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Shinjuku Station in Tokyo in 2021. The new walk-through gates will work only with the Suica Mobile app, and not IC rechargeable metro cards or physical tickets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
JR East to introduce touchless ticket gates in spring 2028
Passengers using the Suica Mobile app will be able to walk through special ticket gates at 40 select stations without having to tap on receivers.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2026
Takaichi administration announces emergency cyberdefense package
New measures focus on strengthening private-public cooperation and building expert teams.
A screenshot of the autumn foliage forecast on Japan Meteorological Corp.'s website
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2026
Fall foliage expected later than usual this year, weather forecaster says
Above-average temperatures are behind the slightly later season, as the bright yellows and crimsons of autumn are brought by colder weather.
The number of births increased in 24 prefectures — many of them in urban areas including Tokyo, Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures — while 23 prefectures saw decreases.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2026
Births in Japan edge up 0.4% in January-June, thanks to Tokyo
This is the first increase in the first half in 11 years, with the capital’s 4.7% jump in births being the highest among all prefectures.
GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai bows as he enters a venue for a media briefing in Tokyo on Monday about the impact of a cyberattack.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2026
GMO execs apologize for inadequate response to cyberattacks
CEO Masatoshi Kumagai formally acknowledged failings at the firm’s first public briefing since it became embroiled in a massive data breach scandal.
GMO Internet Group received 270 tips within the first day of the firm announcing a bounty for information leading to the arrest of hackers who stole its clients’ data.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2026
GMO cybersecurity team finds info critical to identifying hackers, CEO says
The hacker group has remained publicly silent since its website revealing GMO client personal data was taken down Wednesday.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shakes hands with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2026
Takaichi and Merz pledge to boost economic security and tech cooperation
The leaders expressed “grave concern” over economic coercion, including arbitrary export restrictions and retaliatory measures on critical minerals.
Park24, the parent of Times Car operator Times Mobility, has said it plans to book a one-time special loss of ?5.5 billion for the business year through October over its data breach incident.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2026
Times Car reporting ?5.5 billion loss has firms bracing for data breach fallout
The parent of Times Car operator Times Mobility announced it plans to report a one-time loss of ?5.5 billion over a personal data leak.
Tax refund kiosks are displayed during a demonstration event at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Visitors to Japan will soon have to wait for consumption tax refunds
The process will no longer be completed at store counters but handled at airports at the time of departure.
A 16-member screening committee at the University of Tokyo said it had been looking for a leader with strong ethical standards who could restore public trust amid a series of scandals.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2026
Education ministry calls for University of Tokyo to review president selection
It is the first time the government has requested a review of how a university selected its president.
A survey released by Teikoku Databank earlier this week said that around one-sixth of Japanese companies had suffered breaches.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2026
Chinese AI tool used in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, investigation finds
The threat of cyberattacks for Japanese companies has grown recently, as the number of companies disclosing data breaches continues to rise.
Judges at the Kyoto District Court who handed down a not-guilty ruling Friday on Yukio Tanaka over the murder of the president of a Gyoza no Ohsho restaurant chain operator
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
Yukio Tanaka was arrested in October 2022, nine years after Takayuki Ohigashi’s killing.
According to projections by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, demand for cremations will begin to outstrip existing normal capacity in the next decade.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2026
As population grays, Tokyo mulls more crematoria to meet demand
According to Tokyo Metropolitan Government projections, demand for cremations will begin to outstrip existing capacity in the next decade.
The health ministry declared the start of the flu season on Aug. 28, the second-earliest date since records began in 1999.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2026
As influenza cases rise, residents rush to get flu shots
The average number of flu patients in Japan jumped to 11.35 per clinic for the week through Oct. 4.
Less sunlight can trigger seasonal affective disorder by lowering serotonin levels.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2026
For mind and body, Tokyo hopes for brighter October after record run of rain
Lack of sunlight, like what the Kanto region experienced during its record string of rainy days, can cause seasonal affective disorder.
Hyogo Prefectural Police secure an area where a man was shot in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2026
Shootings in Kobe leave one dead and one injured
Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a former yakuza member for one of the shootings and are investigating his possible involvement in the other.
While 1.6 million documents had been accessed, no credit card information was, the operator of Times Car Rental said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2026
Times Car Rental says data breach affected 6.6 million accounts
The firm said 1.6 million documents had been accessed, including images that the company used to verify personal information.
Pedestrians cross a road near Shinjuku district in Tokyo on Tuesday, as strong Typhoon Surigae approaches Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Tokyo sets a new record with 34 straight days of rain
The rainy-day streak is the longest since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping records in 1886.
Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan breaches embankments at Inbanuma, a major lake in Chiba Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2026
Strong typhoon moves near Okinawa before possibly hitting storm-weary Kanto
The typhoon could hit areas still recovering from last week’s storm, which caused extensive damage and killed at least 10 people.
Takaaki Omi of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee (AINAGOC) speaks to reporters on Tuesday in Nagoya.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2026
Asian Games off to chaotic start as doubts grow over 今日吃瓜 ability to host
Problems from playing the wrong national anthem to accommodation issues have cast a cloud over the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo'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's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister'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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The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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