Wild bear caught in trap in Aomori, northern Japan

A wild bear has been captured in Kuroishi City in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. Officials are urging people to be on ...

Japan's restaurants struggle for international staff after visa freeze

Foreign workers are indispensable to Japan's food and drink industry, but a freeze on visa applications has left restaurants ...
The Financial Express

7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Japan; tsunami warning issued

A preliminary major 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook the Tohoku region in Japan at 4:53 pm local time on Monday. Sanriku Coast ...
TimesLIVE

Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, NHK says

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck the mountainous Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday ...

Descendant of Japan's John Manjiro voices hope as NHK taps his story for historical drama

NAGOYA -- Japan public broadcaster NHK's historical drama for 2028 has been decided as "John Mung." Its protagonist will be Manjiro Nakahama -- a ling･･･ ...
Deadline.com

NHK Turns 100: President Nobuo Inaba On How The Japanese Public Broadcaster Steers A Course Through Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Political Ructions & Disinformation

L to R: 'Kaguya (Selene)', 'Cocoon,' 'Unbound,' 'Monster Squid: The Giant is Real' (inset) Nobuo Inaba ©NHK/JAXA, © Machiko Kyo (AKITSHOTEN)/NHK, NEP, ©NHK, © NHK ...
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Japan elects Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister on Tuesday, with 237 votes in the Lower House and a runoff win in the Upper House after a new coalition with the ...
Reuters

Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, NHK says

TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck mountainous ‌Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, NHK said. The quake hit Omachi in northern Nagano around ...