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Japan is offering a unique solution for sleep-deprived parents: overnight crying cafes. These late-night havens provide a guilt-free space for babies who won't sleep, complete with nursing rooms and changing stations. Inspired by a manga, these cafes offer much-needed emotional support and a sense of community for mothers facing the isolating challenges of early parenthood.

US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, on Wednesday, praised Japan's economic resilience and highlighted the importance of economic security during meetings with senior Japanese leaders on Tuesday as part of his Asia visit. The visit came ahead of US President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 13-15.

A South Korean man was arrested at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for displaying a banner with political messages, including calls against praying for "war criminals" and territorial claims. The incident occurred during an annual spring festival, as shrine visits by Japanese officials continue to draw criticism from China and South Korea over Japan's wartime past.

Classified Japanese diplomatic information was leaked following Chinese cyberattacks on the country's Foreign Ministry in 2020, a Japanese government source said on Monday, kyodo news reported.

kyodo news agency confirmed the Japanese Self-Defence Forces' helicopter crash reports as false. A person in Oita saw a low-flying aircraft in a mountainous area. The earlier claim of a crash was incorrect. Police verified the sighting. No crash occurred in the southern prefecture, clarifies Kyodo.

Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to follow roughly the same schedule, delayed by a year, for the nationwide torch relay preceeding the postponed summer Games, kyodo news reported on Thursday.

Japan's government has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to concern among the Japanese public about COVID-19, kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.

A ship carrying about 100 people was swept away by the huge tsunami that hit Japan on Friday and its fate was unknown, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing police.

JAPAN: Over 90 per cent of Japanese business leaders have a negative view of the economy, according to a poll published by kyodo news agency.

Japan is considering limiting the number of people who will be allowed to accompany foreign ministers and leaders for the delayed Tokyo Olympics due to health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. The Tokyo Games, postponed last year due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, were rescheduled for July 23 to Aug. 8 this year.

Japan will temporarily suspend exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, kyodo news reported, as it closes its borders to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases just six months before the Games.

There is "no Plan B" for the Tokyo Games, says International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the showpiece event this year in an interview with kyodo news on Thursday.

A Japanese business person was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, as confirmed by the Japanese embassy in Beijing. Detained since March 2023, the individual, identified by kyodo news as an Astellas Pharma Inc.

Coronavirus infections in Japan topped 2,000 cases on Tuesday, according to a Reuters calculation based on ministry data and media reports.