1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (84+ words) By KOZO YAKUWA/ Staff Writer September 6, 2026 at 07:00 JST Vegetables and fruit are prominently marketed as “Hachioji grown” in the farm shop at Hachioji Takiyama roadside station on May 29. (Kozo Yakuwa) They’re among the wonders of Japan, and Hanakaido Tsukechi is…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1557+ words) By TAKAHIRO KINOMURA/ Staff Writer September 13, 2026 at 07:00 JST In a grim letter written to Meiko Kurihara after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the young woman received the bad news. “Omar-kun was admitted to Kyoto Imperial University Hospital … and has since…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (93+ words) By SEISAKU YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 18:02 JST Muji (Mujirushi Ryohin) clothing items on sale at a Lawson Inc. convenience store (Provided by Lawson Inc.) Convenience store clothing selections are expanding beyond their emergency-only image, be it hurriedly replacing ripped…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (367+ words) By YUMI NAKAYAMA/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 18:22 JST Ikuo Oshima, a Japanese dogsled hunter who spent about a half century in the Arctic leading the traditional life of an Inuit, died on Sept. 8. He was 79. A native of Higashi-Kurume in…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (576+ words) September 9, 2026 at 16:05 JST Students study on tablet computers during a science class at municipal Kamoi Junior High School in Yokohama on Sept. 2. (Naoko Kobayashi) Japanese high schoolers who took an international assessment exam reinforced the country’s high academic standing, but…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (590+ words) September 9, 2026 at 14:50 JST Itsunori Onodera speaks at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System on Sept. 8. (Kohei Higashitani) The government plans to provide cash handouts to lower-income workers and others under a new benefit…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (523+ words) September 8, 2026 at 17:53 JST The Sunrise cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 7 after a fire and stabbing incident that left three people dead. Police are investigating the case as a possible crime. (Tamaki Ishiwaki) MOTOSU, Gifu Prefecture—Gifu prefectural…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (94+ words) By YOHEI GOTO/ Senior Staff Writer September 5, 2026 at 07:00 JST Comme des Garcons founder Rei Kawakubo signals a sense of hope for the world in Comme des Garcons Homme Plus Spring/Summer 2027 collection titled “If the war were to end..” (Yohei…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (615+ words) September 7, 2026 at 07:15 JST Japan's budget requests ​for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime ‌Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal agenda pushes government borrowing costs to three-decade highs. Budget requests from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (612+ words) By TAKEO KATO/ Staff Writer September 6, 2026 at 07:00 JST SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—What began as a trial project created by maintenance staff 21 years ago to let nature’s glory speak for itself remains a tourism lodestar for a ski resort here during the…...