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Making It Through: Considering Iran’s Decision to Let a Japanese Tanker Pass Hormuz

A New Look for Nippon.com on October 28

Japan’s Nursing Care Expenditure Reaches Record ¥12 Trillion

Rice Remorse: Most Japanese Feel Guilty About Wasting Staple Grain

Takahata Isao and “Grave of the Fireflies”: Japanese Book Explores the Making of an Anime Classic

Japanese Firms Pull Back from China as Bilateral Ties Chill

Miyazaki Hayao’s Animism: The Historical Theories That Shaped “Princess Mononoke”

A Short History of Studio Ghibli: Four Decades of Anime Classics

Japan’s Rising Bear Attacks Drive Surge in Demand for Deterrent Products

A Downward Trend: Vertical Writing Usage Waning in Japan

Maitake: Mushrooms with an Aroma and Texture to Make You Dance

Healthcare Survey Finds High Fever Most Likely to Prompt Doctor Visit in Japan

Sagrada Familia Sculptor Sotoo Etsurō—A Half Century in the Service of Gaudí’s Open-Ended Masterpiece

Japanese Companies Skeptical Over Proposed Consumption Tax Cut

A Shared Love of Baseball and Nearly a Century of Friendship: Dominican Republic Ambassador Edward Pérez on Ties with Japan

AI’s Improved Accuracy Squeezes Translation Industry in Japan

“Otsukare Sama Desu”: A Daily Greeting in Japanese Workplaces

Hoshi Shin’ichi: Japan’s Timeless Master of the Short-Short Story

Japan Census Highlights Accelerating Population Decline

Dating Decline: More Young Japanese Have Never Been in a Relationship

Nobel Prize Helps Aging Hibakusha Pass Antinuclear Torch: An Interview with Hamasumi Jirō of Nihon Hidankyō

Japan’s Nobel Laureates: Soai Kensō Wins 2026 Chemistry Prize

Matsutake Reigns Over Autumn Cuisine with a Luxury Price Tag

Dining In is the New Dining Out in Japan as Food Prices Continue to Rise

Walking the Ginza Line: Evocative Views Along Tokyo’s Oldest Subway Route

Japan’s Senior Cohort Approaches 30% of Total Population

Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants in 2026

Takaichi’s Delhi Visit Highlights Deepening Japan-India Economic Ties

Japan Stalking Consultations Top 22,000 in 2025

Welcome to Tokyo: An Old Fishing Neighborhood Near Haneda Airport