Calligraphy contest
[Japan Today] - 01/5/2025
Participants show their writings during a New Year calligraphy contest at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sunday.
In Japanese newspapers
Care worker arrested for headbutting 87-year-old female resident at nursing home
A 32-year-old care worker at a nursing home in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, has been arrested for headbutting (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Australian Open 2025: There really isn't much time off in the offseason for tennis players
If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Sea of Japan coast braces for heavy snow, possible traffic disruption
Japan's weather agency and land ministry on Wednesday warned of heavy snowfall in regions along the Sea of Japan (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
New Yokohama ordinance to ban smoking in public parks from April
Japan's second largest city, Yokohama, has enjoyed the status of a tourist attraction since the country's emergence (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
2,663 people died in traffic accidents in 2024, National Police Agency says
The National Police Agency says that the number of traffic fatalities nationwide in 2024 was 2,663, down 15 (0.6%) (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Wildfire burns through LA enclave known for its beaches and celebrity allure
Rimmed to the south by a 3-mile stretch of Pacific beach, and to the north by craggy bluffs and deep, verdant (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Big Tech rolls out red carpet for Trump
Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump, with Facebook's announcement that it would end its US (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
NATO membership only credible security guarantee for Ukraine, Finnish foreign minister says
Membership in NATO is the only credible long-term security guarantee Ukraine can receive against future Russian (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Biden to meet virtually with Japanese and Philippine leaders, White House says
U.S. President Joe Biden will host a virtual meeting with leaders from Japan and the Philippines during his trip to (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
McGrath dominates first run of night World Cup slalom as 2 favorites ski out
Atle Lie McGrath dominated the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom on Wednesday as two of the favorites skied (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Oil leak
The tanker Sanwa Maru is seen after it ran aground off Hakodate in Hokkaido on Wednesday. Japan Coast Guard (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
