Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at summit focused on security

Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit yesterday marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, adopted a joint vision that emphasizes

Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new fighter jet

The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy signed an agreement yesterday to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as the countries

Divers recover the seventh of eight crew members killed in crash of US military Osprey

Divers last weekend recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during

US aircraft with six aboard crashes off southern Japan, one dead

A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed yesterday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead,

Third release of treated water from damaged Fukushima plant ends safely, operator says

The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended safely as planned, its operator

Exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb

Japan reported yesterday that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and ship shipments rose. Government data showed

Philippines joins Japan-led naval drills as brushes with China rise in the disputed sea

Japan led an annual multinational naval exercise that included the Philippines as an observer for the first time, as Filipino coast guard vessels

Exports rise and imports decline in September as auto shipments to US and Europe climb

Japan’s exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier as shipments of vehicles, machinery and electronics rose while imports of oil and gas fell sharply,

Government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church

Japan’s government said yesterday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions

In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But

Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asks Halloween partygoers to stay away

The mayor of Tokyo’s busy Shibuya shopping and entertainment district is asking Halloween celebrants not to visit, fearing that a large number of partygoers following the COVID-19

Fukushima nuclear plant starts second release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea yesterday after the first round of discharges

Eno Ichikawa, Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Ichikawa died after suffering

Kishida says China seafood ban contrasts with wide support for Fukushima water release

Japan's prime minister said that China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts

Rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe

Japan launched a rocket yesterday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander. The

Accusers in Japan’s boy band producer’s sex abuse scandal hope for apology, compensation

A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope the company will provide financial compensation and introduce

Top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive gov’t plan to build US military runways

Japan’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to

Japan’s defense ministry requests 12% budget increase to bolster military’s strike capability

Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the nation’s military

Japan asks China to urge citizens to ‘halt harassment’

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China yesterday “to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment,” including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities

Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel harder than release of plant’s wastewater

At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the treated water transfer switch is on. A graph on a computer monitor nearby

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