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Japan Today Spotlight #43 | Running on empty: Japan’s deadly overwork problem
26 November 2025 @ 11:12 am
Japan’s overwork crisis is back in focus after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for saying she plans to “work, work, work” and expects others to follow her…
Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as his wife dies aged 80
26 November 2025 @ 10:32 am
British entrepreneur Richard Branson paid tribute Wednesday to his wife Joan Templeman shortly after announcing her death, saying "life will never be the same without her".
The founder…
China's pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time
26 November 2025 @ 10:27 am
Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started.
About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic Asakusa…
Wakayama senior uses AI to identify wild mushrooms; gets poisoned shortly after
26 November 2025 @ 7:37 am
AI is certainly handy for a lot of things. For example, anytime I want to know what a life-sized pick-up truck made out of orange peels looks like, I…
Japanese baby girl dies after taxi crash during Seoul family trip
26 November 2025 @ 7:36 am
A 9-month-old Japanese girl died earlier this month after sustaining critical injuries in a collision when a taxi carrying her and her family, who were sightseeing, veered into…
Ukrainian sumo wrestler earns record-breaking promotion
26 November 2025 @ 7:36 am
Sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn made more history on Wednesday as he became the first Ukrainian to be promoted to the ancient Japanese sport's second-highest rank, doing it in…
Japan eyes tougher screening for foreigners to get nationality
26 November 2025 @ 7:35 am
Japan is considering tightening its screening of foreigners seeking to acquire Japanese nationality by potentially lengthening the current minimum five-year residency requirement, a source close to the matter…
Japan dismisses 'unsubstantiated' Chinese letter to U.N.
26 November 2025 @ 7:35 am
Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as "inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated".
Japan's U.N. ambassador,…
Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defense spending to counter China
26 November 2025 @ 6:37 am
Taiwan will introduce a $40 billion supplementary defense budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China, President Lai Ching-te…
Woman who murdered her 2 children and left them in suitcases jailed for at least 17 years in NZ
26 November 2025 @ 4:15 am
A woman in New Zealand who was convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered will spend at…