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[ad_1] Scrutiny from the opposition intensified in Wednesday’s session of a Lower House committee after it became clear that education minister Masahito Moriyama had received electoral support in 2021 from an association affiliated to the religious group formerly known as the Unification Church.The Asahi Shimbun reported on the same day that, in the run-up to the Lower House election of October 2021, Moriyama signed an agreement with the group that […]

[ad_1] Taylor Swift will celebrate making Grammys history with a run of concerts in Tokyo starting Wednesday, kicking off a month of sold-out shows in Asia that will include a quick run home to see her boyfriend contest the U.S. Super Bowl.Excited fans lined up in the cold from morning to buy merchandise at Tokyo Dome before the first of four Tokyo shows, part of the megastar's global Eras Tour […]

[ad_1] A train scraped a car after a railroad crossing gate in the city of Osaka opened before the train passed through, authorities said Tuesday. No one was injured. The incident occurred near the Nishi-Tengachaya Station on the Koya Line operated by Nankai Electric Railway. The gate had opened before the train passed through, and the car entered the crossing. According to the railway operator, the train driver, who was […]

[ad_1] Though you wouldn’t know it after a heavy snow storm rolled through Tokyo earlier this week, winter is almost over.In just a matter of weeks, spring will be here, and with it the usual flurry of graduation ceremonies, moves to new schools and companies and preparations for cherry blossom-viewing parties.March in sumo means the Osaka tournament. With spring traditionally marking the start of the new year in many cultures […]

[ad_1] The Japanese government plans to allow bureaucrats to work remotely in principle if they wish to do so, according to an outline of guidelines to be issued by the end of next month. Remote work has spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there have been no clear rules for bureaucrats. The government will release the guidelines on remote work as part of an effort to encourage more diverse ways […]

[ad_1] Japan’s demographic struggles are forcing companies and communities to open up at an unprecedented rate.Last year, the number of foreign workers hit a record 2.04 million, up 12.4% from 2022, according to labor ministry figures released late last month. That inflow is set to continue at a fast pace as Japan seeks more assembly line staff, construction workers, vegetable pickers and caregivers for the elderly."Japan is entering an era […]

[ad_1] DOHA/GAZA – U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators are preparing a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian group responded to a proposal for hostage releases and an extended pause in fighting.Hamas on Tuesday replied to a framework drawn up more than a week ago by U.S. and Israeli spy chiefs at a meeting in Paris with […]

[ad_1] The body of the man who claimed to be wanted terrorist Satoshi Kirishima was sent to a crematorium in the city of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday, after being handed over to the city of Kamakura by the prefectural police, investigative sources said. Kirishima, 70, allegedly committed a series of bombings targeting companies in Japan between 1974 and 1975. The man, who went by the name Hiroshi Uchida, had […]

[ad_1] AL RAYYAN, Qatar – South Korea's late comebacks at the Asian Cup had earned them the tag of playing "zombie football" after the team always came back to life when they appeared dead, but it could also describe how they stumbled and eventually fell in the semifinal.The squad rode their luck when they scored goals after the 90th minute in four straight matches, with late strikes in the last […]