Monday, May 23, 2022
Divers begin descent for salvage of sunken Hokkaido tour boat
Divers began to descend into the sea on the morning of May 23 amid work to salvage a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula last month Full article
Top Stories
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World Heritage site Himeji Castle gets new 'castle lords' for 1st time in 153 years
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Biden to lay out in Japan who's joining new Asia trade pact
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Tokyo's only wooden traditional vaudeville theater seeks funds to survive pandemic
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News Navigator: How does Japan PM Kishida spend his time at his official residence?
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Fluffy owl chick at east Japan shrine draws bird-watching shutterbugs
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Number of Ukrainian evacuees to Japan reaches 1,000
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Japan study shows huge gap in child care burden among female and male doctors
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Emperor Naruhito meets US President Biden in Tokyo
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Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes
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In Photos: COVID downturn hits Tokyo's sole wooden traditional vaudeville theater
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From coffee shop culture to 100-yen stores, price rises hitting Japan daily life hard
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Celebrating 100 years: Translating 1,720 'Yoroku' essays into English
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Retro Japan in Photos: Kobe cottage dedicated to Sun Yat-sen retains elaborate interior
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Editorial: Japan's people need living support as economy weighed down by double burden
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Japan
- Japan local gov'ts to dump large stocks of almost expired Moderna COVID vaccine
- Kishida, Biden to boost alliance amid war in Ukraine, assertive China
- Japan PM Kishida Cabinet's approval rises to record 61.5%: Kyodo poll
- M6.0 quake hits wide area in Japan's east, northeast
- Preparatory work for salvage of Hokkaido tour boat completed
- Japanese ID found near body on Russian-held, Japan-claimed island after tour boat accident
World
- Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
- Australia's foreign policy may change under new Labor government
- 7 dead, 120 others rescued in Philippine ferry fire
- Russia presses Donbas offensive as Polish leader visits Kyiv
- Climate to conflict, Davos' post-COVID return has full plate
- Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors
Business
- Biden to lay out in Japan who's joining new Asia trade pact
- APEC trade meet ends without joint statement, remains apart on Russia
- FOCUS: As inflation tops 2%, Bank of Japan under pressure to prove it's a bad kind
- G7 countries to provide $19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine
- Japan economy may rebound but faces headwind amid price surge
- From coffee shop culture to 100-yen stores, price rises hitting Japan daily life hard
Sports
- MLB: Shohei Ohtani hits 150th home run of combined MLB, NPB career
- Sumo: Terunofuji raises 7th Emperor's Cup after loss by Takanosho
- Ex-Olympic medalist Mikako Kotani battles objectification of women in sport
- Baseball: 41-year-old Wada snaps Hawks' brief losing streak
- Soccer: Komai winner hands Sapporo 2-1 comeback win at Iwata
- Horse racing: Stars on Earth 1 closes on triple crown in Oaks triumph
Arts & Entertainment
- Hometown heritage focus with Satoshi Takahashi #12: 'Damako' rice ball hotpot
- Celebrating 100 years: Translating 1,720 'Yoroku' essays into English
- World Heritage site Himeji Castle gets new 'castle lords' for 1st time in 153 years
- Ukrainian evacuees try on kimonos, experience Japanese culture at Fukuoka Castle ruins
- Tour of Donald Keene's Tokyo neighborhood reveals scholar's modest life and love of Japan
- Haruki Murakami interview Pt. 2: Letting music speak in times of war
Lifestyle & Health
- Japan study shows huge gap in child care burden among female and male doctors
- Osaka Pref. hospital reveals patient died during robot-assisted surgery in 2020
- From coffee shop culture to 100-yen stores, price rises hitting Japan daily life hard
- Tokyo to lift '8 per table' rule for COVID countermeasure-certified eateries
- News Navigator: Are tanks of treated water at Fukushima nuclear plant nearing full?
- Japan local gov'ts to dump large stocks of almost expired Moderna COVID vaccine
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