2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (508+ words) April 29, 2026 at 11: 54 JST No public holiday in Japan has been tossed about by the winds of political fortune quite like Showa Day. For middle-aged and older generations, April 29 remains etched in memory as the Emperor's Birthday, as it was originally…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (652+ words) April 29, 2026 at 08: 05 JST MELBOURNE, Australia'Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and Tik Tok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to Parliament by July 2 that…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1160+ words) By YASUHIKO SHIMA/ Senior Staff Writer April 29, 2026 at 07: 00 JST When Princess Kako visited Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2025, she was wearing modest yet'elegant lacquer-painted earrings that were more than just a fashion statement.' The earrings were crafted by a struggling Wajima…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago  (78+ words) By MIZUKI SATO/ Staff Writer April 25, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Government and ruling coalition officials are mulling reducing the maximum number of Self-Defense Forces members in line with a revision this year of three national security documents. [Read More] SOCIAL "JUSTICE: "Phone…...

19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (102+ words) By YOSHINOBU MATSUNAGA/ Staff Writer April 28, 2026 at 07: 00 JST The Toyoake City Hall displays an awareness-raising poster for its ordinance on smartphone use designed by the Aichi Prefectural Toyoake High School illustration club. (Yoshinobu Matsunaga) TOYOAKE, Aichi Prefecture--This central Japan…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (53+ words) April 22, 2026 at 17: 47 JST Koin Aoyama just wanted the man to move. [Read More] SOCIAL "JUSTICE: "Phone farm member in Japan says its easy to sway voters Sony AIs table tennis robot Ace humbles players at national level Wildfires rage overnight…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1293+ words) April 28, 2026 at 18: 58 JST A man claiming to be a third-year high school student in Tokyo demonstrated how easy it was for him to artificially increase someone's online "clout." Using the URL of an X social media account shared by a…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago  (571+ words) April 28, 2026 at 16: 27 JST Shares retreated in Asia and oil prices gained on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war once again appeared to stall. Despite a tenuous ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. Much of Asia,…...

20+ hour, 27+ min ago  (588+ words) By CHIEKO HARA/ Staff Writer April 28, 2026 at 18: 02 JST ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido'The highly awaited Golden Week reopening of one of Japan's most popular zoos has been delayed after an employee reportedly told police he disposed of his wife's body in an on-site…...

1+ day, 47+ min ago  (333+ words) By RYO IKEDA/ Staff Writer April 28, 2026 at 13: 42 JST Atomic bomb survivors and their supporters march through central Manhattan in New York, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons on April 26. (Ryo Ikeda) NEW YORK'On the eve of the opening of…...