Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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- GENDER DIVIDE SEEN Survey: Parents want children as science majors, scorn humanities August 21, 2024 More than half of parents in Japan want their children to major in science at their college or university, while only about 10 percent prefer the humanities, an Asahi Shimbun survey found.
- PHOTO SPOT BACK FOR NOW Screen blocking scenic view of Mt. Fuji removed, perhaps for good August 20, 2024 FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here justthree months afterinstalling it.
- SENDING OUT AN SOS Linguists rush to preserve rare dialect on remote Kagoshima isle August 21, 2024 CHINA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Thedominance of standard Japanese in colloquial speech across the archipelago has obvious advantages. But it comes at the risk of killing off rare dialects spoken on remote islands.
- ADVENTURE AWAITS High-speed RIB ride debuts on Awajishima before Osaka Expo August 21, 2024
National Report
- Full-scale land reclamation in Henoko for U.S. base begins August 20, 2024
- Complaints surge over lifelong support services for the elderly August 20, 2024
- World famous Akita Inu Bukemaru passes away August 20, 2024
Politics
- Nikai to lead delegation to China, seeks meeting with Xi August 20, 2024
- LDP schedules presidential campaign to run from Sept. 12-27 August 20, 2024
- Kobayashi 1st out of the gate in running for LDP presidential post August 19, 2024
Business
- Japan records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher August 21, 2024
- Farmers turn to heat-tolerant rice varieties as summers blister August 20, 2024
- China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge August 21, 2024
- ‘Rotten-tail kids’: China’s rising youth unemployment breeds new working class August 21, 2024
- Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty August 20, 2024
- Conditions favorable to observe Perseid meteor shower August 12, 2024
- Unmanned sea submersible to replace esteemed Shinkai 6500 August 12, 2024
- Ministry touts AI as tool to assist SDF members in operation August 9, 2024
Culture
- Top prosecutor not a flag bearer for women’s empowerment August 18, 2024
- Woman behind names listed on A-bomb cenotaph dies of cancer August 17, 2024
- Dreamy lamp helped artisan find focus and purpose in work August 16, 2024
Travel
- Lisa’s Things, Places and Events/ Tokyu Plaza Kamata: Last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo speaks to a bygone age August 20, 2024
- Specialty shop opens in Osaka to showcase the Hokuriku region August 19, 2024
- Awa Odori festival kicks off with precautions for a megaquake August 13, 2024
Sports
- Ohtani hits 39th homer and Kershaw pitches Dodgers to 2-1 win over slumping Cardinals August 19, 2024
- Shohei Ohtani hits NL-leading 37th homer, Dodgers defeat Brewers 7-2 for 5th straight victory August 14, 2024
- OLYMPICS/ Paris closes out 2024 Games with final star-studded show August 12, 2024
Opinion
- EDITORIAL: Plan for nuclear waste disposal sites riddled with major flaws August 20, 2024
- VOX POPULI: 'Habatsu' kingmakers may return in LDP's presidential race August 20, 2024
- POINT OF VIEW/ Masaaki Ito: Abe gained right-oriented support with multifaceted approach August 20, 2024
Special
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ICAN Director: Japan, Australia could potentially collaborate prior to joining TPNW April 4, 2024 -
2011 Disaster
Icicle-like objects could be melted fuel debris at f*ckushima plant March 19, 2024 -
TOKYO2020
Ex-Tokyo Games exec claims innocence in bribery scandal December 14, 2023 -
SDGs
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city May 15, 2024 -
Gohan Lab
GOHAN LAB/ Japanese rolled omelet flavored with dashi stock: 3 keys to getting the hang of making extra-fluffy omelets April 6, 2022 -
Asahi Haikuist Network
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Chasing Haruki Murakami
Park reopens without monkey cage prized by Murakami fans May 30, 2024 -
360° Lives
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity July 20, 2022
Trending Now
- English teachers in Japan left in near poverty by paltry pay
- Screen blocking scenic view of Mt. Fuji removed, perhaps for good
- German warships await orders on crossing disputed Taiwan Strait
- Questionable health checks of pupils reported around Japan
- New curriculum for English learning called a ‘big failure’
- Double earthquake puts Ibaraki on alert for more shaking
- NHK apologizes for on-air claim on ownership of Senkaku Islands
- LDP presidential hopefuls on dual surnames, same-sex marriage
- World famous Akita Inu Bukemaru passes away
- Second foreign national drowns in western Tokyo river in August
- English teachers in Japan left in near poverty by paltry pay
- Flights, train runs canceled as Japan braces for Typhoon No. 7
- Typhoon No. 7 heading toward Japan; No. 5 crosses Tohoku
- Typhoon No. 7 nearing Japan; Shinkansen runs face disruptions
- In frugal Japan, supercars regain popularity after 50 years
- 6 die on Mt. Fuji in first month of season, topping last year’s total
- JMA issues megaquake advisory for 29 prefectures
- Stay indoors warning with another typhoon set to hit Japan
- Underground activity: Visitors escape heat in Mt. Fuji ice cave
- More migrant workers heading to South Korea instead of Japan
Videos
- Full-scale land reclamation in Henoko for U.S. base begins August 20, 2024
- Stay indoors warning with another typhoon set to hit Japan August 16, 2024
- In Okinawa, more people drown than die in road accidents August 15, 2024
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