14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (541+ words) September 14, 2026 at 12:36 JST Just beyond the bustle of Tokyo’s cosmopolitan Roppongi district at the edge of the pavement stands a small statue of Jizo, the beloved Buddhist guardian figure especially associated with the protection of young children, including those who…...

19+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1071+ words) By TAKESHI OWADA/ Staff Writer September 14, 2026 at 07:00 JST An authenticator uses an AI-based system to examine whether a brand-name bag is fake. (Provided by Komehyo Holdings Co.) NAGOYA--Reseller Komehyo Holdings Co. has been accelerating its overseas expansion, seeing a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (62+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST BANGKOK—Asian shares and U.S. futures skidded Tuesday as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible due to ‘happy accident’ Team uses AI…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (108+ words) By KAZUYA MIKI/ Staff Writer September 13, 2026 at 07:00 JST Numerous mid- and high-rise apartment buildings and hotels are seen in the Niseko-Hirafu district of Kutchan, Hokkaido, on Aug. 5 while more development projects are underway. (Kazuya Miki) Overseas tourists outspent their Japanese counterparts…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (461+ words) By TOMOKI MIYASAKA/ Staff Writer September 10, 2026 at 17:40 JST Religious corporations operating “shukubo” temple lodgings on Mount Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture have been penalized for failing to declare more than 100 million yen ($650,000) in income, sources said. The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (772+ words) September 10, 2026 at 16:35 JST BANGKOK—Asian shares skidded Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. U.S. futures were modestly higher. The price of Brent crude jumped 3.4% on Wednesday, surging above…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (60+ words) September 7, 2026 at 18:26 JST Global shares were trading mixed on Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers’ stocks. [Read More] Team uses AI to study colors seen when black-and-white top is spun Fire…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (734+ words) September 9, 2026 at 17:38 JST In a rare decision, a man who said he developed a mental illness because of a supervisor’s harassment at a U.S. military base in western Japan was awarded workers’ compensation, sources said. Legal experts said it is difficult…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (710+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:35 JST The Kori No. 3 reactor of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) is seen in Ulsan, about 410 km (255 miles) southeast of Seoul, September 3, 2013. (REUTERS) SEOUL—South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (262+ words) September 8, 2026 at 11:25 JST U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington is pictured during the Freedom Edge trilateral exercise among United States, Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea, south of the Korean peninsula and west of Japan's main islands…...