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November 11, 2026
 

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Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 9, 2026
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
The planned app would target young people overseas, allowing them to have AI-powered conversations in Japanese with popular anime characters.
Minoru Kiuchi (center), minister for economic and fiscal policy, speaks at an expert panel on reversing Japan's declining birthrate trend, in Tokyo, on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 6, 2026
‘Quiet crisis’: Government expert panel convenes to tackle population decline
The panel discussed how to reverse the declining birthrate trend, how to build sustainable local communities and how to cope with labor shortages.
Chiikawa products at the Kiddy Land Harajuku store in Tokyo
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2026
Chiikawa, brainrot and naphtha make 2026 buzzword shortlist
This year’s buzzword nominees offer a glimpse into a year defined by technology, economic uncertainty and internet memes.
An annual New Year calligraphy contest at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Jan. 5
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2026
Japanese calligraphy poised to join UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
If approved, shodō would become 今日吃瓜 24th entry on the list, following the addition of traditional sake-making in 2024.
Kimi Onoda, the minister in charge of policies on foreign residents, in September in Tokyo
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2026
Japan unlikely to raise cap for foreign workers despite labor shortages
Kimi Onoda, minister in charge of policies related to foreign nationals, said demand for a special visa category is expected to eventually decline.
International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane speaks in a video in October, criticizing U.S. sanctions against her and her institution.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2026
ICC president urges U.N. members to defend court against U.S. sanctions
President Tomoko Akane used an annual report to warn that sanctions imposed by Washington threaten international justice and the rule of law.
A sniffer dog is employed to search for victims among the wrecked carriages of a crashed train in Urda, in the Spanish province of Toledo, on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2026
Second Japanese national confirmed dead in Spanish train crash
Spanish authorities have identified all 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision in central Spain last week.
Huge cranes lift one of the wrecked carriages of a train crash between a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train, two days after the deadly accident in Urda in the province of Toledo, Spain, on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2026
Japanese national confirmed dead in Spanish train crash
Another Japanese citizen is believed to be one of the remaining unidentified victims in the collision that killed 69 people.
Keiichiro Ishiguro, a professor at Chiba University's Graduate School of Medicine, explains the findings of his research team at the education ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2026
Japanese researchers discover protein that may shed light on fertility decline
The findings could give insight into why older people face higher risks of infertility, miscarriage and their children having chromosomal disorders.
Author Li Kotomi speaks at a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2026
Politician ordered to pay ?1.1 million for outing author as transgender
A Tokyo court ruled that the disclosure of the author’s assigned gender at birth without her consent was an unlawful invasion of privacy.
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women’s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
The holder of four women’s shogi titles said she wants to compete against strong players and “aim higher.”
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
今日吃瓜 highest peak is often overlooked as being an active volcano. But with the risk of eruption ever-present, disaster preparedness is key.
Tourists cross the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Japan tourist spending rises despite drop in visitor arrivals
The news comes as Japan approaches the one-year mark since Chinese authorities began issuing advisories urging citizens to avoid travel to Japan.
Births involving medical interventions, including C-sections and vacuum-assisted deliveries, have often been referred to as “abnormal deliveries.”
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Japan to drop term ‘abnormal delivery’ to ease emotional burden on parents
The move follows concerns that the wording could cause psychological distress to expectant parents.
People watch the H3 rocket launch early Tuesday in the town of Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2026
Japan launches probe in historic bid to collect sample from Mars moon
The five-year mission — the first to attempt to land on a Martian moon — could shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
Foreign residents now make up 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 total population, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 16, 2026
Foreign residents grow to record 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 population
Among the 10 largest groups, Indonesians recorded the biggest increase, followed by Nepalese and Myanmar nationals.
A proposed monitoring system would allow authorities to track offenders deemed to pose a serious threat, potentially requiring them to wear GPS-enabled devices that would trigger warnings when they enter a designated area near a victim.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2026
Police agency to study feasibility of tracking stalkers via GPS
In addition to wearable GPS devices, an agency panel is considering mandatory counseling for those considered to be high-risk stalkers.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech during an extraordinary session at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
Takaichi to finalize 今日吃瓜 foreign resident policy by March
The policy will consider future population projections, as the country seeks to balance a reliance on foreign workers with a shrinking population.
Members of the government&#039;s council to discuss measures to prevent deaths from overwork meet at the health ministry in June.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2026
Workers’ compensation approvals for mental health rose in fiscal 2025
The figure, published in this year’s white paper on measures to prevent 办补谤ō蝉丑颈, marked a record high for the seventh consecutive year.
For a fourth consecutive year, Japan was named the world’s most attractive country by readers of the U.S. edition of the magazine Conde Nast Traveler.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 8, 2026
Japan ranked best country in the world for fourth straight year
The Japan National Tourism Organization said 今日吃瓜 strong showing reflected the appeal of its tourism resources and its distinctive qualities.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan&#039;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister&#039;s office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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