JAPAN TIMES
 
Finland’s beloved Moomins — the fictional roundish trolls with distinctive large snouts — continue to enjoy enduring popularity in Japan as the world celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first novel’s publication.
The charming characters along with their diverse cast of companions...

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NIPPON
 
Local governments in Japan have been enhancing tourism promotion at the ongoing World Exposition in the city of Osaka in western Japan as three months will have passed as of Sunday since the six-month event began on April 13.
Officials of local governments are generally confident in thei...

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NHK
 
The annual Japan Festival has begun in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, offering visitors the chance to sample local Japanese dishes and experience the country's atmosphere.
Brazil is home to the world's largest community of Japanese descendants. The festival is said to be one of the world'...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
With the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament set to open Sunday, a medical center near the competition venue has taken possession of a heavy-duty wheelchair built to transport the sport's heftiest wrestlers.
The chair, designed to accommodate patients weighing up to 300 kilograms, was pres...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by simply pointing a smartphone camera at campaign posters for the upcoming national upper house election.
The system, launched Thursday, was developed by advocacy ...

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MOFA
 
On July 10, commencing at 10:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. on July 10, JST) for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with Rt. Hon.
Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand,...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A senior ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday faced a chorus of criticism for suggesting an earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan last year was "fortunate" in showing how improvements can be made in public services.
Yosuke Tsuruho, who made the remark Tuesday in a...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Six children who will lead one of the yamahoko floats for Kyoto’s Gion Festival visited Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on Monday to pray that celebrations will go smoothly.
Gion Festival is one of Japan’s most famous festivals. During the grand parade on July 17, many floa...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
The Ministry of Manpower is exploring a potential partnership with the government of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the labor sector.
Secretary General of the Manpower Ministry, Cris Kuntadi, stated that this initiative also aims to support human ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan will set up an organization at the Cabinet Secretariat next week that will serve as the "control tower" to coordinate government efforts to deal with crimes by foreign residents, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday.
"We will promote various policies comprehensively with...

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