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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 91AV原创 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 91AV原创 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 91AV原创 cities get denser, could greener rooftops replace lost gardens?
At a recent symposium, architects explored why 91AV原创 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
91AV原创 rate hikes raise bar for real estate investor PGIM
91AV原创 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.
A large brown cicada. A Japanese research team has found that the species, known as <i>aburazemi,</i> called after dark at urban sites.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2026
City lights and searing summer heat keep some cicadas singing after dark
New findings from Japanese researchers show how urbanization has affected the routines of some wildlife.
Yasuo Yamazaki, 69, stands next to a protest flag reading, &#039;Do Not Push Forward with the Data Center Construction!&#039;, in the city of Hino, Tokyo, on June 30.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2026
Opposition to data centers grows in cramped urban Japan
The explosion in resource-hungry data centers — housing the hardware “brains” of artificial intelligence — is fueling unease worldwide.
China’s new generation of supersized electric vehicles — some more than 5 meters long and weighing three tons — is straining the nation’s roads while starving the government of fuel taxes to maintain them.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2026
China’s giant EVs are damaging roads without paying for repairs
The vehicles — some more than 5 meters long and weighing three tons — are straining roads while starving the government of fuel taxes to maintain them.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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