2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (92+ words) September 7, 2026 at 14:05 JST An electric board warns of scheduled train service suspensions in response to the heavy rain at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 7. (Kenta Sujino) Commuters faced major train disruptions to start the work week,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (295+ words) September 9, 2026 at 18:27 JST Signages of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on display in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 21. (Reuters) Hundreds of athletes and officials were briefly evacuated after heavy rain battered ‌Nagoya, but the ⁠city’s mayor on ⁠Wednesday ruled out any…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (497+ words) September 8, 2026 at 11:25 JST JAKARTA—Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resumed early Tuesday after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure that halted nearly 3,000 flights. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport serving Jakarta, Husein Sastranegara Airport…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (528+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST A woman uses her phone near NIO's new flagship electric SUV ES9, displayed ahead of the car's launch event, in Beijing, China May 27, 2026. (REUTERS) BEIJING—China’s ⁠car exports stayed robust in August ⁠as BYD and other automakers shipped…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (931+ words) September 3, 2026 at 11:05 JST PATTAYA, Thailand—There’s no getting around the fact that Thailand’s seaside resort of Pattaya has a lingering reputation for sex tourism, even though that’s only part of the story for the city that’s a major shore leave…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) September 1, 2026 at 07:20 JST Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda entered a deal to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029, both sides said Monday. Under the deal, Nissan, based in the port city…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (94+ words) By MINAKO YOSHIMOTO/ Staff Writer August 29, 2026 at 07:00 JST A group lesson is held in a corner of the Sompo Japan Head Office Building in Tokyo’s Nishi-Shinjuku area on April 20. (Minako Yoshimoto) After businesspeople head home from their offices in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (917+ words) August 31, 2026 at 07:00 JST The Former Nokubi Church remains in existence on July 7 at a site in Ojika, Nagasaki Prefecture, that was once lined by stone-built terraced fields and residences during bygone days. (Masaru Komiyaji) OJIKA, Nagasaki Prefecture—Though getting there…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (628+ words) August 26, 2026 at 15:56 JST A Tobu Railway Co. limited express train stops on the tracks after striking four workers. (Satoshi Okamoto) There should be no repeat of an accident in which those working for safer railway operation lost their lives after…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (742+ words) By HIROBUMI OHINATA/ Senior Staff Writer August 24, 2026 at 15:02 JST Proceeds from Japan’s departure tax, tripled this summer to fund overtourism measures, are being funneled to projects including bear countermeasures and sakura pest control, raising concerns about meeting the tax’s tourism-related…...