the Famima Park Azabudai convenience store in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on July 9 (Minori Oshita) FamilyMart Co. is changing the look of its convenience stores in urban areas,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (542+ words) By MASANOBU HIGASHIYAMA/ Staff Writer July 24, 2026 at 17:05 JST Climbing accidents on Mount Fuji are nearly twice as likely to occur during descents on Japan’s highest mountain instead of ascents, data compiled by Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures showed. According to the…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (117+ words) July 17, 2026 at 11:10 JST U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. (Pool via REUTERS) WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (788+ words) July 15, 2026 at 17:10 JST A fire spreads in Osaka’s Dotonbori district on Aug. 18, 2025. Police now believe the blaze, which killed two firefighters, was started by a cigarette carelessly tossed by a restaurant employee. (Provided by a bystander) OSAKA—A carelessly tossed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (987+ words) By MAKI OKUBO/ Senior Staff Writer July 14, 2026 at 15:22 JST A woman who said she was sexually abused by her biological father during high school says these perpetrators exercise overwhelming control over their victims. (Maki Okubo) With each court decision that…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (66+ words) June 29, 2026 at 07:00 JST A tea field is seen through a hotel window beside the Roadside Rest Area Ocha-no-Kyoto Minami-Yamashiro Village in Kyoto Prefecture on May 30. (Yoshiaki Arai) Hashimoto shares his secrets to stone skipping like a champion ‘Peace is not…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (865+ words) June 28, 2026 at 07:00 JST Water meters stolen within Shizuoka city, foreground, along with other seized items, are shown at Shizuoka Chuo Police Station on April 27. (Noboru Tomura) Thieves are increasingly stealing water meters throughout Japan as soaring copper prices make the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (478+ words) By KEISUKE YAMAZAKI/ Staff Writer June 25, 2026 at 07:00 JST The Nakoso swimming beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, attracts many beachgoers from around Japan during the summer season. (Keisuke Yamazaki) Rescuers need at least one hour to locate drowning victims and transport…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (903+ words) August 27, 2021 at 15:20 JST The U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, located in the heart of a residential area in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in July 2021 (Eiji Hori) U.S. Marines based in Okinawa Prefecture dumped water contaminated with a potentially dangerous chemical into the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (478+ words) By JIN NAGANUMA/ Staff Writer June 11, 2026 at 17:14 JST The illegally constructed mosque complex in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture. The building in the foreground is a facility where worshippers cleanse themselves before prayer. (Jin Naganuma) KAWAGOE, Saitama Prefecture—The mayor here ordered…...