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Typhoon No. 18 (Soudelor) is forecast to intensify into a "very strong" typhoon over the weekend as it moves westward from waters near the Caroline Islands, with the storm potentially approaching the Nansei Islands and Daito Islands early next week. As of 4 p.m. on August 20, the typhoon was located far south of Japan and was moving west at about 20 kilometers per hour. Satellite imagery showed…
As Japan's summer vacation enters its final weeks, concern is growing over an "experience gap" that leaves children from single-parent and financially struggling households with fewer opportunities for travel, leisure and other activities that can shape their development. While many families spend the summer visiting beaches, mountains, swimming pools and tourist destinations, frequent outings can…
Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, arrived at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka on the afternoon of August 20, where she was scheduled to view Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece Girl With a Pearl Earring during a two-day visit to Osaka and Shiga prefectures. Princess Aiko arrived at Itami Airport shortly after 11 a.m. and exchanged greetings with Osaka…
Tokyo stocks rebounded on August 20, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 66,216.79, up 890.37 points, or 1.36%, as gains in U.S. equities, a sharp rally in South Korean semiconductor shares and easing global bond-market stress encouraged investors to buy back Japanese shares after two days of heavy selling. The broader TOPIX rose 47.42 points, or 1.18%, to 4,059.73, marking its first gain in four…
Four workers were killed after being struck by a limited express train while carrying out vegetation-clearing work on the tracks at Shin-Kanuma Station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on August 20. Emergency services received a call at around 10:50 a.m. reporting that workers had been struck by a train at the station. According to police, around seven people were carrying out…
Firefighters battling a house fire in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on August 19 were forced to contend with large numbers of bees swarming around the scene after an attempt to burn a bee nest apparently set the roof ablaze. Emergency services received a report from a nearby resident saying that someone had been trying to burn a bee nest when the fire spread to the roof. When firefighters arrived,…
Japan's labor ministry will revise its guidance on overtime from September 1, moving away from a uniform recommendation that workplaces keep overtime within 45 hours a month and placing greater emphasis on whether employers have adequate measures in place to protect workers' health. Under the Labor Standards Act, employers and workers may conclude a so-called Article 36 agreement allowing overtime…
Dangerous heat returned across Japan on August 19, complicating disaster recovery efforts in earthquake-hit Kumamoto and flood-damaged Chiba while unusually low rainfall and limited snowfall pushed reservoirs in several regions toward critical levels. Temperatures climbed sharply across the country, with some areas recording readings above normal body temperature. At a beach in Kamogawa, Chiba…
Japan welcomed a record 3.44 million foreign visitors in July, the highest figure ever recorded for the month, even as the number of travelers from China fell sharply from a year earlier. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, 3,442,100 foreign travelers visited Japan in July. Visitor numbers from many countries, including the United States and France, reached record highs for the…
The 2026 Japan Toy Awards have been announced, with an innovative board game that allows players to experience investing while having fun taking the top prize in the Games and Puzzles category. Selected from about 350 products, the award-winning game is a sugoroku-style board game designed to teach the basics of investing to both children and adults. Players invest in assets including gold, stocks…
