Emperor, family greet flag-waving crowd at palace for New Year
[Japan Today] - 01/2/2025
Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live…
In Japanese newspapers
Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than in 2024
Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year cards (nengajo) delivered on New (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Japan may see Trump, S Korean political chaos sour 3-way ties
Japan, the United States and South Korea have steadily built on their security cooperation amid China's rise and (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Man arrested for threatening teenage daughter with knife
Police in Muroran, Hokkaido, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of threatening to kill his teenage (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for libel over Blake Lively story
“It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel on Tuesday over its story on allegations (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among U.S. copyrights expiring in 2025
From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works entered (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expires
Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Japan marks 1 year since fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport
Japan on Thursday marked one year since a fatal collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport between a Japan Airlines (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Fireworks explosion in Honolulu area kills 3 people and injures at least 20
A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Emperor, family greet flag-waving crowd at palace for New Year
Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in (…)
[Japan Today] - 1/01/2025
Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded (…)
[Japan Today] - 2/01/2025
