The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low of 758,631, marking a 5.1% decline from 2022. This decline is the lowest number of births recorded since Japan began compiling statistics in 1899. Marriages also saw a decrease by 5.9% to 489,281 couples, dropping below…
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News Japanese crime boss charged by US prosecutors in conspiracy to traffic nuclear material to Iran
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News Japanese Crime Boss Trafficked Nuclear Material From Myanmar, U.S. Says
A man identified by federal prosecutors as a leader of Japan’s Yakuza organized crime syndicate was charged on Wednesday with trafficking uranium and plutonium from Myanmar with the expectation that Iran would use the material to make nuclear weapons. The man, Takeshi Ebisawa, is accused of conspiring with associates to sell the weapons-grade material and…
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News Japanese embassy confirms Taylor Swift can ‘comfortably’ make Super Bowl after scheduled Tokyo performances
International pop sensation Taylor Swift has become a staple at Kansas City Chiefs game this season. Her appearances in luxury suites carried over to the playoffs, with Swift cheering on Travis Kelce and the Chiefs in all three of their postseason games so far. Swift has three shows scheduled in Japan next week as part…
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News Former Tokyo Olympic official denies bribery charges in Japanese court
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, appeared in court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of accepting bribes related to the Tokyo Games. Takahashi allegedly accepted approximately $1.4 million in exchange for Olympic contracts for the 2021 Tokyo Games. Takahashi’s defense claimed the money he received was legitimate consulting income…
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News UK lawmakers scrutinize post office, Japanese company over wrongful convictions
UK lawmakers are investigating the wrongful convictions of over 900 post office branch managers for theft or fraud. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged unprecedented legislation to reverse the convictions. A public inquiry is underway, and police are investigating potential charges related to the flawed investigation and prosecution. Lawmakers trying to get to the bottom…
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News Victims of sexual abuse by Japanese entertainment mogul demand compensation
Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment mogul are accusing the company behind the scandal, previously known as Johnny’s, of not being sincere in dealing with the victims. Shimon Ishimaru, who represents the victims’ group, said many have not yet received compensation. The group…
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News Massachusetts suspect shoots victim dead in Japanese hibachi restaurant: video
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News Japanese residents cautioned after thousands of dead sardines wash ashore beach
Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a 0.6 mile long. Local…
0 2 0December 8, 2023