China and Japan reaffirm strategic ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Japan's Fumio Kishida met in a rare face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit where the two...
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Nov 1, 2023
Japan: Man arrested after taking hostages at post office
A suspected gunman has been arrested after a shooting at a hospital and a hostage situation at a post office in Warabi City near Tokyo....
Oct 31, 2023
Japan: Suspected gunman takes hostages at post office
Japanese authorities say a suspected gunman has taken an unknown number of people hostage at a post office in Warabi City near Tokyo. The...
Oct 5, 2023
Japan begins second Fukushima wastewater release
Japan is discharging a second lot of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan on Thursday began releasing a...
Sep 13, 2023
Japan PM Kishida reshuffles Cabinet as popularity wanes
Fumio Kishida named new foreign and defense ministers in reshuffling his 19-member Cabinet. The Liberal Democrat leader is facing trouble...
Aug 28, 2023
SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station
SpaceX launched its Crew Dragon Endurance capsule to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Saturday...
Aug 22, 2023
Japan to release Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean
The water was collected from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was heavily damaged in a devastating earthquake and tsunami...
Aug 17, 2023
Japan's tech industry needs Africa's critical minerals
Tokyo has signed agreements with a number of African countries as competition with China for key raw materials and minerals heats up....
Jul 20, 2023
World’s most powerful passport: Germany, Italy and Spain move up into second place
The world’s most powerful passport has changed for the first time in five years. Japan has been knocked off the top spot for the world’s...
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