Asia Japan Japan and Russia have reached an agreement on Tokyo's fishing quota to catch salmon and trout born in Russian rivers, Japan's fisheries agency said, despite worsening ties over the crisis in Ukraine
Asia Japan A symbol of Japanese architecture, the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo will be demolished this month; the 1972 work by Kisho Kurokawa, counts 140 blocks thought as city-homes for workers and is the first example of metabolism architecture movement
Asia Japan More than 4.000 people have applied to become astronauts for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which for the first time has dropped the requirement that applicants have a university education
Asia Japan Nearly 200 Tokyo public schools are dropping controversial dress code on hair colour and underwear, after decades that the dress code was in place in the public school system
Asia Japan For the first time a court has awarded compensation to people forcibly sterilised under a eugenics law abolished in 1996
Asia Japan In his series "Flesh Love", Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi - who calls himself Photographer Hal - has wrapped couples, families and even entire houses in plastic to explore human intimacy
Asia Japan Rising temperatures, heavy rainfall, flooding and demographics are eroding a centuries-old culture surrounding wasabi cultivation, making its rhizomes - already considered the hardest plant to grow in the world - more susceptible to mildew
Asia Japan Japanese auto industry giant Toyota, the world's best-selling automaker, has seen its profits fall 21% for the final three months of 2021 as global chip shortages hit production
Asia Japan Many professors are calling for the lifting of the border blockade on foreign students, which has been in place for almost two years; the government has declared that it will welcome 87 of the 150.000 students in February
Asia Japan For the first time, oil subsidy program will be implemented to curb fuel prices this week; the nation's average gasoline price was 170,2 yen/liter, reaching highest level in over 13 years and topping the threshold required to launch the subsidy scheme
Asia Japan The new age limit to be admitted - accompanied by parent or guardian - at hot springs and sento (public baths) in the areas reserved for the opposite sex, is now six; until 2021, children up to 9, regardless of gender, could go with either parents
Asia Japan A record number of 52 Japanese tech startups is showcasing at CES 2022, the world's most influential tech event, opening today in Las Vegas, USA
Asia Japan Fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa and his producer Yozo Hirano have returned to Earth after spending 12 days on the International Space Station