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Shibuya begins handing out ¥2,000 fines for littering

Patrol officers will now monitor the ward and collect the fine on the spot from anyone caught throwing away trash improperly, with cashless payments accepted.

Collateral Accepted by the Bank of Japan (End of May)

Tokyo gov't taking applications for 'affordable' housing as high rents bite

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government began accepting applications on May 29 for residents to move into "affordable" housing units in the city of

Cepeda, ally of Colombia's president, questions vote result after falling behind pro-Trump candidate

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- IvAn Cepeda, an ally of Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro, refused to immediately accept the result of the first ro

Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strike

The agreement avoids what could have been a damaging strike for Samsung and the tech industry amid shortages in the memory chip sector.

Naumann’s elephant may have gone extinct in Japan 10,000 years earlier than thought

Up until now, the widely accepted theory was that the elephant disappeared from the Japanese archipelago about 24,000 years ago.

Hiroshima atomic bomb museum to be reservation-only from Aug. 8 to 16

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world's first atomic bombing in August 1945, will start accepting online reservations as early as this month.

Teachers struggle to support children who refuse to attend school

One school principal in Miyagi Prefecture says more teachers are struggling to be accepted by the families of children who won't go to school.

Collateral Accepted by the Bank of Japan (End of Apr.)