Japan's top court rules against sterilization requirement for gender change

Japan's top court rules against sterilization requirement for gender change

Japan's Supreme Court rules that the current law requiring sterilization to legally change one's gender is unconstitutio...

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Tokyo workers can now commute by boat

Tokyo workers can now commute by boat

Workers in Tokyo can now commute by boat.

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch Kabuki

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch Kabuki

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch one of the last Kabuki performances at Japan's National Theatre.

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Emperor and Princess Aiko watch traditional Japanese music performance

Emperor and Princess Aiko watch traditional Japanese music performance

Emperor Naruhito and Princess Aiko watch a traditional Japanese music performance at the Imperial Palace.

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Princess Kako hopes for realization of gender equality

Princess Kako hopes for realization of gender equality

Princess Kako says she hopes for the realization of gender equality at a girl scout event in Tokyo.

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Media get preview of Japan Mobility Show

Media get preview of Japan Mobility Show

Media organizations get a preview of the Japan Mobility Show that has been renamed from the Tokyo Motor Show and is bein...

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Muji Ginza store 'opens' on metaverse e-commerce site

Muji Ginza store 'opens' on metaverse e-commerce site

Retailer Ryohin Keikaku's Muji Ginza store in Tokyo "opens" on a metaverse e-commerce site operated by telecommunication...

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Float fight festival in western Japan

Float fight festival in western Japan

A traditional float fighting festival takes place in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Komeito leader says house dissolution by year end still possible

Komeito leader says house dissolution by year end still possible

Komeito Party Chief Representative Yamaguchi Natsuo says that it is still possible that the House of Representatives wil...

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Fair Trade Commission investigates Google over Antimonopoly violations

Fair Trade Commission investigates Google over Antimonopoly violations

The Japan Fair Trade Commission announces that it has opened an investigation into Google LLC over the suspected violati...

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