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Yakuza member arrested over '13 murder of gyoza chain boss

The Kyoto prefectural police on Friday arrested Yukio Tanaka, a member of the Kudo-kai crime syndicate who is currently in prison, on suspicion of fatally shooting the 72-year-old president of a gyoza restaurant chain in 2013.

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Japan’s oldest toilet damaged by man employed to preserve Japanese culture

The original wooden doo was “ruined” after the driver, a man from the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, backed his car into it

Evening Standard

Relief tinged with unease as Japan reopens after two ‘really tough’ years

In Kyoto, local shop owners are ready to welcome back tourists but there is a way to go before a return to pre-Covid days

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New on DVD: Get aboard 'Bullet Train' for action-packed ride

A killer trip from Tokyo to Kyoto tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 18.

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Gates of light

People admire the Senbon Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto. About 200 lights in bamboo holders were placed along the approximately 150-meter path, which starts behind the shrine's main building. These are the first full-scale nighttime illuminations at Fushimi Inari Taisha since 2011, when it commemorated the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Typhoon Nanmadol lashes Japan with heavy rain; one killed

Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon to hit Japan this season, is now heading towards Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.

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Political Pulse / Teleworkers in Japan miss interpersonal satisfactions of office life

At 79, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is still on stage, belting out the legendary British rock band's hit song "(I can't get no) Satisfaction." He could be expressing the plight of members of Japanese corporate society, who may not be satisfied with telework amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof.…

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English stickers on police cars to let tourists know who to call

Police patrol cars in Kyoto Prefecture will be getting English stickers that indicate what number to call in an emergency.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kyoto Gozan Okuribi returns without curbs

KYOTO -- The Kyoto Gozan Okuribi fire event was held Tuesday night in its pre-pandemic form for the first time in three years on mountains in Kyoto City.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Movie review: 'Bullet Train' proves to be half-cocked ride

All aboard the “Bullet Train”! The express from Tokyo to Kyoto has everything, but mostly it has a lot of highly trained assassins with conflicting goals, including a befuddled Brad Pitt as a snatch-n-grab guy dubbed Ladybug, a pair of British bros named Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry) and Tangerine (Aaron…

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Nintendo Switch Sales Slump on Chip Shortage

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd sold 23% fewer Switch consoles in the April-June quarter than a year earlier following chip shortages, it said on Wednesday. The Kyoto-based gaming company said it expected procurement to improve "from late summer towards autumn" and maintained its forecast to sell 21 million units in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Still no date set for arson suspect's first hearing

A lay judge trial for Shinji Aoba, indicted for murder and four other charges over the 2019 arson attack at the Kyoto Animation Co. studio, remains uncertain, as no date has been set for a pre-trial hearing to narrow down the issues to be contested.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

KyoAni survivors' experiences inform fire evacuation guidelines

Evacuation guidelines created using lessons learned from the deadly 2019 arson attack on the Kyoto Animation Co. studio have been used in firefighting drills nationwide.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘Utoro is my identity’: can a museum heal the scars of Korean migrants in Japan?

The new museum aims to reconcile a neighbourhood near Kyoto wracked by racism and inflamed by the legacy of war

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Once overcrowded Kyoto now longs for foreign tourists in Japan

Once weary of hordes of foreign tourists crowding its narrow streets and ignoring etiquette, many in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto are longing for their return — missing the revenue they brought before the country largely shut its doors to overseas visitors two years ago due to the pandemic.

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How Japanese avant-garde ceramicists have tested the limits of clay

Review: Pure Form, Art Gallery of South Australia.

The Independent UK

Roketsu: A special little piece of Kyoto in Marylebone

If, like Hannah Twiggs, you’re after an authentic taste of Japan without the air miles, London’s first kaiseki restaurant Roketsu is probably as close as you can get to the real thing

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Defunct railways being transformed into elevated walking trails

Projects are seen in many parts of the nation to convert disused elevated railways and roads into walking trails, modeled after the High Line in New York, a tourist spot made from a defunct rail line.

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The Independent UK

The best Japanese destination swaps

After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these intriguing alternatives

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia’s PIF Acquires Stakes in Nintendo

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken a 5.01% stake in Nintendo Co, as the sovereign wealth fund increases its exposure to the Japanese video gaming industry. The investment in the Kyoto-based group company was made for investment purposes, according to a filing to Japan’s Finance Ministry, making the…

Bangkok Post

Terracotta Warriors make a return to Japan

Those visiting Japan on business can visit the Kyoto National Museum of Japan to see the touring exhibition "Terracotta Warriors And Ancient China – Legacy Of Qin And Han Civilizations", which runs until May 22.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

More water stations set up to reduce plastic waste

KAMEOKA, Kyoto -- A municipality in Kyoto Prefecture is working to reduce plastic waste -- particularly single-use plastics -- by setting up more locations around the city where people can fill their reusable bottles with water for free.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nintendo Shares Slump 6% on ‘Legend of Zelda’ Delay

Nintendo Co shares slumped 6% in Tokyo trading after the Kyoto-based gaming firm said it was pushing back the release of the hotly awaited sequel to "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" to spring 2023 from this year's planned debut. The fall comes after Nintendo's shares had gained 25%…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Look but don't eat: Real candies make cute accessories

Colorful striped candy balls known as temari-ame and slices of candy with the same image on them, such as a windmill or a beckoning cat, called kintaro-ame -- these traditional Japanese candies are real but they can't be eaten. Instead, they are coated with transparent resin and sold as accessories.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

COVID-19 measures to be extended in 6 prefs

The government plans to extend quasi-emergency priority measures in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Hyogo, Kanagawa and Kyoto prefectures for about another two weeks, according to sources.

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