Olympics: Japanese ski jumper Nikaido wins men's normal hill bronze
Japanese ski jumper Ren Nikaido won the men's normal hill bronze Monday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games as Germany's Philipp Raimund was crowned the new Olympic champion.
FEATURE: Tokyo travel agency offers hands-on evacuation shelter experience
In a shuttered school north of Tokyo, office workers assemble cardboard houses in minutes, part of a travel agency's effort to help people better prepare for life in evacuation shelters.
FEATURE: Sailor Moon's magic endures as new theater set to open in Tokyo
More than 30 years after Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon first sparked a global phenomenon and established the fighting magical girl genre, the franchise continues to evolve with the opening of a new permanent theater in Tokyo staging performances throughout the year. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo-, set to open in Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX in April, will carry on the legacy of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Moon Tokyo-, a theater restaurant which opened br
FEATURE: Friends' reunion results in 700 mil. yen lawsuit
It all began with a phone call out of the blue to a doctor running a cosmetic surgery clinic in Tokyo's swank Ginza district in the winter of 2014.
FEATURE: Japan startup expands "granny business" to put elderly women to work
A Japanese startup is expanding a "granny business" that turns seniors' lifetime skills into paid work through cafes, food stalls and community festivals, placing elderly women -- including those with dementia -- at the center of local economies.
FEATURE: Monster parents drive Japan teachers to breaking point
For some teachers in Japan, the most punishing part of the job does not happen in the classroom. It comes in the form of late-night phone calls, prolonged confrontations and relentless demands from so-called monster parents -- a growing problem that is pushing educators to the brink.
FEATURE: From movie star to forgotten director, Kinuyo Tanaka rediscovered in France
She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female filmmakers. Yet Kinuyo Tanaka's work as a director was largely forgotten in Japan -- and rediscovered decades later in France.
Japan election results in smallest main opposition party in postwar era
The Centrist Reform Alliance secured just 49 seats in Sunday's House of Representatives election, the lowest total for a main opposition party in Japan in the postwar era.
Honda's April-Dec. net profit drops 42% on U.S. tariff, stronger yen
Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday reported a 42.2 percent drop in net profit in the April-December period, as U.S. tariffs and a stronger yen coupled with weaker vehicle sales in key markets squeezed the bottom line.
Olympics: Japan's Murase wins women's big air gold at Milan Cortina Games
Japan's Kokomo Murase added Olympic gold to her medal collection on Monday in the women's snowboard big air final at the Milan Cortina Games.
Japan debt at record 1,342 tril. yen, puts Takaichi fiscal policy in focus
Japan's total debt rose to a record 1,342.17 trillion yen ($8.6 trillion) at the end of 2025, Finance Ministry data showed Tuesday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to expand spending cast doubt over the outlook for the country's fiscal health.
Ruling party's election victory gives mandate for policy shifts: Japan PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the ruling bloc's landslide victory in the House of Representatives election gives her government a public mandate for "important policy shifts."
Nikkei ends at record high for 2nd straight day after LDP's election win
The Nikkei stock index ended at a record high Tuesday for the second straight day, surging over 2 percent on hopes for expansionary fiscal policies after Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in Sunday's general election.
Kyodo News Digest: Feb. 10, 2026
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.