Japan Tightens Permanent Residency Guidelines, Raising Income and Japanese-Language Expectations

October 1, 2026 79

Japan Post Suspends Trial Online Service After Suspected Unauthorized Server Access

September 26, 2026 100

North Korean Sports Minister Arrives in Beijing Ahead of Japan Visit for Asian Games

September 15, 2026 96

North Korea’s Russia Deployment Brings Economic Gains and Strategic Leverage, Report Says

September 15, 2026 96

Japan Considers Adding Security Work to Foreign Worker Programs

September 10, 2026 98

Japan’s Intense Short-Duration Rainfall Has Increased—and Extreme Downpours Are Expected to Rise Further

September 9, 2026 97

JMA Issues Level 5 Landslide Emergency Warning for Yakushima as Linear Rainband Delivers Record Rains

September 6, 2026 103

Tokyo Assembly Member Saori Sato Withdraws Resignation After Safety Fears, Apologizes for Confusion

September 5, 2026 141

Tokyo’s ELYZA narrows “AI builds AI apps” patent after online backlash, apologizes for overbroad wording

September 4, 2026 108

Hiroyuki Sparks Debate: Is Japan’s Cautious Road on Ride‑Sharing and Autonomy Slowing Growth—or Building a Safer Edge?

September 4, 2026 92

Trump Hopes for Early End to Ukraine War After Calls With Putin and Zelensky at NATO Summit in Turkey

July 8, 2026 146

Nagoya Confirms E. coli O157 Cases Tied to Costco Moriyama ‘High Roller’ Wraps; Boy Under 10 in Serious Condition

June 16, 2026 213

Japan’s Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Vietnamese Trainee in Stillbirth Disposal Case, Suspends Prison Term

March 11, 2026 395

Sapporo Police Re-Arrest Chinese Couple in Alleged IT Subsidy Fraud; Third Business Owner Also Arrested

February 25, 2026 1266

Tokyo Police Arrest 26-Year-Old After 110 Call; Body Found in Parked Car as Murder Probe Advances

February 21, 2026 274