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Cafe owner Takahiro Yamazaki hopes an expected registration of the Asuka-Fujiwara ancient capitals in Nara Prefecture as a UNESCO World Heritage site will give more people a chance to think about Japan's ancient times.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jul 20, 2026
Nara cafe owner hopeful about ancient capitals¡¯ World Heritage listing
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee¡¯ is deliberating in Busan, South Korea, whether to add the Asuka-Fujiwara ancient capitals to its list of World Heritage sites.
People observe a moment of silence in Nara on Wednesday, which marks four years since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2026
Abe remembered four years after fatal shooting
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot on July 8, 2022, during a stump speech in front of Kintetsu Railway¡¯s Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara.
Nara police have arrested a self-proclaimed "messenger of God" and six others over the confinement of a company executive's teenage son at a relative's house in Yokohama.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
¡®Messenger of God¡¯ and six others arrested over teen¡¯s confinement
The seven people, including a company executive, allegedly confined the executive¡¯s teenage son to a relative¡¯s house in Yokohama between May 6 and 8.
The Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites in western Japan have been recommended to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jun 6, 2026
Asuka-Fujiwara ancient capitals to join World Heritage list
A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended adding the archaeological sites in western Japan to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
Stains caused by a liquid-like substance were found on the National Treasure Bussokuseki at Yakushiji Temple.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2026
Police investigate stains found on national treasure at Nara temple
Law enforcement is looking into the case on suspicion of violation of the cultural properties protection law.
A protester rallies in Nara on Jan. 21 against the life sentence handed down to Tetsuya Yamagami for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2026
Assassin of Shinzo Abe files appeal against life sentence
Tetsuya Yamagami reportedly agreed to appeal after strong persuasion from his lawyers.
Outside the Nara District Court in the city of Nara ahead of the sentencing of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man behind the July 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2026
Shinzo Abe¡¯s assassin gets life sentence
The sentence meted out to Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot the former prime minister in Nara in July 2022, brings an end to the trial for a murder that shocked Japan.
News reporters gather in front of the Nara District Court on Oct. 28, when the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, opened.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2026
Shinzo Abe¡¯s assassin faces verdict
One of the key points in the trial is how the judges will weigh on Tetsuya Yamagami¡¯s troubled upbringing and motivations for fatally shooting the former prime minister.
The head priest of Horyuji temple greets Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2026
Takaichi and Lee beat the drums for better bilateral ties
Among the discussed items were cooperation to promote regional stability, economic security, the complete denuclearization of North Korea and transnational crime.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in October in Gyeongju, South Korea
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2026
Takaichi and Lee set for talks on cementing ties as China-Japan dispute simmers
Despite a stated goal of strengthening ties between Tokyo and Seoul, the meeting comes in the looming shadow of the ongoing row with Beijing.
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's picturesque hometown of Nara next week for talks with Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit Japan
The planned summit in Nara follows major Chinese military drills around Taiwan and North Korea firing ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Tetsuya Yamagami in Nara in July 2022. Earlier that month Yamagami had shot the former prime minister with an improvised shotgun at point-blank range.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2025
The making of Shinzo Abe¡¯s assassin
Tetsuya Yamagami¡¯s path to the assassination had many turning points, but his alarm over the Unification Church¡¯s ties with the prime minister, and financial woes, drove him on.
The Nara District Court in November. Prosecutors in the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the fatal shooting of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have focused on the cruel and premeditated nature of the killing.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2025
Prosecutors demand life sentence for suspect in Shinzo Abe shooting
Tetsuya Yamagami, who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, is standing trial for murder and other charges at Nara District Court.
The Nara District Court where Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is on trial for the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe's wife, Akie, attended the trial on Wednesday for the first time.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2025
Man accused of shooting Abe apologizes to former PM¡¯s widow and family
Describing his actions as inexcusable, Tetsuya Yamagami said they caused pain to the former prime minister¡¯s family even though he held no grudge against them.
Dragons feature prominently in Japanese folklore, though tracing their physical steps through the countryside requires some rural excursions.
LIFE / Travel
Nov 29, 2025
Chasing dragons across the temples of Nara
In two rural prefectures, dragon myths ¡ª and a cave that purports to host some ¡ª make for a unique way to explore the Japanese countryside.
A court sketch shows Tetsuya Yamagami standing in trial in his first questioning session at the Nara District Court on Nov. 20.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2025
Abe shooter says ¡®despair and sense of crisis¡¯ triggered 2022 attack
Tetsuya Yamagami explained how he came to view the politician as a friend of the Unification Church and the urgency he felt to stop their interactions.
An illustration of Tetsuya Yamagami (left) being questioned by his lawyer on Thursday at the Nara District Court
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2025
¡®I should not have lived this long,¡¯ man accused of killing Abe tells court
Describing his troubled upbringing and the misery caused by his mother¡¯s devotion to the Unification Church, Tetsuya Yamagami expressed regret.
"I sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart for the terrible crime committed by my second son, Tetsuya," the mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said at the start of her testimony Thursday at the seventh hearing of his lay-judge trial at Nara District Court.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2025
Mother of Abe shooter Yamagami apologizes in court
¡°I sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart for the terrible crime committed by my second son, Tetsuya,¡± said the mother, a follower of the Unification Church.
A police witness told Nara District Court on Thursday that all seven guns made by Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were lethal.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2025
Police witness says Abe shooter¡¯s homemade guns were all lethal
The witness is a researcher at the Nara prefectural police department¡¯s forensic laboratory who analyzed the homemade guns.
Journalists gather at the Nara District Court as a vehicle believed to be carrying Tetsuya Yamagami arrives on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2025
Lawmaker Kei Sato testifies at Abe shooter trial
Sato, who witnessed the shooting, expressed his resentment and grief over the fatal attack.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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