In this week’s news from Japan Today: After this week’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Osaka wreaked havoc xenophobic rumors spread like wildfire across social media in Japan, President Trump made a disparaging remark to PM Abe at the G7 summit in Canada about Mexican immigrants, another horrific murder of a child at the hands of […] Read more…

In this week’s news from Japan Today: Prime Minister Abe looks to his own summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Japan officially lowers the age of adulthood, a heinous murder borne of the “dark web,” return of the living dead plus if you’re not into politics she may not be that into you […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Prime Minister Abe and President Trump deal on trade and Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, a young child dies from abuse by her parents even though she left heartbreaking notes begging them to stop, the mystery surrounding the death of Japan’s self-proclaimed “Don Juan,” the man who wasn’t dead plus […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Japanese politicians keep putting their feet in their mouths this time over motherhood and raising children, Japan continues to hunt and kill whales for “research purposes” (whatever that means) and their catch this year yields some horrific information, the Japanese government is opening the doors for more foreign workers to enter […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Dirty tricks on the gridiron when a late tackle leaves a university quarterback injured and an opposing player and coach facing tough questions, President Donald Trump pours cold water on his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump threatens to impose huge tariffs on Japanese vehicles imported to the […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Japan’s deputy prime minister puts his foot in his mouth — again; an update on last week’s horrific murder of a 7-year-old girl in Niigata as police arrest a suspect; an elderly woman in Hyogo Prefecture discovers someone has been living in an upstairs room of her house for almost 5 […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: The horrific murder of a small child found on the railroad tracks in Niigata City; Japan, China and South Korea meet to discuss ending Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program; PM Abe’s strange dessert in Jerusalem; Japanese finance ministry officials get trained on what sexual harassment is; the number of children in […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: A prisoner’s “not so great escape” from a remote island in Ehime Prefecture ends after three weeks on the lam, a motorist gets “all revved up” and drives his car into a bike gang in Chiba, bus drivers enact “strike force zero” in Okayama, the Japanese government promotes “cool biz” wear […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Unjust desserts for Japan at the inter-Koreas summit, the Japanese education minister practicing “sexy yoga,” a fatal scuba diving accident in Wakayama Prefecture is now ruled a murder, more Tokyo 2020 Olympics woes and more news from Japan this week. News and more from Japan Today. https://japantoday.com/ Rate and review us: […] Read more…

In this week’s episode: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is still looking for assurances from President Trump, immigration center detainees launch hunger strike in Ibaraki Prefecture, two politicians are brought down by sex scandals and in major league baseball, Shuhei Ohtani’s electrifying start with the California Angels and more news from Japan this week. News and […] Read more…