Politics

Moriyasu to Be Offered One-Year Extension as Japan National Team Coach, JFA Moves Forward JFA to offer coach Moriyasu a one-year extension after the 2026 World Cup, seeking performance-based continuity …

Speaker Mori Presses for Prime Minister Takaichi’s Diet Attendance, Calls to End Parliamentary Deadlock Speaker Eisuke Mori on July 1 urged swift Diet normalization and pressed for Prime Minister Takaichi …

Imperial Household Law amendment: Parliamentary leaders table supplementary resolution emphasizing 30-year reviews Lawmakers tabled a supplementary resolution for the Imperial Household Law amendment this week, requiring 30-year reviews to consider …

Mobile PASMO Charging Disrupted Nationwide on July 1; Service Largely Restored After 2.5 Hours Mobile PASMO app charging failed across Japan on July 1, 2026; operators restored service after roughly …

Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 Restored as U.S. Lifts Export Controls U.S. Commerce Department lifts export controls on Claude Fable 5, allowing Anthropic to restore access from July 1; global availability …

Tomi family killings: Father arrested after mother and daughter found dead in Nagano home Two bodies found in Tomi, Nagano; 46-year-old father detained on suspicion of attempting to kill teenage …

Moriyasu’s eight-year run ends as Japan eliminated from World Cup after Brazil defeat Moriyasu’s eight-year tenure ends after Japan’s World Cup exit in Houston; veteran support aimed to boost unity …

Vermeer exhibition ticket sales moved to lottery after presale system failure Osaka museum shifts Vermeer exhibition ticket sales to a Ticket Pia lottery for all dates after presale access problems; …

Kuni Tomohiro Says He Would Advise Descendants to Decline Return to Imperial Household Tomohiro Kuni, 81, grandson of the Kuni-no-miya line, says he would tell descendants to refuse adoption into …