1+ week, 1+ day ago   (531+ words) TOKYO - Japanese customs authorities blocked a record 19,568 shipments suspected of infringing intellectual property rights in the first half of 2026, up 12% from a year earlier, as the expansion of cross-border e-commerce drove an increase in imported parcels. The Finance Ministry said…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) Source: Japan by Food Typhoon No. 24 formed over waters south of Japan on September 1 and could approach Kyushu around September 5, while an active autumn rain front is expected to bring an increased risk of heavy rain across a wide area…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) TOKYO - SoftBank Group announced on August 24 that it will issue 1 trillion yen in unsecured corporate bonds for individual investors, in what is set to be its largest such offering. The bonds will have a maturity of seven years, with an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) NARA - A 39-year-old woman from Taiwan has been arrested on suspicion of pouring an oil-like liquid on the national treasure Buddha Footprint Stone at Yakushiji Temple in Nara in April, police said. The suspect, Yi-Chen Tsai, 39, who describes herself as…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (517+ words) NEW YORK - Anime NYC, the largest event on the U.S. East Coast showcasing Japanese anime and related culture, opened in New York on August 20, drawing large crowds of fans and cosplayers, with about 150,000 visitors expected over its four-day run. The venue…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) TOKYO - Japan welcomed a record 3.44 million foreign visitors in July, the highest figure ever recorded for the month, even as the number of travelers from China fell sharply from a year earlier. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, 3,442,100 foreign…...