Iran warns South Korea against involvement in Hormuz
Tehran – Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement…
Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park
Shirahama, Wakayama Pref. – Two robot penguins that move realistically are gaining popularity at the…
Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday he will ask an advisory panel to consider a…
Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on blowing one’s nose
The late Professor Emeritus Tokuji Unno was awarded the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize — a satirical…
Manga artist Kurumada says ex-manager, others embezzled ¥4.6 billion
Manga artist Masami Kurumada said Wednesday that a former executive of three companies Kurumada heads,…
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
The Foreign Ministry is developing a smartphone app that uses GPS data to identify the…
Panel calls for remote analysis of tokuryū criminal group communications
Police need to introduce remote analysis of communications between members of tokuryū loosely organized anonymous…
Japan to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides
The Children and Families Agency plans to subsidize community efforts to prevent child suicides in…
Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of ’26
Nearly 1,000 foreign residents of Japan with business manager visas left the country in the…