Genshitsu Sen, tea master and former Kamikaze pilot trainee, dies at 102

Genshitsu Sen XV, grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performs a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, July 19, 2011,

President Lee will meet Japanese leader ahead of summit with Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next week before flying to Washington for a summit with President Donald

8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska

Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the 8.8 magnitude quake's epicenter flooded as residents fled inland, and frothy, white waves washed up to the shore

Horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa to bring eerie storytelling to his first samurai film

Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror films set within the neurotic realism of the modern day, will bring his signature edge-of-your-seat storytelling to a genre he

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said today (Monday) he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election

Russia warns US, South Korea and Japan against forming security alliance targeting North Korea

Russia’s foreign minister warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as he visited his country’s ally for talks on

Army starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base

The Japanese army yesterday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in southwestern Japan, in the country’s latest move to strengthen

Company blames laser tool for its 2nd crash landing on the moon

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon. Officials for ispace announced the news from

Okinawa marks 80 years since end of the harshest WWII battles

Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global

Royal couple mourn victims ahead of Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the tragedy later this year. Naruhito, accompanied

Annual births fall to another record low

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to

Rare form of Christianity in rural Japan is facing extinction

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and

Air force starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 military training planes after crash

Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff,

A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s

Emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of WWII’s fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima yesterday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed waters

The United States, Japan and the Philippines last week staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese

30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure

Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice.

Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium yesterday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa

Japan’s economy grew at a 2.2% annual rate in Oct-Dec

Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as consumer spending hit

Japan and Philippines agree to deepen defense ties

Japan and the Philippines agreed yesterday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s

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