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Toilet survey finds gender gap in Japan's restrooms
Published on 18/07/2025
» Women lining up for restrooms at train stations and other crowded public facilities is a common sight in Japan, while men rarely queue. Some suggest it's because women need more time, but one user of ladies' rooms has found that men actually have access to nearly twice as many toilets.
Japan temple's foreigner-only entrance fees spark debate, criticism
Published on 18/07/2025
» A temple in southwestern Japan is drawing controversy and criticism for its recent decision to charge admission only to foreign tourists, at a time when issues related to people from abroad are gaining attention in the national election.
Osaka expo welcomes 10 millionth visitor at halfway stage
Published on 13/07/2025
» The number of visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka has topped 10 million, reaching the milestone at the halfway point of the six-month event, the Japanese expo association said on Sunday.
Trump shocks markets by touting US-Steel-Nippon deal
Published on 24/05/2025
» US President Donald Trump has announced a partnership between United States Steel Corp and Nippon Steel Corp of Japan, shocking markets with an agreement the he said would keep the once-iconic American firm in the US but otherwise providing no specifics.
US man arrested over pepper spray attack at Japan mall, over 40 injured
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHIBA — An American man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault after allegedly releasing pepper spray in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, injuring more than 40 people, local police said.
Trump says ‘big progress’ made in Japan talks on tariff deal
Published on 17/04/2025
» President Donald Trump said negotiators made “big progress” in a meeting with Japanese officials seeking a deal to avoid higher levies he has threatened against US trading partners.
Thailand welcomes visitors to Expo pavilion in Osaka
Published on 14/04/2025
» The Thai exhibition was among places visited by exhibition-goers on the first day of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday.
Unreleased song of late Taiwan singer Teresa Teng discovered in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 10/04/2025
» TOKYO — An unreleased song by the late Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng, who took East Asia by storm from the 1970s to 1990s, has been discovered in Japan and will be released in June, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Daughter of detained Uyghur scholar spotlights Chinese oppression
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2025
» TOKYO — The daughter of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, who was given a life sentence on separatism-related charges in China in 2014, said recently her ongoing goal is to ensure as many people as possible are aware of the oppression her people have suffered.
British couple arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan
New York Times, Published on 25/02/2025
» LONDON — A British couple who spent almost two decades running education programs in Afghanistan were detained by the Taliban this month, their children said in interviews with a number of British news outlets.