Hoshino Resorts Sounds Alarm on Agoda Booking Issues: A Growing Concern for Travelers The online accommodation booking platform Agoda has long been plagued by reports of various troubles across the internet. In an unprecedented move, Yoshiharu Hoshino, the representative of Hoshino Resorts, has taken to social media to voice a …

Ado Sells Out Paris Concert with 20,000 Fans, a First for a Japanese Artist – 25 Shows in 24 Cities Worldwide Sold Out Ado, the 22-year-old Japanese singer who burst onto the scene with her 2020 major debut hit “Usseewa,” is marking her 5th anniversary in 2025 with her second …

Osaka-Kansai Expo Breaks Records: 10 Million Visitors in 78 Days! The Osaka-Kansai Expo has achieved an incredible milestone, surpassing 10 million visitors in just 78 days since its opening. This remarkable feat was celebrated with a special ceremony at the venue on June 29th, underscoring the expo’s massive popularity among …

Foreign Group Shoplifting on the Rise: Uniqlo Takes a Bold Stand with Full Compensation Claims Vietnamese Nationals Dominate Shoplifting Arrests Shoplifting by foreign groups has surged across Japan, prompting Fast Retailing—the parent company of the Uniqlo clothing chain—to announce a tough new policy this month. The company will now pursue …

Young Women Are Rapidly Leaving Rural Japan: 17 Prefectures See Over 3% Annual Decline as They Flock to Cities for Compelling Reasons In places like Kochi Prefecture, the number of young women plummeted by an astonishing 4.5% in just one year. The exodus of women from rural areas to urban …

Electricity Prices Drop Across Japan: Government Subsidies Bring Relief Good news for Japanese households: electricity prices are set to decrease across the country in July. All ten major power companies announced on June 27, 2025, that charges for July usage (reflected in August bills) will drop by 520 to 691 …

Tohoku Shinkansen Collides with Bear, Service Temporarily Suspended… Entry Path Unknown for Full-Standard Train on Elevated Tracks On June 28 at around 4:02 PM JST, a rare incident occurred when the JR Tohoku Shinkansen, specifically the Hayabusa 25 (bound for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto) and Komachi 25 (bound for Akita) trains departing from …

Don Quijote’s 152 Yen (Around 1 Dollar) Beer: The Surprising Story Behind Its Plain Design Walk into any Japanese supermarket or convenience store, and you’ll see beer cans screaming for attention—gold, silver, black, white, red, green, you name it. Some feature cute animals, others bold logos or quirky dancing characters. …

（The Ryukyu Shimpo Co., Ltd） Okinawa Farmers Discard 10,000 Cabbages as Prices Crash: “The More We Ship, the More We Lose” In Ginoza Village, Okinawa, farmers are facing a tough reality: discarding 10,000 cabbages due to plummeting prices. “The more we ship, the more we lose,” one farmer laments, summing …

A swarm of earthquakes has been shaking the waters near the Tokara Islands, with over 500 tremors recorded in just eight days. As of today, June 28, 2025, the region has experienced 13 more earthquakes, and the activity shows no signs of stopping. Since June 21, this relentless seismic event …