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25.03.2025 9:38
Curling: Japanese women facing uphill battle in Olympic qualification Japan, a winner of silver and bronze medals in women's curling at the past two Winter Olympics, will take one last shot at an Olympic berth at December's final qualifying tournament. One Japanese team will go to the final qualifying event in Canada after Sapporo-based Fortius was unable to secure the berth for the country, finishing ninth at the recently concluded 13-team world championship in South Korea. Read full story here

25.03.2025 9:44
Man acquitted of 1966 murders awarded record criminal compensation Iwao Hakamata, 89, who was acquitted in a retrial over the 1966 murder of a family of four in central Japan, has been awarded a record sum in criminal compensation from the Japanese government after spending over 47 years in prison following a death sentence, his legal team said Tuesday. The order to pay around 217 million yen ($1.44 million) was issued by the Shizuoka District Court on Monday, with the team saying the compensation was granted for his more than four decades of physical detention, from his arrest until his release. Read full story here

25.03.2025 11:36
Japan child abuse cases hit new record 225,000 in FY 2023 The number of child abuse reports Japan's child welfare centers responded to reached a record-high 225,509 in fiscal 2023, government data showed Tuesday, with psychological abuse making up more than half. The total rose 5.0 percent, or 10,666 cases, from fiscal 2022, marking the 33rd consecutive year of increases since records began, according to the revised figures compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Children and Families Agency. Read full story here

25.03.2025 11:46
Kyoto OKs hiking city lodging tax to up to 10,000 yen per night The Kyoto city assembly approved Tuesday sharply raising the lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations in the ancient Japanese capital, with a maximum rate of 10,000 yen ($66.40) for stays costing 100,000 yen or more per person per night. Until now, the highest tax rate was 1,000 yen for stays costing 50,000 yen or more. The city, heavily impacted by a surge of tourists in recent years, plans to charge the new rates to visiting guests from March 1 next year. Read full story here

25.03.2025 13:01
3 Japan airports to use unified gates for immigration, customs checks Three major Japanese airports will introduce new electronic stands from April to streamline immigration and customs checks, government agencies said Tuesday, simplifying the current process requiring passports to be shown multiple times. Japanese travelers returning to the country and foreign visitors will be eligible to use the technology, according to Japan Customs and the Immigration Services Agency. The gates are intended to improve convenience and shorten processing times. Read full story here

25.03.2025 14:32
Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered that the Unification Church, which has been criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, be dissolved, following a request from the central government. The order by the Tokyo District Court will deprive the controversial organization of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages, although it will still be allowed to operate in Japan. Read full story here