25% increase agreed for Pacific bluefin tuna quota
An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25%.At a…
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Price hikes to likely weigh on Japan households from summer onward
Households will likely receive a further blow as companies reflect rising costs, stemming from high crude oil prices, in their goods and services prices in and after summer, putting a…
China’s top envoy to visit Seoul as Trump shakes U.S.-South Korea ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea for two days from Wednesday, stepping up engagement with Seoul as President Donald Trump sows doubts about Washington’s reliability in the…
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
During workshops organized by a University of Tokyo graduate student, participants recreate in a computer game the cityscapes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings —…
Tokyo giving out free furoshiki from Pikachu’s designer to help tourists carry their garbage home
The traditional, reusable cloth that can be converted into a bag is part of a new campaign designed to “Keep Tokyo Clean.” As we’ve covered before, public trash cans are…
Japanese workers reveal their top five mysterious rules they wish would disappear【Survey】
A single vacation can lead to near-forced souvenirs and apologies to the entire office. Japan is world-renowned for its hospitality, respect for tradition, and attention to detail. In Japanese business…
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are adjusting their flight schedules for a domestic route for the first time to prevent overlap, people familiar with the matter said Monday.The move…
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Nijmegen, Netherlands – On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn’t exist before the river level…
Between cartel threats and U.S. airstrikes, Ecuador fishers have nowhere to hide
JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, ECUADOR – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small fishing boats fan out from the villages of San Mateo and Jaramijo, their bows pointed toward deeper waters…
Kumamon visits quake-hit children’s school to spread cheer
HIKAWA, KUMAMOTO PREF. – Kumamon, the popular mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, met with children at an elementary school on Sunday, after a powerful earthquake struck there late last month, giving them a…
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