EXPLAINED: 18 - The Real Truth

Suicides among elementary to high school students hit record high of 512

A total of 512 elementary, junior and senior high school students committed suicide last year, the highest number ever, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has reported.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2023

Prosecutors indict Dentsu, 5 other firms / Charges filed over Olympic contract bids

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted six companies and seven individuals Tuesday over suspected bid rigging linked to the Tokyo Games in violation of the Antimonopoly Law.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 28, 2023

JAXA picks 2 new astronaut candidates

Two people have been chosen as new candidates for Japan's astronaut corps, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 28, 2023

Chinese drone flights rise near Japanese airspace in last 1-1/2 yrs

Drones from China have caused the Air Self-Defense Force to scramble jets 12 times since August 2021. In the eight years before then, dating to September 2013, the ASDF only had three such scrambles.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 27, 2023

Motegi: By-elections to test PM

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters after the party's congress on Sunday that the results of by-elections for the upper and lower houses will directly affect Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration and that "the true value of the administration will be tested."

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 27, 2023

Clearing the way

A snowplow clears snow from the rails on the JR Soya Line in Hokkaido on Monday. On the Soya Line, which connects Wakkanai on Hokkaido's northernmost tip and Asahikawa, the snowplow typically makes a daily round-trip journey from December to March. Many train lovers gather along sections of the line…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 27, 2023

Lawyers report on blocked blood transfusions for kids

The Jehovah's Witnesses religious group is continuing to instruct its followers to forbid blood transfusions for their children in violation of health ministry guidelines on preventing harm to children, according to a lawyers' report that was set to be submitted to the government Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 27, 2023

LDP aims for progress on constitutional amendment

The Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday held a dialogue with young people on revising the Constitution, in order to build momentum for the issue ahead of a party convention.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 26, 2023

New heatstroke alert level to come amid warming

To tackle the growing risk of heatstroke amid increasingly severe summer temperatures, the government has decided to establish an additional alert level that will require local authorities to provide air-conditioned facilities for their residents.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 26, 2023

Hokkaido dogsled race held for 1st time in 4 years

WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- At the Japan Cup 2023 Wakkanai Dogsled Race mushers and their dogs became as one, as they unleashed breakneck speed on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 26, 2023