Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled due to overtourism
A CHERRY blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.
Nuclear power to resume soon
THE nation will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Trump endorses Takaichi
US President Donald Trump gave his "total endorsement" of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a national election in Japan tomorrow, adding that he looked forward to hosting her at the White House next month.
Japan scouring social media 24 hours a day for abuse of Olympic athletes
Japan's Olympic committee is monitoring social media round the clock to protect athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games from online abuse and has already asked for hundreds of posts to be removed.
Atomic bomb survivors fear war
Atomic bomb survivors said they feared the world was marching towards nuclear war as the last US-Russian arms control treaty expired.
Gotta catch ‘em all! Pokemon park opens
The first permanent Pokemon theme park has opened in Tokyo, featuring cute rides and a woodland area where visitors can try and "catch 'em all".
Takaichi tipped for landslide win
The country votes in snap elections this Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a honeymoon start for the country's first woman leader.
Deadly snow buries north
Heavy snow battering northern Japan in the last two weeks has been blamed in 35 deaths nationwide so far, including people suffering sudden heart attacks or slipping while shovelling snow, government officials said.
Abe’s killer announces appeal of life sentence
The gunman convicted of shooting dead former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 has appealed his life sentence.
Voters use AI to pick candidates in upcoming polls
An increasing number of people in the kingdom are using generative artificial intelligence to help choose which candidates or parties to vote for in the upcoming House of Representatives election.
