62.6% OF UNMARRIED PEOPLE UNDER 30 IN JAPAN DON'T WANT CHILDREN: JAPAN SURVEY

62.6% OF UNMARRIED PEOPLE UNDER 30 IN JAPAN DON'T WANT CHILDREN: JAPAN SURVEY

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OSAKA

Over 60 percent of unmarried young people in Japan said they do not want children in 2025, up from 56.6 percent who said so in 2024, a survey showed despite the government's measures to reverse the record low birth rate.

The poll conducted by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co in December found that 62.6 percent of 400 men and women between 18 and 29 are reluctant to have children, citing concerns over finances and career development.

These respondents also said social media or online posts about pregnancy and childrearing also make them anxious about having children.

Some 64.7 percent of women are unwilling to have children, topping the rate for men, which stood at 60.7 percent in the latest survey, for the first time since 2020 when the survey started collecting answers by gender.

Those hoping for a childfree lifestyle have been on the rise since 2020 when the ratio was 44.0 percent. The figure exceeded 50 percent for the first time in 2023 to 55.2 percent.

A Rohto spokesperson said the results showed the need for society and the workplace to provide support for young people even before they have children, helping them gain appropriate knowledge about childbirth.

To raise the birth rate, the government plans to expand childcare allowances and benefits for those on parental leave, among other measures.

However, its efforts have yet to bear fruit. According to health ministry data, the number of children born in Japan in 2025 fell to 705,809, marking a record low for the tenth consecutive year.

In February, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October, vowed to strengthen measures to reverse the country's declining birthrate, calling the situation a "silent emergency" that undermines Japan's vitality.

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JAPAN'S MIDEAST EVACUATIONS OF CITIZENS ONE OF ITS LARGEST SUCH OPERATIONS - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN'S MIDEAST EVACUATIONS OF CITIZENS ONE OF ITS LARGEST SUCH OPERATIONS - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Japan's evacuations of its citizens and their family members from the war-hit Middle East has become one of the country's largest operations of its kind, exceeding the 2020 evacuation from China's Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak was first detected.

Since the United States and Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, a total of 836 people have returned to Japan on four government-chartered flights, compared with the 828 who evacuated Wuhan.

The number of evacuees has ballooned partly because many college students in Japan travel abroad around this time of year to celebrate graduation. The Japanese school year begins in April and ends in March.

So far, three of the four planes have been chartered from Ethiopian Airlines, carrying a total of 560 people.

According to Narita International Airport Corp, the state-owned flag carrier of Ethiopia began to operate flights to Narita, near Tokyo, in April 2015 and currently operates six round trips per week to the capital Addis Ababa via South Korea.

Ethiopian Airlines was chosen by the Japanese government as it operates regular flights to various parts of the Middle East and the African nation has relatively good relations with Iran and the United States, two of the countries involved in the conflict, sources familiar with the matter said.

The Japanese government also chartered an Emirates flight from Dubai, which arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Wednesday carrying 276 evacuees.

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EXPERTS CALL FOR DOUBLING HEIGHT LIMIT FOR BUILDINGS NEAR KYOTO STATION - KYOTO JAPAN

EXPERTS CALL FOR DOUBLING HEIGHT LIMIT FOR BUILDINGS NEAR KYOTO STATION - KYOTO JAPAN

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KYOTO

Kyoto should consider relaxing its existing 31-meter height limit on buildings near Kyoto Station to up to 60 meters to revitalize the gateway for visitors to the western Japanese city, according to an expert panel.

The envisioned relaxation would help spur rebuilding and create more space for offices and shops, even though it should be weighed against the need to protect the unique landscape dotted with temples and other distinctive features of Kyoto, the ancient Japanese capital.

Critics, however, oppose the idea, with the local bar association saying that loosening the regulations would "transform Kyoto's streetscape into a featureless city that could be anywhere."

The expert panel's draft paper said it is "appropriate" for the city to raise the height limit to 60 meters in the area north of Kyoto Station, on a par with the station building, and to 45 meters in other surrounding areas.

It said the areas lacks office space and places for people to interact, due to the height restriction becoming a bottleneck for developers.

The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry submitted a request to the city in April last year, calling for easing the cap to 60 meters.

"It is essential to develop an environment in which private-sector vitality can be fully demonstrated," it said at the time.

After a meeting of the expert panel, Tetsuharu Oba, a graduate school professor at Kyoto University, said relaxing the regulations would leave more options for future generations.

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JAPAN'S FREE DISASTER PHONE MESSAGE NUMBER IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN'S FREE DISASTER PHONE MESSAGE NUMBER IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

This week marks 15 years since the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal communities in northeastern Japan’s Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate Prefectures. Even a decade and a half later, the suddenness with which the tragedy occurred serves as a solemn reminder of the necessity of disaster preparedness, and while many people are conscious of the need to maintain a supply of things such as preserved food and water, something that often gets forgotten is the importance of knowing how to deal with communications infrastructure being disrupted or destroyed.

When everything is running smoothly, modern personal electronic devices make staying in touch with friends and family a snap. Just whip out your smartphone, open up your favorite messaging app, and add a new text message to the thread or tap on the other person’s icon to start a voice or video call. However, that system goes to pieces if power has been knocked out in a disaster-hit area and victims have no way to recharge a dead battery, or if their phone was lost or destroyed in a quake or flooding, or had to be abandoned during a hurried evacuation.

So as part of disaster preparation when traveling or living in Japan, there’s an important number to remember: 171. That’s the number you need to dial to access telecommunications provider NTT’s Disaster Message Call (“Saigai Dengon Dairu”) service. Essentially an audio message board, Disaster Message Call allows users to record and store audio messages of up to 30 seconds. When recording a message, the sender also gives the phone number of the person it’s intended for, and those calling in to the service can input their phone number to play back messages that have been left for them. The key thing is that playback doesn’t require the service to be called from the same number that the message was left for, meaning that as long as a person has access to a phone of any sort, they can receive the messages that have been left for them, even if they’ve lost their mobile phone or landline.

The 171 Disaster Message Call system is compatible with landlines, mobile, IP, and ISDN. It even works with payphones, which allow 171 calls to be placed for no charge at all. A total of 20 messages can be stored at one time, with newer messages then replacing the oldest.

Given the open access allowed to the messages, it’s probably wisest not to use Disaster Message Call to relay sensitive or private information. For those looking to confirm that loved ones are OK, though, it can provide immense peace of mind, as even when people in disaster-struck regions still have their smartphones, wireless networks can become temporarily overloaded. Audio messages recorded through the Disaster Message Call system are also linked to its web-based version, Disaster Message Board 171, which also allows for the posting of text messages designated for/accessed by entering the intended recipient’s phone number.

As you’ve probably realized, 171 isn’t the only number you’ll want to know as part of your disaster preparedness: you’ll also need to know the phone number of whoever you’re trying to contact. While this isn’t an issue for those outside the disaster-stricken area who still have their phone and its stored data, victims who’ve lost access to their device will need to have the numbers stored in their head. Considering how wide the average person’s social network has grown in today’s society, memorizing the phone numbers for your entire contacts list is probably out of the question for most people, but remembering the digits for your most critical personal connections will help you find each other should another disaster strike.

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JAPAN GOVERNMENT PLANNING HIGER TICKET PRICES FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS AT TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN GOVERNMENT PLANNING HIGER TICKET PRICES FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS AT TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Located in Tokyo’s Ueno Park, the Tokyo National Museum is considered by many to be the finest museum in Japan. Filled with centuries’ worth of historically significant artwork and artifacts, it’s a must-visit for anyone with an interest in Japan’s cultural legacy, but if you’re a foreign tourist, the Japanese government wants you to start paying more than locals do for a ticket.

The Tokyo National Museum is part of Japan’s National Museum Network, which receives funds from the national government. Multiple media organizations are now reporting that the Agency for Cultural Affairs, part of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, wants the museums to reduce their reliance on government funding, and instead cover a greater proportion of their operating expenses through self-generated revenue such as ticket and merchandise sales. Museums that fail to meet their targets will face restructuring, and possibly even closure.

The initiative affects the following 12 art, history, and science museums, three of which are located in Ueno Park.

● Tokyo National Museum (Ueno)

● Kyoto National Museum

● Nara National Museum

● Kyushu National Museum

● The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan

● National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

● National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

● National Film Archive of Japan

● National Museum of Western Art (Ueno)

● National Museum of Art, Osaka

● The National Art Center, Tokyo

● National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno)

The Agency for Cultural Affairs wants the museums to be generating revenue equal to 65 percent of their operating costs by 2030, which is roughly 10 percent higher than their current performance. Under the plan, those which are under 40 percent at the end of fiscal year 2029 will undergo restructuring, with an exception made for the National Museum of Nature and Science, for which a minimum allowable percentage has not been disclosed.

Several ideas have been proposed to boost ticket revenue. Starting with the visitor-friendly ones, the agency has discussed keeping museums open later at night and extending the runs of special exhibitions to allow more guests to visit.

▼ The thousand-year-old katana Dojigiri, during a special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum

However, raising all ticket prices is also an avenue being explored, and the agency says it wants a two-tier ticket pricing system, in which foreign tourists pay more than Japanese guests, to be put in place no later than March of 2031.

Two-tiered pricing has become a topic of more intense discussion in Japan recently. Record-breaking numbers of foreign tourists arriving in the country while the yen is at its lowest value in decades represents an immense economic opportunity for tourist attractions and tourism-adjacent facilities and businesses, such as museums and restaurants. At the same time, Japanese residents are seeing their own buying power eroded by rapid inflation and stagnant wages. This puts facility operators in a quandary. Do they raise prices to better profit from foreign tourists, for whom the extra cost will still feel acceptable, and possibly even negligible, while alienating Japanese residents in the process? Or do they keep their prices low in order to remain accessible to locals, and leave all that tourist cash on the table?

The situation gets further complicated with Japan now having a larger number of foreign (i.e. not ethnically Japanese) residents than ever before. Ostensibly, under a two-tiered pricing system foreign residents would pay the same price for National Museum tickets as Japanese citizens, but could possibly be required to show proof of residence when making their ticket purchase, which might not feel like a particularly welcoming atmosphere to some.

It appears that after weighing all those factors, the Agency for Cultural Affairs has still come to the conclusion that two-tiered pricing for the National Museum is the right decision.

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WORLD'S 1ST SPACE - BREWED SAKE MASH ARRIVES IN JAPAN - OSAKA JAPAN

WORLD'S 1ST SPACE - BREWED SAKE MASH ARRIVES IN JAPAN - OSAKA JAPAN 

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OSAKA

The fermenting mash used to brew sake in space as part of a world-first initiative by the maker of the popular Japanese brand Dassai arrived in Japan from Los Angeles on Friday.

Dassai Inc plans to sell a single 100-milliliter bottle of the finished sake for 110 million yen ($700,000), with a buyer already secured. All proceeds will be donated to Japanese space development projects.

Speaking at a press conference at Kansai International Airport, where the moromi mash arrived on a Japan Airlines flight, Dassai Chairman Hiroshi Sakurai said alcohol had already been detected after two weeks of brewing.

"At first we did not know whether fermentation could occur in space, but now I feel somewhat relieved," he said with a smile.

In October last year, a dedicated brewing device and the raw ingredients of rice, koji mold, yeast and water were loaded onto the unmanned cargo spacecraft HTV-X and launched aboard a H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Brewing tests were conducted in the "Kibo" experiment module of the International Space Station in an environment simulating the moon's surface gravity. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, who was aboard the ISS at the time, was responsible for injecting water on the first day of brewing.

The resulting moromi was then frozen and recovered after splashing down in waters off California in the United States. It will be transported in a container to Dassai's headquarters in Yamaguchi Prefecture while still frozen.

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TOHOKU GAINING FAVOR AS RELOCATION PLACE 15 YEARS AFTER DISASTER - SENDAI MIYAGI TOKYO JAPAN

TOHOKU GAINING FAVOR AS RELOCATION PLACE 15 YEARS AFTER DISASTER - SENDAI MIYAGI TOKYO JAPAN

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SENDAI, Miyagi

Three prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, ravaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami 15 years ago have seen a steady increase in interest among prospective migrants who could help revitalize local communities, though a shortage of housing and other infrastructure remains a hurdle.

Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant that experienced meltdowns following the 2011 quake, ranked second after Nagano among the country's 47 prefectures after receiving 20,505 inquiries from people wishing to relocate in fiscal 2024, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Since the lifting of evacuation orders for some municipalities in Fukushima, young migrants have been increasing in number. In fiscal 2024, at least 3,799 people from 2,700 families moved to Fukushima, a record high, data by the prefecture showed.

Fukushima has been seeking to boost its appeal by setting up a consultation center dedicated to 12 cities and towns where local residents were once evacuated from in the wake of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex.

The increase in migrants "will help enhance medical care, education and transportation" of the area, a prefectural government official said, expressing expectations for positive effects.

However, housing shortages remain an unresolved issue, as many buildings constructed before the disaster were dismantled or have deteriorated with age.

In the farther northeast of Iwate Prefecture, the local government received 10,856 inquiries, about a 10-fold increase from fiscal 2015 when the survey began.

"Many people who have moved here are now major players in the local scene as local assembly members and entrepreneurs," an official of the prefecture said.

Miyagi Prefecture, which received 6,558 consultations, ranked seventh in the rankings of places where people want to relocate, according to an organization supporting migration to rural areas.

An official with the prefectural government said, "Good access to the Tokyo metropolitan area and a mild climate might be attracting (migrants)."

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UNITED STATES HELICOPTER LANDS AT OKINAWA BASEBALL FIELD DURING YOUTH PRACTICE - NAHA OKINAWA JAPAN

UNITED STATES HELICOPTER LANDS AT OKINAWA BASEBALL FIELD DURING YOUTH PRACTICE - NAHA OKINAWA JAPAN 

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NAHA

A U.S. military UH-1 helicopter made an emergency landing at a baseball field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday night while a youth team was practicing there, in what could have been a serious accident.

The First Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa said Saturday that a warning indicator appeared in the aircraft during routine training, prompting the landing. It said no one was injured and the helicopter was not damaged.

Still, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Saturday described the incident as "extremely regrettable," saying, "A single misstep could have led to a grave accident" that would have endangered human lives and property.

The wing said the helicopter belongs to the Third Marine Aircraft Wing, which is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in the U.S. state of California. It added the decision to land at an alternate site prioritized crew and local community safety.

The Japanese Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau told the prefecture, citing the U.S. side, that the helicopter was not carrying hazardous materials or weapons.

The helicopter landed at 8:16 p.m. on Friday and took off shortly after 10:40 p.m. following inspections, returning to the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.

In waters off Nago, a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey transport aircraft made an emergency landing in December 2016 and was heavily damaged.

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26TH ANNIVERSARY OF FATAL HIBIYA LINE SUBWAY CRASH OBSERVED - TOKYO JAPAN

26TH ANNIVERSARY OF FATAL HIBIYA LINE SUBWAY CRASH OBSERVED - TOKYO JAPAN

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Senior Tokyo Metro officials gathered at a memorial site at Meguro in Tokyo on Sunday morning to offer prayers for the five people killed on March 8, 2000, when a train on the Hibiya subway line derailed. Sixty-four passengers were also injured.

At 9:01 a.m. -- the time of the accident -- Tokyo Metro President Akihiro Kosaka and other executives visited the memorial near the accident site and laid flowers.

The accident occurred when the rear car of a train coming out of a tunnel derailed and hit an oncoming train on a parallel track near Naka-Meguro Station. An inspection revealed later there was a weight imbalance in the train wheels on both sides of the train that derailed.

Akasaka said, "We pledge to continue our tireless pursuit of safety."

More than 70% of Tokyo Metro's employees joined the company after the accident, and the company said it continue to implement safety measures, such as installing derailment detection devices on its trains, and pass on the lessons learned.

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JAPAN STRUGGLES TO CURB FOREIGNER BACKCOUNTRY SKI RESCUE OPERATIONS - NAGANO TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN STRUGGLES TO CURB FOREIGNER BACKCOUNTRY SKI RESCUE OPERATIONS - NAGANO TOKYO JAPAN  

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Local authorities and resorts in Japan's winter destinations are struggling to prevent a surge of stranded foreign backcountry skiers and snowboarders, some of whom require rescue operations.

Japan's powder snow offers a smooth riding experience that draws overseas visitors. However, a lack of means to limit off-piste activity has forced local governments and resort operators to focus on raising awareness of the dangers and finding ways to track people who get lost.

As of late February, provisional figures from the prefectural governments of popular destinations such as Hokkaido and Nagano show that foreigners made up 80 percent of those stranded this season.

The consequences can be dire. On Jan 2, the police were called to assist an American man and woman in their 30s who had been skiing off-piste in the mountains of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. Though the man later descended on his own, the woman was caught in an avalanche and went missing.

At the Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort in Nagano Prefecture, the operator has posted warning signs at access points along the boundary of the resort, requiring skiers to pass through a gate when leaving the designated area. The signs warn in English and Japanese that skiers put their own lives at risk by going off trails.

"I want them to follow the rules as the areas do not fall under the resort's safety management and cannot be reached even by patrols," said resort manager Masayuki Ueno, stressing the need for skiers to be aware of the dangers.

Some are turning to the GPS tracking function of the winter sports app Yukiyama. The app's developer, Yukiyama Inc, has worked with a ski resort in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, in eastern Japan, to improve its safety functions.

The company says it hopes to expand its partnerships with more ski resorts, utilizing the app functions that can identify skiers who have been stationary for a set period of time and share information with the police and other authorities in the event of an accident.

Yoko Yashiro at the Nagano prefectural government's mountain highlands tourism section said the lack of legal controls on backcountry skiing means all authorities can do is "continue promoting safety awareness."

"There are many people coming to places for the first time with no knowledge of the terrain or the quality of the snow," Yashiro said, urging people to be accompanied by experienced and knowledgeable guides.

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JAPAN'S ROCKET STARTUP POSTPONES LAUNCH AGAIN DUE TO WEATHER CONDITION -WAKAYAMA JAPAN

JAPAN'S ROCKET STARTUP POSTPONES LAUNCH AGAIN DUE TO WEATHER CONDITION -WAKAYAMA JAPAN

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WAKAYAMA

Japan's space startup postponed its rocket launch scheduled for Sunday due to unfavorable weather conditions, the company said.

The launch window for Space One Co's Kairos No. 3 rocket runs through March 25, but a new launch date has not yet been set, it said. Some 700 people had gathered near the launch site, Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.

A successful launch of the 18-meter, 23-ton solid-fuel rocket would make Space One the first private company in Japan to send a satellite into orbit on its own.

The rocket's launch was originally set for Feb. 25 but postponed due to weather.

Space One's first rocket failed in March 2024, exploding midair. The company's second attempt in December that year ended in self-destruction due to an attitude control problem.

The company was established in 2018 by Canon Electronics Inc., IHI Aerospace Co, Shimizu Corp and the government-owned Development Bank of Japan, with the aim of commercializing space delivery services by lowering costs and offering more frequent rocket launches.

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