JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan added Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to its list of nations subject to tighter entry rules on Sunday, bringing the total on the list to nine, following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Saturday his governmen...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government was aware that a portion of the seabed at the planned relocation site for a U.S. military base in Okinawa, southern Japan, was weak in 2015, three years before controversial landfill work got under way there, official documents showed Saturday.
A geological su...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Yokozuna Terunofuji tied a perfect bow on his sixth tournament title with a lengthy and slap-filled victory over ozeki Takakeisho in the final day of action at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Terunofuji, who the previous day clinched his second straight tourney title ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party says that a solution to wartime labor compensation issues can be found if Japan makes a "sincere apology," but did not offer a concrete plan to solve the issues that have aggravated bilateral relations.
At a news co...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Whether or not you believe in the fortune-telling and self-discovery powers of tarot cards, you have to admit that they can be beautiful works of art.
Tarot cards have been made in a huge range of art styles, including some that even incorporate popular anime like "Sailor Moon" and ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The National Cancer Center said Friday that the number of people in Japan newly diagnosed with cancer in 2020 fell for the first time since it started collecting such data in 2007.
The number dropped 5.9% from the previous year, with a significant drop marked in May 2020, when Japan...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Sixty years after earning fame with a nonstop transpacific solo voyage from Japan to San Francisco, adventurer Kenichi Horie plans to head back the other way.
Horie will make the trip — which will make the 83-year-old the oldest in history to complete the journey — next year from...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's government has decided to create a database that will store various information about the country's children, such as their academic abilities and their family's economic conditions, in an attempt to prevent child poverty and abuse, a source familiar with the plan said Tuesd...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has decided to postpone the creation of an agency to oversee policies related to children to fiscal 2023 or later, government sources said Saturday.
The delay of the agency’s establishment originally envisioned for fiscal 2022 comes as difficulties have arisen in coordinating ...

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SORA NEWS
 
For now, you can observe rare tarot cards on display, but there are lots of events to come!
Whether or not you believe in the fortune-telling and self-discovery powers of tarot cards, you have to admit that they can be beautiful works of art.
Tarot cards have been made in a huge range...

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