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Growing anti-Muslim discrimination fuelled by hate speech worries residents, who fear the hostility may escalate into violence.
Japan officially lists 17 Japanese nationals as having been abducted by North Korea, with five returned in 2002.
Once the fee changes are rolled out later this year, the upper limit will be set at US$630 for visa renewals.
The move is a significant first step in the government’s plans to expand Japan’s counter-espionage architecture.
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The Japanese baseball team’s manager allegedly grabbed the 18-year-old and forced her to the floor at their Tokyo home.
The Immigration Services Agency also plans to crack down on individuals who employ foreign workers without valid visas.
Zoo may ban photos near the macaque’s habitat after one visitor entered it dressed in a costume and the other filmed with a phone outside.
After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage.
One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside.
The number of foreigners holding Type I visas in the food industry has reached roughly 46,000, on course to surpass the quota of 50,000.
‘He has made me feel more proud to be British than any politician or any figure since I was born,’ a content creator says.
The idea of a ‘nighttime crying cafe’, which appeared in an online comic nearly a decade ago, is now gaining real-world traction.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE are among major oil producers looking to South Korea’s underground storage facilities, officials say.
Investigators also found that the former municipal bus driver did not hold the type of license required to drive passengers for hire.
Global warming is expected to expand areas suitable for ‘sensitive’ avocados in Japan 2.5-fold or more by the middle of the century.
Some 560,000 tonnes of clothes are estimated to be thrown away in Japan each year – about 70 per cent of new clothing supplied to the market.
Japan’s first SETI group plans radio observations near Sagittarius next August, aiming to decode the 1977 signal.
Both sides are expected to discuss cooperation in areas such as energy and artificial intelligence.
He also struck another high school student who sustained minor injuries.
A shrinking customer base and ageing owners also threaten the survival of these neighbourhood social hubs.
The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark.
Japan’s first female prime minister uses expressive gestures, thoughtful gifts and music to connect with foreign leaders.
This comes as Japan is set to ease rules on defence equipment exports, which have strict limits on exporting weapons with lethal capability.
The quakes struck Omachi at 1.20pm and 2.54pm, with the nation’s weather agency warning of aftershocks over the next week or so.
About 1,000 people were mobilised to find Yuki, who went missing on March 23. His body was found on Monday in a rural area in Kyoto.
He is the first among an alleged teachers’ voyeurism ring to receive a prison sentence in a high-profile case that came to light last year.
Despite continued weight stigma and new AI challenges, Japan’s plus-size movement continues to thrive through community and social media.
Kiyoha Kiritaka says she left Kyoto’s geisha world after experiencing sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, and more.
Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports.
