3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (68+ words) September 11, 2026 at 12:10 JST SEOUL/BEIJING—Coffee bars. Waterparks. Retail therapy. North Korea — a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure — is experiencing an unlikely outbreak of fun. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible due…...

4+ hour, 33+ 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…...

12+ hour, 27+ 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…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1776+ words) September 13, 2026 at 07:00 JST Yume Kitasei, commissioner of New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services, during an interview with The Asahi Shimbun on July 21 (Alexandra Nakamitsu) NEW YORK--In January, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani took office as mayor of New…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (203+ words) August 3, 2026 at 15:10 JST Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 28, 2019. (REUTERS) Since then, Suu Kyi’s exact whereabouts and health conditions have been difficult to determine, with no foreign leader or envoy having…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (528+ words) September 11, 2026 at 14:04 JST AI-generated and misleading posts related to the Okinawa gubernatorial election are displayed on X on Sept. 10. (Taichi Higa) AI-generated videos and images targeting the two leading candidates in Okinawa’s gubernatorial election have circulated on social media ahead…...

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…...

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…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (97+ words) September 7, 2026 at 18:28 JST Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, center, who is seeking a third term, raises his fist with supporters at a rally in Naha on Aug. 27. (Kazufumi Kaneko) NAHA—Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, whose political identity has been defined by…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (838+ words) September 10, 2026 at 16:21 JST From left: Chugai Pharmaceutical researchers Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori and Tomoyuki Igawa speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10 after receiving a Lasker Award for developing hemophilia drug Hemlibra. (Kenta Noguchi) Four Japanese scientists whose…...