JAPAN TIMES
 
 
“Oshikatsu,” a Japanese word meaning the act of enthusiastically supporting someone like an idol singer or actor that one feels particular devotion to, is increasingly taking hold in Japan.
Such activities — long monopolized by otaku, or people with an obsessive interest in Japane...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday observed a border checkpoint in Medyka in southeastern Poland, where Ukrainian refugees have been arriving as Japan prepares to bolster humanitarian aid for the Eastern European country besieged by Russian aggression.
Having arriv...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday, assuring him of Tokyo's "firm resolve" to assist Ukraine.
During their meeting in the Polish capital of Warsaw, Hayashi said Japan is with the Ukrainian people and prepar...

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KHALEEJ TIMES
 
Japan’s government on Friday approved fresh sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, following Washington’s calls for tougher international punishment for the nuclear-armed state.
Japan already has bans on trade and vessel...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
On Monday, news went out that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is asking that everyone in Japan drink more milk at the behest of the Japan Dairy Association. The reason is that a large amount of surplus of milk is at risk of going unused and therefore disposed of....

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will lower the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds.
While the move aims to encourage active s...

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NHK
 
The Japanese government has announced the lifting of its power supply warning for the Tokyo region as of 11:00 a.m. Wednesday.
The alert had been in place in areas served by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, since Monday night.
Government officials say they now expect stable suppl...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency ended Tuesday in all 18 prefectures covered, including Tokyo and Osaka, amid a declining trend in the number of new infections.
It is the first time since Jan. 8 that Japan has no emergency measures in place. But concerns remain that coronavirus ca...

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REUTERS
 
Power crisis in eastern JapanEnergy supply short after damage from last week's quakeUnseasonable chill causes power crunch
Japan on Tuesday issued an emergency plea for citizens, businesses and local authorities to conserve energy, warning of potential blackouts after a massive earthqua...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approached Japan about delivering a virtual speech to parliament, lawmakers familiar with the matter said Wednesday, as he continues to rally international support to defend his country from Russia's invasion.
The Japanese government and r...

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