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Asian shares and U.S. futures decline, oil prices press higher | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (62+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST BANGKOK—Asian shares and U.S. futures skidded Tuesday as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible due to ‘happy accident’ Team uses AI…...
Japan executes pachinko arsonist who killed 5 in 2009 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (78+ words) By YUKI NIKAIDO/ Staff Writer August 21, 2026 at 17:12 JST Japan hanged a prisoner on Aug. 21, ending the life of Sunao Takami, a 58-year-old man who killed five people when he set fire to a busy Osaka pachinko parlor. [Read More] INTERVIEW…...
Survey: Tourists spent average of 580,000 yen while in Niseko | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (108+ words) By KAZUYA MIKI/ Staff Writer September 13, 2026 at 07:00 JST Numerous mid- and high-rise apartment buildings and hotels are seen in the Niseko-Hirafu district of Kutchan, Hokkaido, on Aug. 5 while more development projects are underway. (Kazuya Miki) Overseas tourists outspent their Japanese counterparts…...
Exhibition sheds light on SE Asian students caught up in A-bombing | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (1557+ words) By TAKAHIRO KINOMURA/ Staff Writer September 13, 2026 at 07:00 JST In a grim letter written to Meiko Kurihara after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the young woman received the bad news. “Omar-kun was admitted to Kyoto Imperial University Hospital … and has since…...
‘Konbini’ apparel changing from emergency buy to everyday wear | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (93+ words) By SEISAKU YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 18:02 JST Muji (Mujirushi Ryohin) clothing items on sale at a Lawson Inc. convenience store (Provided by Lawson Inc.) Convenience store clothing selections are expanding beyond their emergency-only image, be it hurriedly replacing ripped…...
Rain front, major storm disrupt train services across Kanto | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (92+ words) September 7, 2026 at 14:05 JST An electric board warns of scheduled train service suspensions in response to the heavy rain at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 7. (Kenta Sujino) Commuters faced major train disruptions to start the work week,…...
Minesweeper of U.S. Navy docks at Hokkaido port amid protests | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (442+ words) By KENICHIRO HATANAKA/ Staff Writer September 10, 2026 at 17:57 JST The U.S. Navy minesweeper Warrior reaches Hakodate Port in Hokkaido on Sept. 9. (Kenichiro Hatanaka) HAKODATE, Hokkaido—The U.S. Navy minesweeper Warrior entered Hakodate Port in Hokkaido on Sept. 9 for maintenance work by a…...
Temple inns on Mt. Koyasan hit with penalties for tax violations | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (461+ words) By TOMOKI MIYASAKA/ Staff Writer September 10, 2026 at 17:40 JST Religious corporations operating “shukubo” temple lodgings on Mount Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture have been penalized for failing to declare more than 100 million yen ($650,000) in income, sources said. The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau…...
Japan pushes for nuclear revival, but utilities wary of costs and risks | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1226+ words) September 10, 2026 at 16:23 JST Japan intends to replace aging nuclear reactors to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels, a vulnerability exposed by the Middle East crisis, but electric utilities remain cautious about the plan. The companies are worried that the…...
Revisions reduce but don’t close gender gap in imperial family | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (682+ words) By AYAKO NAKADA/ Staff Writer September 10, 2026 at 15:14 JST Women of the imperial family at Prince Hisahito’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Sept. 6, 2025 (Tatsuya Shimada) The revised Imperial House Law and other related legislation will take effect on Oct....