3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (537+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--In 1944, as World War II entered its final stages, Itaru Maruo was a promising student at an elite university, dreaming of a career in art. Then the Imperial Japanese military called him up. Deployed to China…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (468+ words) London, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Sake from Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, won the top prize in the Japanese rice wine category at the annual International Wine Challenge, one of the world's largest wine competitions, on Tuesday. The 2026 Champion Sake award went…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has unveiled images of three candidate characters for its Suica smart card system to succeed the current character based on a penguin. The three candidates--a brown squirrel, a…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (122+ words) Seoul, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--South Korea will not send officials to Saturday's memorial service at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, it was learned Wednesday. It will be the third…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (134+ words) nippon.com - Ex-PM Ishiba Stresses Need to Deepen Japan-S. Korea Ties Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of strengthening Japan-South Korea relations in a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (150+ words) Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--North Korean defense minister Kim Song Gi has released a statement criticizing the Freedom Edge joint military exercise, which Japan, the United States and South Korea started on Monday. North Korea will take strong countermeasures if…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (507+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is exploring opportunities to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States later this month, hoping to exchange views on China and demonstrate their close relationship ahead…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (156+ words) nippon.com Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan, the United States and South Korea kicked off their Freedom Edge 2026 joint military exercise on Monday with an opening ceremony at the U.S. Air Force's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. This year's exercise, the…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (487+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward plans to basically ban "minpaku" private lodging operations in residential areas and near schools, in response to an increase in complaints, it was learned Monday. The ward plans to solicit public comments as…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (467+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese sushi restaurant operator Kura Sushi Inc. has canceled its collaboration campaign with the popular manga and anime franchise "Chiikawa" after discovering that an employee had embezzled prizes. The company ended all collaboration-related promotions from the…...