The Gender Wage Gap in Japan: A Prefectural Ranking
WEB4 days ago · The government released a prefecture-by-prefecture ranking of the wage gap between men and women. Tochigi Prefecture had the largest gap, with women’s wages only 70% of men’s wages. Nationwide ...
SDF Aircraft to Get Ready for Lebanon Evacuation Mission
WEB4 days ago · News; SDF Aircraft to Get Ready for Lebanon Evacuation Mission; SDF Aircraft to Get Ready for Lebanon Evacuation Mission. News from Japan. Society Sep 27, 2024 21:24 (JST)
Victims of Mount Ontake Eruption Remembered 10 Years On
WEB4 days ago · Otaki, Nagano Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--A memorial service was held Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan that left 58 people dead and five ...
Dual Surname Plaintiffs Hopeful about New LDP Pres. Ishiba
WEB4 days ago · official SNS. Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Plaintiffs in litigation seeking the legalization of dual surnames for married couples voiced hopes about the views of Shigeru Ishiba, the next ...
Standing Image of Bazara, One of the 12 Heavenly Generals
WEB4 days ago · The 12 Heavenly Generals stand guard around the image of the Yakushi Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru), the “Medicine Buddha,” each general commanding an army of 7,000 troops. According to tradition ...
New LDP Leader Ishiba Faces Diplomatic Challenge over U.S. Ties
WEB4 days ago · Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Par…
A “Grand Ring” to Join Countries and People at Osaka Kansai Expo
WEB4 days ago · The Symbol of Osaka Expo. Just over half a year remains until Expo 2025 kicks off in Osaka. On September 13, a ceremony was held to mark the completion of the Grand Ring, a 2-kilometer wooden ring ...
Japan Govt's 8th Intelligence Satellite Launched Successfully
WEB5 days ago · Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref., Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's eighth information-gathering radar satellite was launched successfully on an H-2A rocket on Thursday.
Against All Odds: Merna Airoud, the First Syrian Doctor in Japan
WEB6 days ago · Born in 1990 in Aleppo, Syria. After graduating from Aleppo University’s Faculty of Medicine, earned her Syrian medical license in 2014. Moved with her husband to Japan in October 2015, where he ...
88-Year-Old Acquitted in Murder Retrial in Japan | Nippon.com
WEB5 days ago · Shizuoka, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese district court Thursday acquitted an 88-year-old man in a high-profile retrial after he was sentenced to death over the murder of four people in 1966.