Police officer accused of illegal use of fraud victim’s e-money
6 days ago · A police sergeant was referred to prosecutors on Nov. 7 by Osaka prefectural police on suspicion of illegally using electronic money that was swindled in a special fraud case, according to ...
Mt. Fuji finally has its iconic snowcap, latest ever in 130 years
6 days ago · KOFU — Mount Fuji donned its first snowcap this season on Nov. 7, the latest in 130 years.. The Kofu Local Meteorological Office, which makes the annual official announcement, said officials ...
Rausu nets 80% more salmon than last year at height of season
6 days ago · RAUSU, Hokkaido—Set net fishing for salmon, where nets are dropped along migrating fish routes, is at its seasonal peak off the Shiretoko Peninsula on the eastern point of Japan’s northernmost ...
Michelin Guide Tokyo awards three stars to Sezanne
6 days ago · Reiwa head speaking broken Japanese sparks outrage; Tokyo named best big city in the world by U.S. travel magazine; Japan’s declining births on track to fall below 700,000
EDITORIAL: Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda puts the world in danger
6 days ago · The world seems poised to plunge into an era of extreme chaos. The consequences of U.S. diplomacy under Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda cannot be fathomed right now.
Japan braces for pressure on trade, security from Trump 2.0
6 days ago · Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as Tokyo began bracing for his second “America First” administration.
Nippon Ishin leader Baba won’t run in presidential poll
6 days ago · Nobuyuki Baba, president of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), announced on Nov. 6 that he will not seek re-election to take responsibility for the party's dismal showing in the recent Lower ...
Typhoon Yinxing slams into a northern Philippine region still ...
6 days ago · MANILA, Philippines--A strong typhoon slammed into a northern Philippine province on Thursday as thousands were evacuated in a region still recovering from back-to-back storms that hit a few weeks ...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again
6 days ago · MAUMERE, Indonesia--Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted again Thursday, spewing a column of hot clouds that rose 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) from its peak, three days after a midnight ...
Ishiba, Trump agree to bilateral talks after phone call from Tokyo
6 days ago · Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump by telephone on Nov. 7 to congratulate him on his stunning victory.