Tag: Japan
Why Rice Prices Are Soaring In Japan
Japanese inflation data released Friday showed that rice prices last month were a whopping 98 percent higher than a year earlier. AFP looks [more…]
Rain, Snow Offer Hope In Japan’s Worst Wildfire In 50 Years
This photo taken on March 4, 2025 and received by AFP on March 5, 2025 from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency shows firefighters battling [more…]
Japan Births Fall To New Historic Low
Japan-flag-waving-in-the-wind-against-blue-sky Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, [more…]
World’s Oldest Person Dies At 116
This handout file photo taken on May 23, 2024 and provided to AFP on August 22, 2024 by the Ashiya City government shows Japanese woman [more…]
Fire Rocks Japan Rocket Test Site, No Injuries Reported
Japan-flag-waving-in-the-wind-against-blue-sky A huge fire erupted Tuesday at a Japanese rocket testing station, sending flames and smoke soaring into the sky, in the latest mishap for [more…]
Japanese Court Acquits Longest-Serving Death Row Prisoner
The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner was acquitted on Thursday, more than half a century after his murder conviction when a Japanese court ruled [more…]
Rescue On As Typhoon Yagi Leaves 40 Missing, 63 Dead In Vietnam
People stand on their balcony above a flooded street in Trang Dinh district, (Photo by Thu Huong / AFP) Emergency workers raced to evacuate [more…]
Feeling Flush: Japan’s High-Tech Toilets Go Global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country’s more private attractions — the high-tech toilet — is becoming a [more…]
G7 Endorses Gaza Peace Deal, Calls On Hamas To Accept
The G7 group of developed countries on Monday said it stood behind a Gaza peace deal endorsed by US President Joe Biden, and called on [more…]
Climbers To Pay $13 Fee On Popular Mount Fuji Trail
Hikers using the most popular route to climb Japan’s Mount Fuji will be charged $13 each from July, with numbers capped to ease congestion [more…]
