2026-09-15 1f75912e792bfbf6aaa29dc169c11d69136beccd 16 Aging of Japan 1 /wiki/aging%20of%20japan Japan 2 /wiki/japan aged 100 or older 37 /wiki/centenarian health ministry 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20health,%20labour%20and%20welfare Aging of Japan Japan aged 100 or older health ministry Aging of Japan 2026-07-17 43ff8dd412776d4bd33c4acfab8ecb209de3db64 50 Japan 1 /feed/2026/07/17/japan-enacts-a-law-criminalizing-public-damage-removal-or-defacement-of-the-national-flag-punishable-by-up-to-two-year Japan enacts a law criminalizing public damage, removal or defacement of the national flag, punishable by up to two years in prison or a ¥200,000 (US$1,200) fine. 2026-07-6 29d393b352f22dae508a06ecbdc3f26dcb852e2b 7 Japan 1 /feed/2026/07/6/according-to-shipping-data-from-lseg-around-10-japan-linked-ships-mostly-managed-by-mitsui-osk-lines-are-reported According to shipping data from LSEG, around 10 Japan-linked ships, mostly managed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, are reported to have transited through the Strait of Hormuz using the route proposed by Iran. Data also show that a supertanker carrying Saudi crude oil headed for South Korea left over the weekend. 2026-06-22 6c639d7703a9d150883903b86a55285a7a00d2e0 30 Japan 1 /feed/2026/06/22/the-supreme-court-of-japan-upholds-the-tokyo-high-court-s-order-to-dissolve-the-unification-church The Supreme Court of Japan upholds the Tokyo High Court's order to dissolve the Unification Church. 2026-05-20 c69570beb96940f4e1fa29860f23ce9bbef46304 /feed/2026/05/20/the-1200-year-old-reihi-hall-in-daisho-in-temple-in-itsukushima-hiroshima-prefecture-japan-is-completely-burned-down The 1,200-year-old Reihi Hall in Daishō-in Temple in Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan is completely burned down. 1779284213 2026-05-20 1c6a3ffe707dc1bd3268be655e4e8803a5ca7640 15 Japan 1 /feed/2026/05/20/the-1200-year-old-reikado-hall-in-the-daisho-in-temple-complex-in-itsukushima-hiroshima-prefecture-japan-burns-down The 1,200-year-old Reikado Hall in the Daishō-in temple complex in Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, burns down completely. 2026-05-2 c39d868347897f5224be1eab60c847b569bad17e 18 Japan 1 /feed/2026/05/2/wildfires-in-otsuchi-iwate-prefecture-japan-are-brought-under-control-after-burning-about-1600-hectares-for-11-days Wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, are brought under control after burning about 1,600 hectares for 11 days, marking one of the country's largest fires in decades. 2026-04-3 87c2bc0c86c320303a6510434425d045bde7618b /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-cro Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the outbreak of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. 1775286483 2026-04-3 e0ab1924434ba08569135acf953725154ffbc4ad 7 Japan 1 /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-crosses-t Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. 2026-03-27 eb16edd6bedc9c245bccbdb9f3b7f17913955725 25 Japan 1 /feed/2026/03/27/in-her-last-performance-before-retiring-japan-s-kaori-sakamoto-wins-the-gold-medal-in-the-women-s-singles-event-of-the In her last performance before retiring, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto wins the gold medal in the women's singles event of the 2026 Figure Skating Championships. 2026-01-15 9c0dcc7cc770c27718a4e2c8f2d9746876e99606 10 Japan 1 /feed/2026/01/15/japan-and-the-philippines-sign-a-defense-pact-to-mutually-allow-tax-free-provision-of-ammunition-fuel-food-and-other Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact to mutually allow tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food, and other forms of aid. 2025-11-5 c7928fdf57541a6efb44f052c4b2dce0b9d89a81 9 Japan 1 /feed/2025/11/5/japanese-born-tomio-okamura-of-the-freedom-and-direct-democracy-party-is-elected-president-of-the-chamber-of-deputies-of Japanese-born Tomio Okamura of the Freedom and Direct Democracy party is elected president of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, marking the first major appointment under prime minister-designate Andrej Babiš's new coalition government. 2025-10-9 0aa4e7596d89e343b43c48cdfd9d8116d964fd26 16 Japan 1 /feed/2025/10/9/one-person-is-killed-in-oiso-kanagawa-prefecture-japan-and-hundreds-of-people-are-evacuated-as-typhoon-halong-makes-l One person is killed in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and hundreds of people are evacuated as Typhoon Halong makes landfall in the Izu Islands. /feed/2026/09/15/japan-s-health-ministry-reports-107677-people-aged-100-or-older-exceeding-100000-for-the-first-time-since-records-beg AFP via ''The Manila Times 15 51f583d24bf003b4f99a3751fc0b6f25b7d5d330 9 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/16/world/asia-oceania/japan-centenarians-top-100000-for-the-first-time/2426159 2026 CNN 15 357e67b034ca2b2bb45e1fe77c5682b5f1b0e963 9 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/15/asia/japan-centenarians-population-intl-hnk 2026 Japan's health ministry reports 107,677 people aged 100 or older, exceeding 100,000 for the first time since records began in 1963.