Stories from Japan

Japanese system integrator Kobo has launched new personal computers featuring the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card.

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum will begin operating a free shuttle bus service starting May 2 to manage congestion during peak periods.

Shiga Bank has announced the 'Shiga Try Link Loan,' Japan's first domestic ESG finance initiative.

A five-vehicle collision occurred near the Shirao Interchange on the Noto Satoyama Kaido.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) expressed intent to include the Self-Defense Forces in Japan's peace constitution by next year. During a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) convention, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared that the time is ripe for Japan to revise its constitution and set a goal to achieve certain progress on revision proposals by the spring of 2027. The party's new vision, released for its 70th anniversary, said the priority and urgency of revision. Scholars note that Article 9 of Japan's post-war constitution is being eroded, and the self-defense policy is being substantially dismantled. Public gatherings opposing the government's revisionist and militarization moves are occurring in multiple locations across Japan.

Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture plans to establish a 'baby hatch' by March 2027. The facility will allow parents unable to care for infants to leave them safely.

Japanese visitors at a site expressed concern that the government is deliberately downplaying its history of aggression. Visitors noted that younger generations lack a complete and truthful historical perspective.

The 'Scale of Life' exhibition from the Expo is being relocated to the Heijo Palace Site in Nara.

The Japan Innovation Party, a member of the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party, held an internal security investigation meeting on April 28.

Japan has issued a diplomatic note to China amid a new crisis between the two nations.