JAPAN TIMES
 
A woman in northern Japan has died after being attacked by a bear while picking mushrooms and another was missing, police and local media said on Saturday.
More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a decl...

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BBC
 
Japan's ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the 64-year-old to be Japan's first female prime minister.
Takaichi is among the more conservative candidates leaning to the ruling party's right. A former government minister, TV host and avid heavy...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan will push for taxable ¥20,000 ($135) cash handouts to be included in the upcoming extra budget, the party leader said, framing it as a key test of whether deeper cooperation with the ruling coalition is possible.
"Including the...

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NIPPON
 
The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week ended Sunday fell 35 yen from the previous week to 4,211 yen per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
The average rice price dropped for the second straight week, though still above 4,000 ye...

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NIPPON
 
The number of foreign children of elementary or junior high school age living in Japan who were not or may not have been in education amounted to 8,432 as of May 2024, an education ministry survey showed Thursday.
This represents a decrease of 169 from the previous year’s survey.
The tot...

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OPEN AI
 
OpenAI and Japan’s Digital Agency today announced a strategic collaboration to explore how generative AI can be used safely and effectively to enhance public services in Japan.
Japan’s Digital Agency will make Gennai, a new AI tool powered by OpenAI’s advanced AI technology, available t...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan Airlines Co said Tuesday it will suspend high-risk pilots if their liver functions deteriorate beyond certain levels, as the troubled carrier announced stricter safety measures after international flights were delayed due to drinking incident involving a pilot.
JAL submitted a...

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NIPPON
 
Public hospitals across Japan ran a combined deficit of 395.2 billion yen in fiscal 2024, with 83.3 pct operating in the red, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday.
Both the deficit and the proportion of loss-making hospitals, 703 out of 844, marked record highs.
The ministry attrib...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The government announced on Monday the resumption of economic sanctions against Iran, after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on the country over its nuclear development.
Based on a U.N. Security Council resolution, the government designated the assets of 78 organizations and 4...

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GOV UK
 
The UK and Japan announce first tranche of activity under our Industrial Strategy Partnership.
During a meeting today [September 29] UK Department for Business and Trade Permanent Secretary Gareth Davies and Japan’s Ministry for Economy Trade and Industry Vice-Minister for International ...

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