The ban on public smoking, which took effect on January 27, includes roads, parks, plazas and other public places and applies not only to cigarettes, but also to vapes. Violators will be fined 1,000 ...

Inbound visitor spending in 2024 surged 53.4 percent year on year to 8.14 trillion yen (about 51.8 billion U.S. dollars), surpassing the previous record of 5.31 trillion yen in 2023, according to the ...

TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Suicides among school-age children in Japan reached an all-time high of 527 in 2024, surpassing the previous record of 514 in 2022, according to preliminary figures released ...

“Many of them became Muslims through marriage,” Tanada said. “A growing number are also likely joining the faith of their own volition.” Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer.

and wrong numbers (114,668). When people in central Japan's Aichi and Mie Prefectures dial the number, they are linked to the 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters' operation center in Nagoya.

The number of dairy farmers in Japan fell below 10,000 for the first time, as of October 2024, and many of those still in the industry are struggling with issues like the weak yen. As of October ...

Millions of abandoned houses that threaten to become ghost neighborhoods or garbage dumps, even in major cities, are one of the most visible consequences of Japan’s aging, a country that fears being ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to 7,119 in fiscal 2023, a record high for the third straight year, a government ...

In Japan, some elderly individuals are ready to opt for incarceration to escape loneliness, among other reasons, as ...

Issuance of the My Number Card started in January 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in early 2020 revealed the slowness of administrative digitalization.

GSK announces depemokimab applications accepted for review in China and Japan for asthma with type 2 inflammation and CRSwNP: London, UK Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 17:00 Hrs [IS ...

Calculator aesthetics are apparently very important to some people, so Casio Japan has announced a new Comfy JT-200T ...