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Mercury Rises To Mid-Summer Levels In Wide Areas Of Japan

Mercury Rises To Mid-Summer Levels In Wide Areas Of Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
Extremely hot weather hit wide areas in Japan from the Kyushu to Hokuriku regions on Monday. Weather officials say people should continue to stay alert for heatstroke on Tuesday.
The Japan Me...

Nature [17/6 08:17] More

Japan to Scrap Rice Crop Yield Index

Japan to Scrap Rice Crop Yield Index (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index, effective with this year's harvest.
The step comes as rice farmers have complained that th...

Gourmet [17/6 07:40] More

High Prices Squeeze Hospitals In Japan, 60% Now In The Red

High Prices Squeeze Hospitals In Japan, 60% Now In The Red (ニュース)
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
The effects are becoming apparent as some hospitals are reducing medical services or not replacing aging medical equipment.
Rising prices and labor costs are causing hospitals n...

Other [16/6 15:33] More

Half Of A Lifetime Devoted To Developing Relations Between Indonesia And Japan

Half Of A Lifetime Devoted To Developing Relations Between Indonesia And Japan (ニュース)
KOBE UNIVERSITY
 
KOBAYASHI Kazunori, Chairperson, Indonesia Japan Friendship Association
It’s been 43 years since KOBAYASHI Kazunori was first assigned to work in Indonesia as a trading company em...

Experience [16/6 15:05] More

Indonesia-Japan Forum Yields Mous Worth US$200 Million

Indonesia-Japan Forum Yields Mous Worth US$200 Million (仕事)
ANTARA NEWS
 
Indonesian business actors inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth US$200.8 million with their Japanese counterparts during the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum in Osaka, Japan,...

Event [15/6 21:55] More

Now, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, UK, Germany, and France. And Other Countries Enjoying A 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit to China

Now, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, UK, Germany, and France. And Other Countries Enjoying A 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit to China (ニュース)
TRAVEL AND TOUR WORLD
 
China has officially extended its 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit policy to travelers from 55 countries, including Indonesia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France...

Tourism [15/6 20:14] More

Japan PM Ishiba Expected To Discuss Tariffs With Trump At G7

Japan PM Ishiba Expected To Discuss Tariffs With Trump At G7 (ニュース)
NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is scheduled to arrive in Canada on Sunday to attend the Group of 7 summit of world leaders. He is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump to di...

Event [15/6 19:49] More

Japan Team Creates Device To Measure Dizziness Symptoms In Children

Japan Team Creates Device To Measure Dizziness Symptoms In Children (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Graduate school students in Japan have developed a device to easily measure symptoms of orthostatic dysregulation, a disorder common among children that causes them physical difficulty...

Other [15/6 19:02] More

Sakuranesia Hosts Indonesia-Japan Cultural Dialogue At Osaka Expo

Sakuranesia Hosts Indonesia-Japan Cultural Dialogue At Osaka Expo (ニュース)
ANTARA NEWS
 
The Sakuranesia Foundation is strengthening cultural ties between Indonesia and Japan through a cultural dialogue at the 2025 Osaka Expo at the Indonesia Pavilion in Kansai, Japan.
Fo...

Event [13/6 21:01] More

Govt, LDP Discuss Increasing Taxation on Foreign Visitors; Abolition of Tourist’s Consumption Tax Exemption Urged

Govt, LDP Discuss Increasing Taxation on Foreign Visitors; Abolition of Tourist’s Consumption Tax Exemption Urged (ニュース)
JAPAN NEWS
 
There are growing discussions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party about how to tax the rapidly increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan more effectively. The LDP argues th...

Tourism [13/6 20:46] More

Japan Instructs Airlines To Check Boeing 787s After Air India Crash

Japan Instructs Airlines To Check Boeing 787s After Air India Crash (ニュース)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's transport ministry said Friday it has instructed Japanese airlines operating Boeing 787s to inspect them following the fatal crash of an Air India 787-8.
In the instruction da...

Other [13/6 20:08] More

Japan’s JR East to Launch New Overnight Train in Spring 2027; Overnight Train to Connect Tokyo, Northern Tohoku Region

Japan’s JR East to Launch New Overnight Train in Spring 2027; Overnight Train to Connect Tokyo, Northern Tohoku Region (仕事)
JAPAN NEWS
 
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will launch a new overnight express train in the spring of 2027, connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and the northern part of the Tohoku region, the...

Experience [13/6 19:08] More

Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice

Japan to Move Up Auctions for Imported Rice (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
The Japanese government will hold the first round of annual auctions earlier than usual for rice imported under a minimum market access agreement as part of efforts to stabilize rice price...

Gourmet [12/6 20:45] More

Helicopter Rescue Drill For Tourists Held At Tottori Sand Dunes, Western Japan

Helicopter Rescue Drill For Tourists Held At Tottori Sand Dunes, Western Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast.
About 20 officials from the Tottori prefectural...

Other [12/6 20:06] More

Princess Kako Attends Ceremony for 130 Years of Japan-Brazil Ties

Princess Kako Attends Ceremony for 130 Years of Japan-Brazil Ties (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japan's Princess Kako, on an official visit to Brazil, attended a ceremony on Wednesday marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between her country and the South American cou...

Event [12/6 19:35] More