Japan
Over 90% of Japan's main opposition party supporters want regime change: survey
TOKYO -- Some 62% of respondents to a recent Mainichi Shimbun survey said they wanted the Japanese government to change hands, far surpassing the 24% Full article
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Crime & Accidents
- 'The thrill of escape': 5 Japan teens referred to prosecutors over false police call
- New method introduced to crack down on street prostitution in Tokyo's Kabukicho district
- ANA plane lands at Hokkaido airport with hydraulic trouble
- Suspect in Japan burned bodies case tells police he was ordered to deal with corpses: source
- Osaka bird lover ordered to stop feeding pigeons, crows
- Tree falls, pins man at popular tourist site in Kyoto
Politics
- Over 90% of Japan's main opposition party supporters want regime change: survey
- Ex-Japan PM Aso meets Trump in New York ahead of Nov. election
- Hiroshima to host annual international talks on Antarctic in 2026
- IAEA starts 2nd review of Fukushima plant water treatment process
- Economic security minister Takaichi visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine
- NATO not actively seeking Tokyo liaison office: senior US diplomat
Social Issues
- Meta sued in Japan over investment ads with fake celebrity endorsements
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Nemophila flowers blend in with Ibaraki Pref.'s blue sky
- Fukuoka court invalidates dismissal of golf union worker for 'poor communication skills'
- Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050
- Fukushima treated water discharge resumes after power outage
- 'Tight as ski boots': School-designated shoes leave students in Japan with sore feet
Weather & Disasters
- Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
- West Japan residents urged to be wary of quakes for a week after April 17 jolt
- Western Japan quake's magnitude revised up to 6.6 from 6.4: agency
- M6.6 quake hits western Japan prefectures, no tsunami warning issued
- Japan assessing tsunami risk following volcano eruption in Indonesia
- Reactor fitting falls off at quake-hit central Japan nuclear plant
History & Festivals
- Cascades of wisteria flowers celebrated in central Japan festival
- 'Eternal peace': last words of Japan prime minister who signed WWII surrender recalled by kin
- In Photos: Showy floats in Japan's Spring Takayama Festival mesmerize spectators
- Glittering floats, puppet shows at central Japan spring festival attract 188,000 spectators
- US ambassador to UN to visit atomic-bombed Nagasaki for 1st time
- In Photos: 'Phantom castle tower,' cherry blossoms spectacularly lit up in Fukuoka
Education
- 'Tight as ski boots': School-designated shoes leave students in Japan with sore feet
- Taiwanese students experience Japanese culture on visit to Kyoto Pref. high school
- Controversial history textbooks finally pass Japan education ministry screening
- Australia mayor visits Japan school as war tragedy leads to exchange
- Fukushima Pref.'s 1st public night school opens with new study chances for young and old
- Struggling with kids who don't want to go to school? Japan expert advises 'small steps'
Imperial Family
- Japan imperial family connects with Dutch counterpart via Instagram
- Princess Aiko expresses desire to help people in choosing to work
- Japan's royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world's oldest monarchy tries to draw youth
- Princess Aiko begins 1st day of work at Japanese Red Cross Society
- Japan imperial family to make Instagram debut in April
- Japan imperial couple state visit to Britain planned for June
Polls
- Over 90% of Japan's main opposition party supporters want regime change: survey
- 84% say Japan ex-PM Mori should be called to Diet to explain LDP slush fund scandal: poll
- Support for Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet tops 20% for 1st time in 3 months: Mainichi poll
- 64% of Japan elementary, 56% of junior high school teachers claim staff shortage: survey
- Majority of high schoolers at Tokyo-area community cafe eat under 3 meals a day
- 1 in 4 Japan new hires consider quitting if not assigned to desired department: survey
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- Japan city to refund $34,700 in consumption taxes wrongly levied on US military since 1989
