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How everyday cooking oil is helping Japan fight an aviation fuel crisis

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully ⁠pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her ⁠deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel. “It would take a tremendous amount to make an aircraft fly, so I hope we can collect more,” said Watanabe, whose penchant for cooking allows her to donate about 40 litres (10 gallons) a year. Her contribution is pooled at a nearby supermarket that is among roughly 300...

Japan parliament speakers draft consensus on Imperial Family law revision

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's lower and upper house speakers on Friday compiled a draft consensus on a law revision to maintain the number of Imperial Fami

Best friend’s haunting final messages sent to student missing in Japan went unanswered: ‘I saw him as a brother’

The best friend of the missing Auburn University student who mysteriously vanished during a family trip to Japan revealed their haunting last text exchange, shortly after the pair reunited in Tokyo.

Changing forms of love: AI 'husband' inspires Japanese woman to leave unhappy marriage

TOKYO -- "I realized that if I wanted to change my life, I had to do it myself. Meeting 'him' made me feel that way," said a Japanese woman with a shy

Majority of Tokyo Growth stocks below market cap cutoff as deadline nears

From fry to fly: Japan’s scramble for sustainable jet fuel starts at home

TOKYO, June 6 — Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook he...

At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey

Open from March, the brand's first outpost in Japan stays true to its sustainable roots.

Japan parties submit bill to revise referendum law, eyeing Constitution amendment

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling coalition and two opposition parties on Friday submitted a bill to revise the law on referendums for amending the Cons

Japan prosecutors office to conduct internal harassment probe after ex‑chief accused of rape

TOKYO, June 5 — The Japanese prosecutors office will launch an investigation into harassment within the organisati...

Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan

More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rain Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland Japan, prolonged and heavy rainfall led to landslide warnings and the flooding of rivers, with Japan issuing level 4 warnings for some rivers, signalling a risk of overflowing. This level is high enough for municipalities to issue evacuation orders. Three-hourly rainfall totals on Wednesday reached 105mm in Chiyoda, Tokyo, which was a record high for the month. Sustained wind speeds of 80mph (130kph) were recorded on Monday – making it a category 1 typhoon – bringing damage and disruption to businesses, transport, infrastructure and the environment. By Wednesday, 23 people had been injured, 17 of whom were in Okinawa. The typhoon damaged 57 homes and led to 60,000 homes losing electricity. In addition to this, 1.52 million people were advised to evacuate by authorities. The typhoon damaged the exterior wall of Himeji Castle, a Unesco world heritage site in western Japan. The maximum recorded wind speed at Himeji was 56mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The typhoon has now weakened into a tropical depression and has moved eastwards, away from the islands. Continue reading...

Japan parliament enacts 3 tril. yen extra budget to ease energy cost impact

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a 3.11 trillion yen ($19 billion) supplementary budget for this fiscal year to ease the imp

Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing ​her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel. Her contribution is pooled at a nearby supermarket that is among roughly 300 participants ​in a public-private project dubbed "Fry ‌to Fly", as the Iran war squeezes energy supply and raises costs for the resource-poor country.

Women account for record 41.9% of Japan central government employees

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Women accounted for a record 41.9 percent of central government employees hired on April 1, up 1.5 percentage points from the previou

Dodging traps, unlocking windows: Japan hunts ‘extremely intelligent’ bear after four injured in Fukushima

TOKYO, June 5 — An “extremely intelligent” bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at...

LDP panel urges limits on land-buying near Japan security sites by 'individuals of concern'

TOKYO -- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters on foreign-national policy on June 4 drafted a set of recommendations to be presented to t

Over 100 Iranians Rally Outside Embassy in Tokyo to Protest Crackdowns

Iranians based in Japan condemned the ongoing executions and repression of protesters, demanding freedom for those silenced at home. The post Over 100 Iranians Rally Outside Embassy in Tokyo to Protest Crackdowns first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Easy Japanese news in translation: Tokyo's Shibuya introduces 2,000 yen fine for littering

A system under which patrol officers immediately collect 2,000 yen from people who throw trash on the street began on June 1 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

Japan seeks to replace up to 5 nuclear reactors by 2040s, 14 by 2050s

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industry ministry on Friday proposed replacing two to five aging nuclear reactors by the 2040s, and a total of 11 to 14 by th

Man arrested over ¥15 million December burglary in western Tokyo

The man admitted to allegations of being involved in burglary in December, telling investigators he recruited the offenders and gave instructions.

Japan Plans to Replace Up to 14 Nuclear Reactors by 2050

Japan's government is making long-term plans for replacing up to a dozen nuclear reactors by 2050, to secure its electricity supply, with two to five of these to be rebuilt by the 2040s, the country's economy ministry said today. This is the latest step in a policy reversal for Tokyo, which, following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, closed all of its nuclear reactors and tried to switch to other forms of electricity generation. The Strait of Hormuz crisis, as well as LNG price volatility, has recently prompted a reconsideration of the nuclear-divorce…