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Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more fun | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (68+ words) September 11, 2026 at 12:10 JST SEOUL/BEIJING—Coffee bars. Waterparks. Retail therapy. North Korea — a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure — is experiencing an unlikely outbreak of fun. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible due…...
EDITORIAL: With AI getting scarier, the need for global safety standards rises | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (57+ words) September 9, 2026 at 16:16 JST The race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence has entered a new stage and prompted a higher level of worry. [Read More] Team uses AI to study colors seen when black-and-white top is spun Fire destroys shopping street…...
Japan seeks smooth return to 8% food tax with advance benefits | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (590+ words) September 9, 2026 at 14:50 JST Itsunori Onodera speaks at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System on Sept. 8. (Kohei Higashitani) The government plans to provide cash handouts to lower-income workers and others under a new benefit…...
Japan concealed U.S. admission to likely PFAS link in Okinawa | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (484+ words) By TAKASHI WATANABE/ Staff Writer September 9, 2026 at 14:31 JST Firefighting foam leaks from the U.S. Kadena Air Base in 2013. (From the Jon Mitchell Collection at the Okinawa International University Library) The Japanese government concealed the U.S. military’s acknowledgement in 2023 that two of its…...
VOX POPULI: ‘Chairman Mao’ still towers over China 50 years after his death | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (564+ words) September 9, 2026 at 13:16 JST In China, people call Mao Zedong (1893-1976) “Mao Zhuxi,” or “Chairman Mao.” Mao, who led his country’s communist revolution, was once chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; chairman of the Political Bureau, or Politburo;…...
Fed-up Shinjuku Ward plans ban that could shut 2,000 ‘minpaku’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (758+ words) By MASASHI KISANUKI/ Staff Writer September 8, 2026 at 15:01 JST Shinjuku Ward Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi, second from right, presents a proposal for tougher minpaku regulations to Koichi Hagiuda, the Liberal Democratic Party's executive acting secretary-general, center, on May 27. (Provided by Shinjuku Ward…...
EDITORIAL: Government must not lose sight of original mission of ODA | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (685+ words) September 7, 2026 at 15:12 JST A Japanese official hands over ships to the Fiji coast guard provided under the Official Security Assistance framework. (Provided by Foreign Ministry) The government has clearly laid out its stance of strategically utilizing official development assistance to…...
Japan budget requests swell to pandemic-era scale under Takaichi | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (615+ words) September 7, 2026 at 07:15 JST Japan's budget requests for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal agenda pushes government borrowing costs to three-decade highs. Budget requests from…...
Off-season in Hokkaido offers a ‘sea of clouds’ at ski resort | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (612+ words) By TAKEO KATO/ Staff Writer September 6, 2026 at 07:00 JST SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—What began as a trial project created by maintenance staff 21 years ago to let nature’s glory speak for itself remains a tourism lodestar for a ski resort here during the…...
Akihito requests smaller, simpler funeral to ease burden on nation | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 3+ day ago (628+ words) September 3, 2026 at 14:09 JST The Imperial Household Agency, acting on the wishes of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, plans to substantially scale back the funeral services to be held upon his passing, sources said. Akihito, who turns 93 in December, had conveyed his desire…...