A community movement to encourage Japanese people to use “yasashii nihongo,” or easy-to-understand simple Japanese, for non-native speakers is gaining traction in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, where people from about 60 countries reside.
Police in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested the former manager of a mahjong parlor on suspicion of killing a 59-year-old employee last June. According to police, Soichiro Tsubo, 34, a part-time worker, has been charged with the murder of Kazuhiko Kitada, 59, whose body was found wrapped in a blanket…
Neighborhoods in Saitama and Chiba prefectures have risen in popularity as preferred places to live in among residents of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a survey showed.
Despite the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, many people have started returning home for the year-end and New Year s holidays, although the mood among travelers remains cautious.