There has been a sudden surge in bedbug-related consultations this year in some of the major metropolitan areas of Japan like Tokyo and Osaka, as per the pest control associations in the two prefectures, as experts warned that infestations have been spreading across the country.

Bedbug-related consultations spike in Tokyo, Osaka amid increasing infestations

South Korea and Japan engaged in high-level economic talks on Thursday, marking the resumption of discussions that had been stalled for eight years, Reuters reported.

Diplomatic Thaw: South Korea and Japan renew economic talks after eight-year hiatus

Toshiba has bid farewell to the Tokyo exchange after 74 years, marking the end of an era marred by a decade of turmoil and scandal that tarnished one of Japan's major brands.

After delisting, Toshiba navigates an uncertain future with new owners

In Ohio, a woman's assault with a Chipotle burrito bowl lands her a job in fast food as punishment, while in Tokyo, a taxi driver is arrested for running over a pigeon, highlighting Japan's strict wildlife protection laws. These cases beg the question: what's weirder, the crime or the punishment?

Gravitas: Bizarre tales of justice: From Ohio's fast-food penalty to Tokyo's pigeon roadkill

In a notable economic development, Tokyo, Japan's capital, witnessed a slowdown in core consumer inflation in November, marking a shift in cost-push pressures within the country's economy.

Tokyo's Inflation Slows: BOJ faces decisive policy crossroads amid economic shifts

A top private Tokyo university is disbanding its storied 83-year-old American football team after a cannabis scandal that forced the resignation of the college's president and vice-president, Japanese media reported.

Japanese University scraps team for alleged possession of drug

New Zealand captain Sam Cane will play a season for Tokyo-based Suntory Sungoliath and take a year off from Super Rugby following the disappointment of the World Cup final.

Sam Cane to play for Suntory Sungolith, take year off from Super Rugby after World Cup final letdown

A military aircraft, the US Osprey, carrying eight individuals, crashed on Wednesday (Nov 19) near the Japanese coast, the coastguard said as reported by AFP. "We received information at 2:47 pm (0547 GMT) today that the US military's Osprey crashed off Yakushima Island," a spokeswoman told AFP.

US military aircraft crashes off Japanese coast with eight on board

A Japanese man, aged around 50, was arrested on Thursday (Nov 16) after crashing a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Tokyo, police said, amid global tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

Man arrested after car crashes into barricade near Israel embassy in Tokyo

The Israel Hamas War rages in West Asia US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken continues his Outreach around the world.

After Tokyo, Blinken arrives in Seoul

In Pics | Tokyo conducts first missile evacuation drill amid growing threat from North Korea

In pics | Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling

Japan is set to delay a proposed bill aimed at establishing a system that would prevent individuals with a history of sex crime from being employed in professions involving dealing with children.

Japan delays bill aimed at preventing sex offenders from working with children

Japan this year recorded the country's highest-ever average temperature since the inception of records in 1898, the weather agency on Friday (September 1) said. "Average temperatures in Japan are the highest for summer since 1898," the agency said.

Scorching Summer! Japan records highest average temperature in 125 years

Strikes by workers are extremely uncommon in Japan, the world's 3rd largest economy. So, when workers of a major department store in Tokyo went on strike on Thursday, it not only grabbed national but also international headlines. We are talking about the one-day strike by the workers of a Sogo & Seibu store, who protested the sale of the retail firm to the US Fund Fortress investment group. Some 900 employees at its flagship Tokyo store began striking after talks with management broke down. This was the first strike at a major Japanese department store in the last six decades.

First strike in Japan in 6 decades takes place in Tokyo

A controversial real-estate development proposal has cast a shadow over the existence of Jingu Gaien Park, situated at the heart of Tokyo, the Associated Press news agency said.

Tokyo is planning to cut down 100-year-old ginkgo trees to build two skyscrapers

A Tokyo startup called Alt Inc believed that life could in fact get more simpler, if we all had a digital clone, who could maybe take on some of our work or at least attend our zoom meetings if nothing else.

Do you want a digital clone of yourself? | World News | WION

After meeting with Yoshimasa Hayashi, the prime minister of Japan, and Katsunobu Kato, the minister of health, labor, and welfare, Hossein Amirabdollahian had a meeting with Fumio Kishida on Monday in Tokyo.

Tokyo: Iran's foreign minister welcomed by Japanese PM Kishida

With heat records being shattered all over the world, Tokyo swelters as heatwave grips Japan.

Tokyo heat smashes 150-year trend, extreme weather bakes globe

Different parts of the world have been battered by extreme climatic conditions. While some regions are slapped with heavy rains and subsequent floods, other parts of the world are facing extreme heat.

Climate change: Heat-related deaths rise in Japan and South Korea

Top energy producers are increasingly looking at gas as a transition fuel to help the world meet its net-zero targets. But a recent industry conference has revealed an uncomfortable truth -- the energy industry's investment in gas infrastructure is falling short.

Tokyo meeting highlights need for more investments into gas

A 17-year-old Canadian has been brought for questioning by Japanese authorities after it was discovered he carved his name into an eighth-century UNESCO-listed temple in the historic city of Nara.

Teenager defaces 8th-century UNESCO-listed temple in Japan, brought in for questioning

Torrential rain in southwest Japan claimed the lives of at least two people, on Monday, with fears that the death toll could rise as several residents were asked to evacuate their houses.

'Heaviest rain ever' claims lives of at least two in southwestern Japan

An explosion was heard in a building in Shimbashi district of central Tokyo on Monday (July 3). Media footage showed flames and smoke emerging from a second-floor business.

Explosion in downtown Tokyo building, gas leak suspected to be the cause

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