Heavy snow along the Sea of Japan in northern and eastern Japan is expected to let up in many areas by Tuesday afternoon. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the winter-type weather pattern will ease, but many areas have had more snow than in usual years.
Japan’s farm produce and food exports reached a record high for the 13th straight year in 2025, thanks to growing demand. But the total still fell short of the government’s target. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Tuesday the value of exports by those sectors came to just over 1.7 trillion yen, or about 10.9 billion dollars, last year. But exports did not reach the government’s goal of 2 trillion yen, or about 12.8 billion dollars.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called cooperation with Japan on energy projects in the Far East region of Sakhalin “mutually beneficial.” The ministry wrote that the Russian government does not impede the continued presence of Japanese businesses in the Sakhalin projects. It said Japan also recognizes their importance for ensuring national energy security.