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More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100; most of them women
WEB14 hours ago · The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday. The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world's fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks.…
Takaichi tops Kyodo poll of LDP supporters as most fit to be Japan …
WEB1 day ago · TOKYO. Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is viewed by 27.7 percent of Liberal Democratic Party supporters as most suitable to be Japan's next prime minister, a Kyodo News poll showed Monday, two weeks ahead of the party's presidential election. Takaichi is running in the Sept 27 LDP race to …
Japan pledges 3 mil doses of mpox vaccine to WHO
WEBJapan has pledged some 3 million doses of an mpox vaccine as part of a global effort to combat the recent surge of the infectious disease across Africa, according to the World Health Organization. Japan's offer is "the largest donation to date" alongside contributions from the European Union, the United…
Lowered adult age sees rise in young Japanese struggling with …
WEB14 hours ago · By Takamasa Hirokawa TAKAMATSU. One feared consequence of Japan's lowering of the age of adulthood to 18 in 2022 appears to have come true -- a rise in young people getting into difficulties with debt. With personal bankruptcy occurring as early as 19, government agencies are doubling efforts to raise public awareness about the issue.
Race to find next Japan PM may prove ruling party factions die hard
WEB5 days ago · By Noriyuki Suzuki TOKYO. Predicting the winner of Japan's ruling party leadership election -- whose victor is set to become the next prime minister -- is a hard call following the scandal-induced dissolution of powerful lawmaker groups that have influenced intraparty politicking and voting for decades. But their remnants may die hard.
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WEBAn iconic 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan has been toppled, likely due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local tour guides said Tuesday. The 26-meter-high cedar, named "Yayoisugi," with a trunk circumference of about 8 meters, was a key feature of the tourist site Shiratani Unsuikyo….
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WEB83-year-old man, 5-year-old great-grandson found dead at home in Kagawa. Police in Miki, Kagawa Kagawa Prefecture, are investigating the deaths of an 85-year-old man and his 5-year-old grandson whose bodies were found at their home on Sunday. Police said a woman called 110 at around 10:05 a.m., saying that her father and her grandson were ...
What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister
WEBTOKYO. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. Click here for a rundown of likely candidates aiming to aiming to succeed Kishida as Japan's prime minister.
Typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast, causing transport disruption ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · By Caroline GARDIN and Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO. A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power. Located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, Typhoon Ampil was packing gusts of up to ...