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Nara’s ancient Asuka, Fujiwara capitals gain UNESCO status | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 3+ day ago (91+ words) July 27, 2026 at 16:35 JST Locals break into cheers at the announcement of the Asuka-Fujiwara site being added to the UNESCO list in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on July 26. (Hiyori Uchiumi) The ancient capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara in Nara Prefecture were added…...
Akane says ICC and the rule of law will survive U.S. sanctions | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) By ASAKO HANAFUSA/ Correspondent August 26, 2026 at 18:39 JST ICC President Tomoko Akane speaks during an online news conference hosted by the Japan National Press Club on Aug. 26. (Kazuhiro Nagashima) Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, vowed that the ICC,…...
U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (840+ words) August 4, 2026 at 07:10 JST The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 163 yen, touching 40-year highs....
Japan’s exports and imports grow as yen weakens | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (76+ words) July 22, 2026 at 12:15 JST Automobiles lined up at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama await export. (Daisuke Matsuoka) Japan recorded a trade deficit in June, according to government data released Wednesday, as the higher price of oil imports helped cause the second straight…...
Samurai drama turns lens on contradictions of warmongering | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) By KENJI KOMINE/ Staff Writer July 11, 2026 at 07:00 JST Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Kokurojo” (The Samurai and the Prisoner) is the award-winning Japanese filmmaker’s first go at a period drama. [Read More] Sites on maglev line eagerly await economic bonanzas Trump…...
VOX POPULI: Simple gestures sometimes hold more meaning than words alone | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (69+ words) July 3, 2026 at 12:12 JST He was still new to the school, a first-year student in the junior high division. It was around this time of year as the first term draws to a close. [Read More] Hashimoto shares his secrets to…...
Jim Rion’s road to landing on the CWA’s Dagger Awards shortlist | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (553+ words) By RINA HORIKOSHI/ Staff Writer June 25, 2026 at 18:15 JST Jim Rion (Rina Horikoshi) The act of translating a book does not stop at surface-level understanding for Jim Rion, but uncovering what the work is about at its core. Through multiple readthroughs…...
VOX POPULI: Author, WWII vet Shohei Ooka revered a ‘dingy Hinomaru’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (519+ words) June 11, 2026 at 12:55 JST Twelve years after the end of World War II, author Shohei Ooka (1909-1988) contributed this comment to a newspaper: “Naturally, the Hinomaru (national flag) at our place was repurposed into a rice sack after Japan’s defeat in WWII....
Mideast crisis pushing firms to cut colors, plastic use in packaging | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) June 2, 2026 at 13:48 JST Calbee Inc.’s Kappa Ebisen shrimp snacks in black-and-white bags at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 1 (Nobuo Fujiwara) Shoppers in Japan are seeing the effects of the energy and supply shocks triggered by the Middle East…...
VOX POPULI: Takaichi’s smear video evasiveness breeds a full-on political liability | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) May 27, 2026 at 12:40 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from Hideya Sugio of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan about allegations of slander videos during a session of the Upper House Cabinet Committee on May 26. (The Asahi Shimbun) It is…...