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North Korean Abductee Megumi Yokota Celebrates 60th Birthday; Fellow Prisoner Shares Emotions on Her Fate
October 7, 2024 | 0 CommentsMegumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents at the age of 13, celebrated her 60th birthday on Saturday. Yokota was kidnapped in 1977…...Read more
Increase in Spot Work Schemes Resulting in Scams in Japan
October 7, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe popularity of "spot work" staffing arrangements in Japan has led to an increase in fraudulent schemes targeting operators of related platforms. Concerns are growing…...Read more
Climbing Plans Required in Only 5 Prefectures, a Decade after Mt. Ontake’s Eruption
October 7, 2024 | 0 CommentsA new report by The Yomiuri Shimbun has revealed that only five out of the 23 prefectures in Japan with designated volcanic disaster alert areas…...Read more
Tokyo’s ‘Customer Harassment’ Ordinance Welcomed by Service Sector, Ensuring Intended Effect Remains a Challenge
October 6, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has passed a groundbreaking ordinance that bans customer harassment, a problem that has plagued workers in various industries. The challenge now…...Read more
Governors of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Inspect Linear Shinkansen Construction Survey; Progress is Positive
October 6, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe governors of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures recently visited the Southern Alps Tunnel in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture to inspect a boring survey being conducted for…...Read more
Decline of Private War Archive Museums in Japan Linked to Aging Owners and Financial Challenges; Hiroshima and Nagasaki Museums Experience Surge in Visitors
October 6, 2024 | 0 CommentsPrivate war archive museums, established by individual war survivors to pass their memories of the Pacific War down to future generations, are disappearing across the…...Read more
High Rice Prices and Rising Production Costs Impact Supply Availability
October 5, 2024 | 0 CommentsA 47-year-old stay-at-home mom in Tokyo expressed her frustration with the rising prices of rice at a local supermarket. She stated that her family consumes…...Read more
Male Giraffe from Aichi, Japan to be Transferred for Breeding at Indonesian Zoo; Farewell Event Scheduled in October
October 5, 2024 | 0 CommentsA one-year-old male giraffe, named Kiryu, will soon be sent from Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park in Aichi Prefecture to Batu Secrete Zoo in Indonesia…...Read more
M3.4 Earthquake Strikes Kumamoto Prefecture in Western Japan; No Tsunami Anticipated
October 5, 2024 | 0 CommentsA magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan at 8:58 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency has stated that…...Read more
Mother of North Korea Abductee Megumi Yokota Urges Daughter’s Return on Her 60th Birthday
October 5, 2024 | 0 CommentsSakie Yokota, 88, is once again urging for the return of her daughter Megumi, who was abducted by North Korean agents. As Megumi turns 60…...Read more