Centuries-Old Miyazu Tradition Lights Up Obon Sea

Japan Travel News - August 16, 2026 - 18:01
The Miyazu Lantern Floating and Fireworks Festival, a traditional summer event said to have a history of more than 400 years, illuminated the waterfront in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, as lanterns carrying prayers drifted across the sea and fireworks lit the night sky. (News On Japan)
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Chinese Investment Reshapes Osaka's Nishinari Neighborhood

Japan Society News - August 16, 2026 - 17:55
Osaka's Nishinari Ward, long known as a working-class neighborhood that accepted people from diverse backgrounds, is being rapidly reshaped by Chinese-led property development and a surge in special-zone private lodgings, bringing new business and tourism while displacing some longtime elderly residents. (News On Japan)
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Kumamoto Earthquake Business Damage Tops 117.6 Billion Yen

Japan Business News - August 16, 2026 - 06:41
Commercial and industrial damage from the Kumamoto earthquake has already reached 117.6 billion yen, while continuing water outages are preventing many businesses from reopening. (News On Japan)
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Chiba Flood Death Toll Rises to 10 Three Days After Record Rain

Japan Society News - August 16, 2026 - 05:45
The death toll from record-breaking torrential rain in Chiba Prefecture has risen to 10, with 29 people injured, more than 1,500 homes damaged and one person still missing three days after the disaster. (News On Japan)
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Donguri Village in Saga to Close as Visitor Numbers Sag

Japan Travel News - August 15, 2026 - 20:38
Donguri Village, an interactive tourist attraction in Saga city that has welcomed visitors for nearly four decades, is expected to close as early as autumn 2027 because of aging facilities and a decline in visitor numbers. (News On Japan)
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School Lunch Suspension and Rising Costs Hit Okinawa Dairy Farm

Japan Business News - August 15, 2026 - 20:33
An Okinawa dairy farming family is working to protect local milk production as soaring feed and utility costs, extreme summer heat and reduced demand during the school vacation place growing pressure on an industry that has seen the number of farms fall sharply over the past four decades. (News On Japan)
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Fire Engulfs Warehouse at Fishing Port in Hokkaido

Japan Society News - August 15, 2026 - 20:30
A fire that broke out in grassland at a fishing port in Tomamae, northern Hokkaido, spread to an adjacent warehouse and workshop on August 15, burning for about six hours before being brought under control. (News On Japan)
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Japan's Top University Pushed Into the Red

Japan Education News - August 15, 2026 - 16:55
The University of Tokyo is expected to post a 4.4 billion yen deficit for fiscal 2026, marking its first two consecutive years in the red since becoming a national university corporation in 2004, as inflation, rising personnel costs and long-standing structural constraints place growing pressure on its finances. (News On Japan)
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Defense Minister Koizumi Among Four Ministers to Visit Yasukuni Shrine

Japan Politics News - August 15, 2026 - 16:50
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and three other Cabinet ministers visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, the anniversary of the end of World War II, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi refrained from going in person and instead offered prayers from the Nippon Budokan. (News On Japan)
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Japan's Top High School Gamers Battle for National Esports Crown

Japan Sports News - August 14, 2026 - 22:43
STAGE:0, one of Japan's largest esports tournaments for high school students, has opened in Osaka, bringing together more than 2,000 teams from across the country to compete for the title of national champion. (News On Japan)
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Osaka's Gurishita Continues to Attract Troubled Youth

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 19:08
Young people continue to gather at "Gurishita" in Osaka's Minami entertainment district despite persistent risks of drug abuse, prostitution and violent crime, while a nearby support center is operating around the clock during the summer vacation period to help those with nowhere else to turn. (News On Japan)
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Illegal Racers Turn Hanna Road Into High-Speed Track

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 19:01
Osaka police have arrested or referred 38 men and women in their 20s to 40s over suspected dangerous group driving and other offenses on Hanna Road, a mountain route linking Daito in Osaka Prefecture with Nara, as illegal street racing continues to disturb residents despite years of enforcement. (News On Japan)
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Nikkei Extends Rally as TOPIX Hits Fresh High

Japan Business News - August 14, 2026 - 18:58
Tokyo stocks rose on August 14, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 68,714, up 0.59%, as investors continued buying semiconductor, artificial intelligence and earnings-backed shares, while the broader TOPIX gained 0.51% to 4,197 and reached another record high. (News On Japan)
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39-Year-Old Father Drowns While Attempting to Save Two Children

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 18:55
A 39-year-old father was taken to a hospital in cardiac arrest on August 15 after entering the sea to rescue his two young sons who appeared to be in difficulty off the coast of Toyoura, Hokkaido. (News On Japan)
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Akita Promotion Official Suspended After Online Interview From Love Hotel

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 18:45
An Akita prefectural official has been suspended for six months and demoted two ranks after an investigation found he had joined an online media interview from a love hotel while with a woman who was not his wife, despite initially claiming he was at home because he was unwell. (News On Japan)
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Tourist Sparks Outcry After Climbing 800-Year-Old Tree

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:40
A woman believed to be a foreign visitor has drawn criticism after posting images on social media showing herself climbing and posing on an ancient camphor tree more than 800 years old at Onamuchi Shrine in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where climbing the protected tree is prohibited. (News On Japan)
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Summer Bears Appear Near Nikko

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:36
Bear sightings are increasing across Japan as the animals become more active during their summer breeding season, with encounters reported near major tourist destinations, campsites and fishing areas, including an attack that left a man injured in Gunma Prefecture. (News On Japan)
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Kansai Airport Sees Peak Arrivals

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:34
The return rush at Kansai International Airport peaked on August 14 as travelers who spent the Obon holiday overseas arrived back in Japan, with 39,300 international passengers expected to land at the airport during the day. (News On Japan)
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Footage Shows Fault Tearing Up Rice Paddy in Kumamoto

Japan Technology News - August 14, 2026 - 18:28
Security camera footage captured the moment part of the Hinagu Fault Zone broke through the ground during the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, as strong shaking lifted the surface of a rice field and moved a nearby light truck violently. (News On Japan)
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British Girl, 12, Missing During Family Trip to Japan

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 18:14
A 12-year-old British girl visiting Japan on a family trip has been reported missing after surveillance footage showed her leaving a private lodging facility alone in Tokyo's Ota Ward on the morning of August 13. (News On Japan)
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