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Govt aims to extract rare earths from 6,000 meters under the sea

Extracting rare earths from mud in the seabed 6,000 meters undersea is being considered by the government.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 31, 2022

Shizuoka Pref. exhibit showcases works by living national treasures

ATAMI, Shizuoka -- Works by 12 living national treasures are back in Japan from a temporary showing overseas for a special exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. The exhibition "Homo Faber, 12 Stone Garden: Fukasawa Naoto and 12 Living National Treasures" opened at the museum…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 29, 2022

Political Pulse / Kishida aims to beef up defense, tackle bureaucratic sectionalism

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has set several goals to bolster Japan's deterrence capability. One of these goals is to increase the defense budget over the next five years to match the North Atlantic Treaty Organization target of 2% of gross domestic product. Historically, Japan has limited its defense spending to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 28, 2022

Ex-PM Noda delivers eulogy in Diet for Abe

Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan delivered a eulogy for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 25, 2022

Yomiuri Shimbun receives convention awards

The Yomiuri Shimbun received a Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association award for its scoop on corruption allegations linked to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at the association's annual convention, which kicked off in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 18, 2022

New security declaration with Australia being negotiated with China in mind

The governments of Japan and Australia have begun negotiating to conclude a new Japan-Australia Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation at a summit to be held in Australia later this month, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from government officials. The aim is to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with China's…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 17, 2022

Ex-Unification Church executive reveals quotas for donations

A former executive of the Unification Church -- a religious group that has drawn criticism in the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- told The Yomiuri Shimbun under his real name about how the group has collected large donations, saying that each region of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 17, 2022

20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims

Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the return of other such abductees Saturday on the 20th anniversary of five of Pyongyang's victims being repatriated to Japan, including Chimura and Soga.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 16, 2022

4th bribery-related arrest warrant looming for 2020 Games exec

Prosecutors plan to serve a fourth arrest warrant on Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, on new allegations that he took a bribe related to sales of stuffed toys of the 2020 Games' mascot characters, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 16, 2022

Pregnant women might receive coupons worth 100,000 yen per newborn under new support package

The government is considering offering pregnant women coupons worth 100,000 yen per newborn from the pregnancy stage as part of a financial support package being considered, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 15, 2022