News in September 2026

Japan's Ministry of the Environment has updated a free tool.3 mins to read

Sometimes tap water smells like mold.3 mins to read

On September 28, an Asian black bear was found caught in a snare in Hachioji, a city in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.2 mins to read

Lawson, a Japanese company with thousands of stores, is selling three new foods from Tuesday, September 29.2 mins to read

On July 1, 2026, scientists in Japan announced a new finding about allergies.3 mins to read

Two giant pandas have left China to live in the United States.3 mins to read

Heavy rain from Typhoon No.2 mins to read

An astronaut from Japan is going to space for the first time.2 mins to read

Scientists from China have found the bones of many whales at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.2 mins to read

Scientists have found a new kind of amoeba that can grow in very hot water.4 mins to read

Two sea turtles have laid eggs on beaches in Huntington Beach, a city in California in the United States.2 mins to read

On September 25, 2026, a group of experts met in Japan to talk about school lessons.2 mins to read

Japan's men's table tennis team has won the gold medal at the Asian Games.2 mins to read

On September 24, 2026, a research group announced a new study about the health of university students.2 mins to read

Professor Masahiko Inami works at the University of Tokyo, a university in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.3 mins to read

JR Central is a train company in Japan.3 mins to read

Awaji is a city in Japan.1 min to read

Japan's Cabinet Office, a part of Japan's government, has published a report on road safety.2 mins to read

Fireflies in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, come from many different parts of the country.3 mins to read

People in Shiogama, a city in Miyagi Prefecture in the north of Japan, have reported seeing a bear.2 mins to read

On October 21, 2025, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the part of Japan's government that works on health, published a report.2 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found a new species of deep-sea eel.3 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have used a computer model to study the climate of the Earth about 70 million years ago.3 mins to read

Bullet trains in the south of Japan will run again on Friday, September 18.2 mins to read

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, wants cleaner streets.3 mins to read

A scientist in Japan has found a new kind of small sea animal.3 mins to read

On January 1, 2024, a big earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula, a part of Japan that sticks out into the sea.5 mins to read

In Japan, a day between two national holidays can become a holiday too.2 mins to read

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, already has many flu patients this year.3 mins to read

Ome, a city in Tokyo, Japan, is planning a new library.3 mins to read

Many animals, including people, have a body clock in the brain.3 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found a new way to check the health of a forest.4 mins to read

Hachioji, a city in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, said on Wednesday, September 16 that a bear was seen on Mt.2 mins to read

Japan now has more than 100,000 people who are 100 years old or older.2 mins to read

El Niño is getting stronger, and it may become one of the strongest on record.2 mins to read

Kobe University, a university in Japan, announced a new study about children and road accidents on July 9.3 mins to read

Scientists in Germany have tested how people see pictures of food made by AI.3 mins to read

On September 4, 2026, a road office of Japan's transport ministry announced a new rule for a road in Kushiro.3 mins to read

On September 12, 2026, at 9:30 in the morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Tokachi.2 mins to read

Aquamarine Fukushima, an aquarium in Japan, has announced a new kind of shrimp.2 mins to read

Mercury is a planet.3 mins to read

Tesla is an American car company.3 mins to read

Very heavy rain fell on Chiba, an area east of Tokyo in Japan, in August 2026.2 mins to read

A passenger tried to bring goat meat into Japan.2 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found a new way to make a very bright white.3 mins to read

Researchers at Science Tokyo, a university in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, have made a new sensor.4 mins to read

Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, has won a big prize for medical research.2 mins to read

Students in Japan got the best results among OECD countries in a big international test.3 mins to read

Odakyu Electric Railway is a train company in Japan.3 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found chemicals with nitrogen in sand from the asteroid Ryugu.5 mins to read

A road in Chiba, a city in Japan, is closed because of heavy rain.2 mins to read

A new recycling box is now collecting old phones and batteries at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.5 mins to read

A Japanese group for companies that make and sell e-books has counted the e-libraries in Japan.3 mins to read

The Krakatau volcano in Indonesia had a big eruption on September 5.2 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found a new kind of ammonite.2 mins to read

A glacier in Greenland has lost 5.4 meters of ice in 13 years.3 mins to read

On many world maps, Africa looks smaller than it really is.3 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have solved a plant puzzle that was 30 years old.3 mins to read

A study from 1977 on how to blow your nose has won the 36th Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine.3 mins to read

Scientists in Japan have found that the way chickens live changes the taste of their eggs.3 mins to read

Japan has chosen Hikone Castle as its candidate for the World Heritage list this year.1 min to read

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the weather agency of the United Nations.2 mins to read

Tokyo Metro, a subway company in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, will start a new test at Kita-Senju Station on September 9, 2026.3 mins to read

New York City is the biggest city in the United States.4 mins to read

Japan is getting ready for a new kind of school textbook.4 mins to read

Japan's Ministry of the Environment is going to study animal cafes.2 mins to read

On September 1, the government of Japan held a big earthquake drill.2 mins to read

Many foreign people who live in Tokyo want to read information in Easy Japanese.2 mins to read