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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (third from left) poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple — (left to right) Don Airey, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Simon McBride — during their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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Apr 10, 2026

Deep Purple thrills Japan’s superfan prime minister with a quick visit

The group’s courtesy call was a welcome respite for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has vowed to “work, work, work, work and work.”

Haruka Kitaguchi in action during the women's javelin final at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland on Aug. 28

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Sep 9, 2025

Back from injury, home favorite Kitaguchi won’t give up title without a fight

The 27-year-old shot to fame in 2023 when her final throw of 66.73 meters in Budapest made her the first Japanese woman to win a world title in a field event.

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.

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May 23, 2025

Japan pledges immediate rice price cuts to stop shift to foreign brands

The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March but that has yet to translate to lower supermarket prices.

Arata Hirano, owner of the restaurant Shokudou Arata, pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo.

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Apr 17, 2025

More Japanese embracing foreign rice, even before it became a tariff topic

A change in mindset could allow Tokyo leeway to relax restrictions if rice becomes a thorny topic in tariff talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 7

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Oct 12, 2024

Nobel laureate Nihon Hidankyo co-chair worries about children in Israel and Gaza

While the group’s co-chair said the prize would give a boost to efforts to show that it was possible to abolish nuclear weapons, he expressed sorrow over ongoing wars.

Americans Simone Biles (left) and Jordan Chiles (right) bow toward Brazil's Rebeca Andrade after Andrade won gold in the floor exercise event at the Paris Olympics.

OLYMPICS / Gymnastics

Aug 6, 2024

Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade gets her moment of glory after long wait

After playing second fiddle to American superstar Simone Biles for the past week, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade finally rose to the top of the podium.

Haruka Nakamura (left) celebrates with teammate Kohane Ushioku during the women's gymnastics qualification round for the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

OLYMPICS

Jul 29, 2024

Japan’s gymnastics team puts in solid performance despite missing captain

The teenage athletes’ Olympics journey had got off to an inauspicious start after 19-year-old captain Shoko Miyata was sent home just days before the Games.

Shinnosuke Oka competes in the men's gymnastics qualification round on Saturday in Paris.

OLYMPICS / Gymnastics

Jul 28, 2024

Bathwater mishap forces Japan gymnast Oka to swap cardboard bed

Oka said a “water leak” from the bath had caused damage to the cardboard frame.

Daiki Hashimoto takes part in a training session in Tokyo on June 21.

OLYMPICS

Jul 25, 2024

Gymnastics star Hashimoto seeks ‘no-regrets’ performance in Paris

While Japan has set a goal of winning the title this time, Hashimoto said he was focused on putting in a performance that he would not look back on with regret.

Kiyoshie Saruwaka, 74, a member of Ara Style Senior — Japan's only breakdancing club made up of older citizens — practices a move known as "chair freeze" in Tokyo on April 26.

OLYMPICS / Breakdancing

Jun 30, 2024

Inspired by Olympics debut, Japan’s seniors blaze breakdancing trail

Ara Style Senior is Japan’s only breaking club made up of older citizens.

Daiki Hashimoto takes part in a training session in Tokyo on June 21.

OLYMPICS / Gymnastics

Jun 27, 2024

Japan men’s gymnastics team sets sights on China for team gold

Three years ago, the Russians beat Japan by 0.103 points — a sliver of a number that etched itself into the minds of Japan’s gymnasts.

Kazuma Kaya reacts after his routine on the parallel bars during the men's apparatus finals at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp on Oct. 8.

OLYMPICS / Gymnastics

May 21, 2024

Team Japan in Paris will be strongest, says gymnastics medalist Kaya

To date, Japan has a haul of seven Olympic gold medals in the team discipline, the most of any country.

Japanese gymnast Daiki Hashimoto attends a ceremony to unveil the official uniforms of Team Japan for the Paris Games, in Tokyo on Wednesday.

OLYMPICS

Apr 18, 2024

How green are your trainers? Team Japan uniforms to have carbon footprint labels

Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than just a medal to be proud of this summer.

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Sep 3, 2021

Japan’s new digital chief called out for image copyright gaffe

A blog post by Yoko Ishikura published last displayed a low-resolution image with a ‘Pixta’ watermark, a breach of the stock photo platform’s terms of service.

OLYMPICS

Jul 14, 2021

Lessons in Olympic spirit from ‘Japan’s’ Korean gold medalist live on

At the 1936 Olympics, Korean Sohn Kee-chung stood with his head hung, hiding the Rising Sun flag on his chest with a laurel plant as Japan’s national anthem filled the stadium.

Japan Times

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May 28, 2021

Japan to consider sharing COVID-19 vaccines amid calls to help Taiwan

Japan approved AstraZeneca’s vaccine last week, but there are no immediate plans to use the shots in the country amid lingering concerns over rare blood clots.

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Feb 28, 2021

Pandemic puts pressure on Japan to open up rice stockpile to charities

As job losses have surged due to the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus, demand for food handouts has skyrocketed in Japan.

Japan Times

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Jul 15, 2020

Tokyo enlists nightclub workers for Q&A-style videos to fight coronavirus

Alarmed by a spike in infections in Tokyo's nightlife districts, the metropolitan government has released educational videos in the form of a Q&A between nightclub hosts, a hostess and a doctor, hoping to stem the spread of the outbreak.

Japan Times

51吃瓜网 / Crime & Legal

Jan 17, 2020

In Japan, foreign parents lead charge against loss of child custody

A growing number of foreign nationals in Japan are speaking out against what they say is a little-known but entrenched system that allows one parent in a broken relationship to take away children and block the other from visiting them.

Japan Times

51吃瓜网 / Society

May 28, 2019

The kids aren’t all right: Japan struggles to protect its most vulnerable children at group homes

Miwa Moriya was 6 when social workers told her she was going to a Christmas party but instead moved her into a group home for about 60 children in a small city in western Japan.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

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