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‘Michi no eki’ roadside stations are on a journey of their own | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (84+ words) By KOZO YAKUWA/ Staff Writer September 6, 2026 at 07:00 JST Vegetables and fruit are prominently marketed as “Hachioji grown” in the farm shop at Hachioji Takiyama roadside station on May 29. (Kozo Yakuwa) They’re among the wonders of Japan, and Hanakaido Tsukechi is…...
Temple inns on Mt. Koyasan hit with penalties for tax violations | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (78+ 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. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer:…...
Japan executes pachinko arsonist who killed 5 in 2009 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
10+ hour, 48+ 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…...
Exhibition sheds light on SE Asian students caught up in A-bombing | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
18+ hour, 29+ 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…...
Oil tops $100 a barrel as US-Iran clashes escalate | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (70+ words) September 10, 2026 at 07:05 JST NEW YORK—Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible…...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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…...
Rain front, major storm disrupt train services across Kanto | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ day, 14+ 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,…...
Hundreds rally at Israeli embassy in Bangkok to demand foreigners respect Thai laws | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (810+ words) September 11, 2026 at 09:50 JST BANGKOK—Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over bad behavior by visitors has increasingly focused on Israeli tourists....
Minesweeper of U.S. Navy docks at Hokkaido port amid protests | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 7+ 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…...
Japan pushes for nuclear revival, but utilities wary of costs and risks | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 9+ 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…...