Ayaka Kibi News Today

The My Number system may be one of the biggest white elephants the government has ever put together, a Board of Audit study showed on May 15.

Hiroki Kaniya’s fishing boat was washed away by the quake-triggered tsunami on Jan. 1, and the first floor of his house remains a mess.

A tale of a missed opportunity involves an unnamed man in his 30s who was a researcher with a promising future at the prestigious Riken research institute.

TOYONAKA, Osaka Prefecture--One in 20 people infected with the novel coronavirus experienced affect-effects even one month after they first developed symptoms, a city government survey here showed on Dec. 14.

OKAYAMA—A U.S. fossil entrusted to a university museum here was from a Corythosaurus dinosaur, the first such specimen discovered outside of Canada, researchers said.

KYOTO--A maternity hospital here opened a dedicated ward for expectant mothers who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

AOMORI--One of the three great festivals of the northeastern Tohoku region is expected to proceed this year, though scaled back.

Salmon farming has spread so rapidly in Aomori and Iwate prefectures that the fierce competition between brands is at times likened to the “regional wars” in the feudal era.

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base jettisoned two fuel tanks after the pilot experienced engine trouble and made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan, the Defense Ministry and local authorities said.