3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1055+ words) June 20, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Care worker George Rincy at an assisted living facility operated by Sompo Care Inc. in Tokyo's Taito Ward in November (Chika Yamamoto) Indian national George Rincy embodies the new hires that Japanese companies are nurturing who can…...

20+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1027+ words) June 19, 2026 at 13: 35 JST Visitors crowd at the Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo in Chiba on June 5. (Reuters) TOKYO/TAIPEI--The CEO of UFORCE, a Ukrainian producer of attack drones, flew to Tokyo in April with a pitch…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago  (507+ words) By Keiichiro Inoue/ Staff Writer June 19, 2026 at 17: 15 JST Black smoke and flames rise from the fourth floor of Takinogawa No. 3 Elementary School in Tokyo's Kita Ward on June 19. (Keiichiro Inoue) A fire broke out at Takinogawa No. 3 Elementary School in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (400+ words) By HARUKA KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer June 19, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Lifelike 3-D figurines created by Castem Co. are seen in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 29. (Haruka Kobayashi) FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Many companies now offer 3-D miniature figurines of customers, but'Castem Co. here…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago  (534+ words) June 19, 2026 at 16: 43 JST Koji Sakahara, center, the eldest son of deceased inmate Hiromu Sakahara, flanked by defense lawyers, speaks at a news conference in Otsu on June 19. (Orina Sakakibara) Prosecutors said they will not seek a conviction in the rare…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago  (423+ words) June 19, 2026 at 11: 35 JST Tunisia coach Herve Renard during training for the FIFA World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, on June 16 (Reuters) MONTERREY, Mexico--Tunisia will throw new coach Herve Renard straight into the deep end when they face Japan on Saturday…...

20+ hour, 42+ min ago  (718+ words) June 19, 2026 at 13: 41 JST Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam in Oman on June 18 (Reuters) Japanese shipping and energy companies welcomed the U. S. -Iran preliminary agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz but warned that a…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago  (999+ words) June 19, 2026 at 16: 30 JST Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima converse with an attendant at the state banquet in Amsterdam on June 17. Second from right is Princess Catharina-Amalia. (Pool) Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, currently visiting the Netherlands,…...

19+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1293+ words) June 19, 2026 at 15: 05 JST ZURICH--The U. S. push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag just two days after the'signing of an agreement'that opens a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent understanding about Iran's nuclear program while getting oil…...

21+ hour, 38+ min ago  (327+ words) June 19, 2026 at 12: 45 JST U. S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one "of its top chipmaking machines "may have "found its way to China in violation of U. S. -led "export restrictions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Lutnick…...