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Husbands in Japan who telecommute do more housework, report finds

Housework and child-rearing increased more for husbands who telework compared to those who go to the office, according to the 2022 Annual Report on the Declining Birthrate approved Tuesday at a Cabinet meeting.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 14, 2022

Fund created to support Ukrainian evacuees in Japan

Donations are now being accepted for the Ukrainian Evacuees Assistance Fund to support people who fled to Japan due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 14, 2022

Iyama extends Honinbo Go title streak to 11 straight

Yuta Iyama won the Honinbo Go tournament for a record 11th straight time, defeating Ryo Ichiriki 4-0 in the best-of-seven championship round held in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Saturday and Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 14, 2022

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Kishida to announce new health crisis agency

The reported health crisis management agency the government intends to create to strengthen measures against infectious diseases will be announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 14, 2022

South Korea hopes to normalize security pact with Japan

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- South Korea is willing to normalize security cooperation with Japan as soon as possible, according to South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 14, 2022

Diet revision to Penal Code creates 'confinement' sentence

A bill to revise the Penal Code passed the Diet on Monday, introducing the first change to the law's sentencing categories since it was established in 1907.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 13, 2022

Japan to drastically reinforce defense capabilities

SINGAPORE -- Japan intends to drastically reinforce its defense capabilities, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in a speech at the IISS Asia Security Summit in Singapore on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

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Kishida eyes plan to promote rule-based order in Indo-Pacific

SINGAPORE -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized the importance of enhancing rule-based international order during a keynote speech Friday that opened the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

Emanuel: Japan-U.S. alliance shifting to larger domain

In an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed his view that the partnership between Japan and the United States had entered a new stage of considering "how to project the alliance into a larger domain that is helpful to the alliance"…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

Drones ease shopping woes in rural areas

Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to elderly people.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

Kishida calls for 'wide-ranging' cooperation to hold China in check

SINGAPORE -- At the Shangri-La Dialogue, a key Asian security meeting that opened in Singapore on Friday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made clear, with China in mind, Japan's stance of not accepting any unilateral attempts to "change the status quo by force."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

Police: 70% of suspects accused of COVID subsidy fraud under 30

About 70% of the people suspected of committing coronavirus-related subsidy fraud are younger than 30, according to National Police Agency statistics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Japan partially reopens to international tourists

Japan cleared the way for the arrival of the first international tourists in 26 months on Friday, other than visitors who participated in a pilot program conducted before the easing of COVID-related entry restrictions.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Hayabusa samples point to high water content on Ryugu

Samples from the Ryugu asteroid that were collected by the Hayabusa2 space probe contain water, according to a paper by researchers from Hokkaido University, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and other institutions that was published in the academic journal Science.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

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The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Political Pulse / Concerned public, not gaiatsu, now drives strong security policies

Japan has been both cautious and passive about evolving its security policy for a long time. Japan has a well-known history of being forced to change its policies by gaiatsu (foreign pressure) from the United States. Even though gaiatsu hasn't disappeared, we are now heading into a new era in…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 10, 2022

Flying high over Japan's reopening to tourists

Japan's reopening of its doors to foreign tourists has been welcome news to travel agencies in countries with large numbers of people who travel to Japan, buoyed by the steady stream of inquiries they have received since the announcement was made.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 9, 2022

Survey: More in Japan, S. Korea expect ties to improve

The percentage of respondents in Japan and South Korea who expect the bilateral relationship to improve in the future has surged, according to the latest joint survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and The Korea Times.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 9, 2022

Dandong warns residents over N. Korea COVID risk

SHENYANG, China -- Authorities in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong, alarmed by an increase in novel coronavirus cases, are cracking down on cross-border activity involving neighboring North Korea.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 9, 2022

Watch these spaces

Workers prepare numbered billboards, which will be used to display posters during the upcoming House of Councillors election campaign, at a company in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday. Hokkan Screen Inc. received orders for about 2,500 of the poster-bearing boards from 12 municipalities in the prefecture and started producing them…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 9, 2022

Shinkansen bullet train adopts retro design

A Tohoku-Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train sporting a 40-year-old design -- a thick green stripe on a cream-colored body -- began operating Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 9, 2022

Defunct railways being transformed into elevated walking trails

Projects are seen in many parts of the nation to convert disused elevated railways and roads into walking trails, modeled after the High Line in New York, a tourist spot made from a defunct rail line.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 8, 2022

Cabinet OK's new form of capitalism initiatives

The grand design and action plan for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's "new form of capitalism" was approved during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 8, 2022

Volkswagen, Eneos unit to test recycling of EV batteries / Trial project eyed with hopes to launch business in Germany in 2030

German automaker Volkswagen AG and leading Japanese nonferrous metal manufacturer JX Nippon Mining Metals Corp. will start a trial project for recycling automotive lithium-ion batteries in Germany.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 8, 2022

Inoue becomes 1st Japan boxer to hold 3 world titles in same weight

Naoya Inoue became the first Japanese boxer to simultaneously hold world titles from three sanctioning bodies in the same weight class after gaining the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight belt from Filipino Nonito Donaire with a second-round technical knockout on Tuesday at Saitama Super Arena.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 8, 2022

Japan restaurant operators make inroads into other parts of Asia

BANGKOK -- Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into other Asian markets in the hope of tapping into previously unexplored regions such as India and the suburbs of large cities overseas.

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