The impact of former President Donald Trump's tariff policy is spreading beyond the auto industry and now threatens local manufacturing sectors in Japan’s Tokai region, including long-established pottery makers in Gifu Prefecture. (News On Japan)

A woman in her 40s was hospitalized with food poisoning after eating fugu purchased from a supermarket in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. (News On Japan)

The Dodgers, winners of last year’s World Series, paid a courtesy visit to President Trump at the White House on April 7th, with Shohei Ohtani, 30, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 26, among the participating players. (News On Japan)

A bill to introduce a proactive cyber defense system, allowing preemptive measures against cyberattacks, was passed by the Lower House on April 8th with majority support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and others. (News On Japan)

The world-class action sports event X Games, featuring competitions in skateboarding and BMX, will be held in Osaka for the first time this June. Ahead of the tournament, participating athletes gathered at a press conference on April 8th at the same venue that will host the Kansai Expo. (News On Japan)

Nestled in the quiet Kyoto neighborhood of Iwakura, Green Heights has served for 70 years as more than just a student dormitory—it is a nurturing home where, even at 79, dorm mother Katsuko continues to care for students with unwavering devotion. (News On Japan)

A foreign social media influencer sparked outrage online after posting a video of himself hanging from a fully bloomed cherry tree and performing a pull-up, a stunt seen by many as a serious disregard for Japanese culture. (News On Japan)

Peter Navarro had described Musk's electric car company as a "car assembler" rather than manufacturer.

The Ukrainian president says the two soldiers were captured while fighting in the Donetsk region.

Efforts are now under way to recover the animals and bury them to prevent further spread.

Efforts are now under way to recover the animals and bury them to prevent further spread.

But Amnesty International also says only 15 countries carried out the death penalty, the lowest on record

But Amnesty International also says only 15 countries carried out the death penalty, the lowest on record

Cost of living issues dominated the debate and the political rivals were asked about Trump's tariffs.

Cost of living issues dominated the debate and the political rivals were asked about Trump's tariffs.

The government initially denied entry to the man, saying he was Congolese, not South Sudanese.

Rescue workers are searching for survivor beneath the rubble of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.

The sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump's tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.

The sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump's tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.

Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies and fuel from entering for five weeks - the longest period since the war began.