Yakuza group membership falls for 15th straight year
The total membership of yakuza crime syndicates in Japan decreased for the 15th straight year to hit a record low in 2019, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The total membership is on th…
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Overshadowed by pandemic, Japan's ban on indoor smoking goes into effect
A law banning indoor smoking in principle took full effect across the nation on Wednesday as part of an effort to protect people from passive smoking going into the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games…
Japan to expand entry ban to include U.S., China and most of Europe
Japan is planning to place an entry ban on foreign nationals who have recently been to the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavir…
Japan to expand online piracy law to cover manga and magazines
The government on Tuesday approved a bill to expand the nation’s anti-online piracy law to encompass manga, magazines and academic texts. The current law only applies to the illicit downloa…
All schools in Japan told to close until April over virus outbreak
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked all elementary, junior high and high schools nationwide to close from Monday through the students’ spring break, which typically ends in early April. …
Japanese makeup artist Kazu Hiro wins second Oscar for work on 'Bombshell'
Makeup artist Kazu Hiro on Monday picked up an Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling at the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The film, directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph, s…
As Japan opens doors, firms confront reality of racial harassment
It has also conducted fact-finding surveys regarding racial harassment. Compared with sexual harassment and “power harassment,” or run-of-the-mill workplace abuse, measures t…
New Japanese passports featuring ukiyo-e by Katsushika Hokusai to be issued from this month
Japan will begin issuing new passports this month featuring the woodblock works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. People who apply from Tuesday will re…
New NHK chief Maeda vows to push reforms of operations, fees and governance
Terunobu Maeda, the new president of NHK, expressed on Monday his determination to push ahead with reforms of the public broadcaster. “The three-part reforms of operations, viewing fees and…
Tech giants will have to report annually to Japan on business practices
Japan will require major technology firms to submit reports on business practices every year as part of tighter rules to improve their operational transparency and protect retailers, a government pan…