2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (428+ words) May 27, 2026 (TRNGL) - Unfinished dreams, midnight errands. Televisions murmuring in the background of a Tokyo hotel in 1990. A tropical depression developing near the Caroline Islands was upgraded to Typhoon No. 6 (Chanthu) at 9 a. m. on May 27th, and is expected to move northward east…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (639+ words) TOKYO, May 22 (News On Japan) - Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is considering the use of AI to produce low-cost localized versions of Japanese content for overseas markets in an effort to secure legitimate revenue streams, as the total…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (617+ words) OSAKA, Apr 11 (News On Japan) - A farewell performance titled "Farewell April Grand Kabuki" is being staged at Osaka Shochikuza in Chuo Ward, Osaka, which is set to close in May due to the aging of the building, marking the beginning…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (565+ words) TOKYO, Apr 09 (News On Japan) - The winner of the 2026 Japan Booksellers Award, in which bookstore staff across the country vote for the book they most want to sell, was announced on April 9th, with Ryo Asai, 36, receiving the top prize for…...