9+ hour, 10+ min ago  (670+ words) TOKYO - One of Asia's largest LGBTQ+ events was held in Tokyo on June 7th, bringing together sexual minorities, supporters, businesses, and community organizations to celebrate diversity and call for greater equality and protections for LGBTQ+ people. The annual event featured a…...

9+ hour, 20+ min ago  (583+ words) AKITA, Jun 08, 2026 - A hot spring lodging facility in Akita Prefecture has introduced a biomass boiler that uses rice husks and buckwheat hulls as fuel, reducing reliance on expensive kerosene while creating a new use for agricultural waste. The project is…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (681+ words) Wakayama, Jun 07, 2026 - The harvest of Nanko plums, a specialty product of Minabe Town in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan's largest ume-producing region, has reached its peak, with farmers busy gathering the highly prized fruit despite another disappointing crop year. Nanko plums, one…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (700+ words) FUKUOKA, Jun 08, 2026 - Fukuoka City began training teachers in the use of generative artificial intelligence on June 5th, as part of an effort to improve classroom instruction and streamline administrative work across its public schools. During a training session, teachers were shown…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago  (639+ words) Jun 07, 2026 - In this NHK documentary, the history of video games is told as the story of a new kind of empire: the rise of software. From the early days of Spacewar! at MIT to Nolan Bushnell's Atari, from the arcade…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (702+ words) TOCHIGI, Jun 08, 2026 - A large bear was captured on security camera footage running through a shopping arcade in central Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in the early hours of June 7th, as authorities stepped up warnings following a series of bear sightings across the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (766+ words) TOKYO - Major meat processor Itoham announced on June 5th that it will launch a new lower-priced product line next month as companies continue to grapple with rising costs driven by inflation and instability in the Middle East. The new series, called…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1317+ words) TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations that members of her campaign were involved in distributing online videos that disparaged rival candidates during the February House of Representatives election, with opposition parties intensifying their questioning…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1343+ words) The exchange came during budget committee deliberations focused on rising prices, tax policy, and economic measures, but quickly shifted to allegations that individuals linked to Takaichi's camp had produced and distributed videos attacking rival candidates during last year's Liberal Democratic…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (720+ words) AICHI, Jun 05, 2026 - Corn farmer Wataru Hikosaka in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, says concerns continue to mount as soaring fertilizer prices linked to tensions in the Middle East add to the challenges facing growers already dealing with typhoon damage. When visited on…...