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Palace Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

The inscription recognizes 19 Asuka-period monuments as evidence of early state formation and raises Japan’s World Heritage total to 27.

Japan Records First Official 40°C 'Kokushobi' Days as Heat Warnings Rise

Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Zhejiang, Triggering Massive Evacuations

Mindanao Quake Uplifts Coast, Kills Dozens and Exposes Coral Reefs

Asuka‑Fujiwara Recommended for World Heritage as Japan Sees Political, Economic and Security Moves

Black Bear Rampage in Fukushima Injures Four and Remains at Large

Eight Crested Ibises Released on Honshu for First Time in 56 Years

U.S. to Redeploy Typhon and HIMARS to Kanoya for Joint Exercises

Eternal Flame Rescued as Fire Destroys Reikado Hall on Miyajima

Higashiyama Zoo Confirms Death of Snow Leopard Rian at 15

United Adds San Francisco–Sapporo Nonstop and Daily Chicago–Narita Service

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

Sakhalin Oil Tanker Set to Reach Japan as Tokyo Seeks Supply Relief

Kyoto’s Aoi Matsuri Saiodai Completes Purification at Shimogamo Shrine

Japan to Receive Sakhalin-2 Crude as Hormuz Disruption Forces Supply Shift

Hammer Attack in Tokyo Injures Five, Suspect at Large

THE Asia University Rankings 2026: China Stays On Top as India Leads in Volume

Japan Intercepts New Variant of Chinese Y-9 Patrol Plane Over East China Sea

Mongol Warship From 1281 Invasion Discovered Off Japan With Rare Finds

JMA Declares Start of Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Season