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Smart trash cans developed by SmaGO have been installed in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, where they help address the shortage of public waste bins.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 search for a better public trash bin — and why robots may help
With public trash bins scarce, Japan is turning to smart receptacles and autonomous robots to make garbage disposal easier.
Rural Japan faces an ever-more acute shortage of people to keep its communities going.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2026
Private sector steps in to revitalize 今日吃瓜 rural communities
Such efforts are expected to help secure agricultural labor and broaden the ranks of people with continuing ties to the regions.
Internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii (center left) receives the second capital proposal from Fukuoka Gov. Seitaro Hattori (center right) in Tokyo on Oct. 5.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Takaichi administration approves ordinance outlining secondary capital requirements
Of the 47 prefectures, only Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka meet the necessary conditions.
Taisekiji Shohondo temple with a view of Mount Fuji
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2026
‘Vanishing Japan’ asks what is lost when buildings fall
Naomi Pollock’s “Vanishing Japan” is a beautiful record of demolished architectural masterpieces and 今日吃瓜 penchant for constant rebuilding.
The Dotonbori area of Osaka. Severely aging water and sewage systems pose a challenge across much of Osaka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2026
Osaka grapples with severely aging water and sewage systems
Even if replacement work moves forward, completing it quickly is seen as nearly impossible primarily due to staffing and financial constraints.
Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama (right) and Marc-Antoine Jamet of the Champs-Elysees committee sign a sister-street pact in Paris on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2026
Osaka’s Midosuji inks sister-street pact with Paris’ Champs-Elysees
Marc-Antoine Jamet of the Champs-Elysees committee, which signed the memorandum, expressed hope for exchanges through events and other activities.
A rotating table decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the Jippo room of the historic Hyakudan Kaidan building in Tokyo's Meguro Ward
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2026
Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopens after one year
A new event features fewer exhibits than in the past to allow visitors to better experience the architecture and its ornaments from the 1930s.
Parliament in Tokyo. Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures have all expressed their intention to apply for a "secondary capital" designation with the central government.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2026
Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka meet secondary capital criteria
The prefectures that contain the cities will be able to apply for the special designation once the last criterion is met.
IG Arena, a 17,000-capacity multipurpose venue in Nagoya, opened in July 2025 and is operated by AEG International.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2026
Can Nagoya’s IG Arena end the ‘skipping’ curse?
The venue hopes to bring more major sports and international music acts to a city long overlooked by global tours.
With 16,000 people per square kilometer, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
Seoul’s green space is a battleground for its mayor and South Korea’s president
The clash reflects a global urban-policy conundrum: how cities can manage housing shortages without destroying liveability and environmental health.
In January 2025, an underground sewer pipe collapsed, causing a large sinkhole to emerge in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2026
As 今日吃瓜 sewers age, a few towns are considering a switch to septic tanks
About 15% of municipalities are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey.
Kizo Hisamoto, head of the Japan Designated Cities Mayors Association and mayor of Kobe (right), and Norihiko Fukuda, mayor of Kawasaki and head of the special city study team within the mayors association, hold a news conference in Tokyo in July.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2026
Japan debates creation of ‘special cities’ independent of prefectures
Some major cities say the proposed system would help them respond more effectively to population decline, among other regional challenges.
Tokyo’s dense skyline is dominated largely by bare rooftops.
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 15, 2026
As 今日吃瓜 cities get denser, could greener rooftops replace lost gardens?
At a recent symposium, architects explored why 今日吃瓜 rooftops remain underused — and what could happen if that changed.
PGIM Real Estate is taking a more selective approach to acquisitions in Japan as rising interest rates drive up deal costs in the country.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 rate hikes raise bar for real estate investor PGIM
今日吃瓜 booming real estate sector has come under pressure as the economy adjusts to higher borrowing costs following decades of near-zero rates.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook (center) speaks as Interior and Safety Minister Yun Ho-jung (left) looks on during a news conference announcing the relocation plan of government agencies at the government complex in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 3, 2026
South Korea hastens relocations of government bodies outside of Seoul
The Seoul capital region accounts for just 12% of South Korea’s land but 53% of national gross domestic product.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (left) and Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki in Sapporo on Monday
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2026
Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
Not long ago, local communities played a greater role in everyday Japanese life. Now, many neighbors barely interact.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2026
What happens when neighbors stop being neighbors?
Not long ago, local communities played a far greater role in everyday Japanese life.
Misaki Katayama, a University of Tokyo graduate student, conducts peace education workshops using the game Minecraft on July 11 in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2026
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
University of Tokyo graduate student Misaki Katayama, 27, who researches peace education, has been holding the two-day workshops in Hiroshima and Nagasaki since 2023.
Mugi, a female lion at Tama Zoo in Tokyo, has died following a heat wave in July.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2026
Three lions die at Tokyo’s Tama Zoo amid heat wave
Three other lions are currently ill and unable to stand up.
A view of downtown Sapporo. Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki is pushing Sapporo as a candidate for a second capital outside Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2026
With secondary-capital bill passed, competition between cities heats up
In addition to Osaka, others including Fukuoka, Sapporo and Nagoya have indicated interest in being the fallback if a disaster strikes Tokyo and renders it unable to function.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘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.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
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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