News Japan: Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills
TAIPEI/TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday as powerful Typhoon Champi approached, prompting more than 200 flight cancellations in the region and forcing changes to a major US-Japan military exercise. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi weakened slightly on Thursday but was still packing gusts of more than 227
News Japan: Japan core inflation in September surges to its highest this year at 2.1%
Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, was in line with than the 2.1% forecast by economists polled by Reuters.
News Japan: Japan exports post huge miss in September as growth slows to 16.7%
Japan's imports grew 18.9%, also missing expectations of 19.6% from Reuters.
News Japan: Japan Launches Mission to Mars’s Moons and Plans to Bring Samples Home
An ambitious Mars mission is scheduled to launch Monday afternoon from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, with contributions from NASA, the Martian ...
News Japan: Japan is Just “Months” Away From Running Out of a Critical Rare Earth Mineral. Here’s Why Rare Earths are Becoming AI’s Biggest Bottleneck.
Japan has told Washington it is “months” from running out of yttrium, a rare earth used in jet engines and chipmaking equipment, and has asked the US to help push China to ease its export restrictions ...
News Japan: Japan extends its longest men’s gymnastics reign since its dynasty with repeat world team title
Japan repeated as men’s team champion at the World Gymnastics Championships, adding to its 2024 Olympic title to extend its longest reign atop the sport in nearly 50 years. The Japanese, led by the ...
News Japan: Japan Small Signal Diode Market Report, 2025-2031 | 5G, EVs, IoT, and Energy Efficiency Drive Demand for High-Performance Silicon Diodes
Boost returns through R&D, capacity expansion and advanced silicon diodes, targeting rising demand from EVs, 5G, IoT and energy-efficient electronics.Dublin, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Small Signal Diode Market in Japan" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global small signal diode market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2025 to 2031, with Japan forecast to record strong growth during the same period. Market analysis is provided in value terms ($B) and cove
News Japan: Japan plans certifications for data centers, cloud services to curb China risk
TOKYO -- Japan will establish a system to certify the security of data centers and cloud services, aiming to encourage the use of secure technology in such fields as finance and healthcare while blocking the risk posed by China, Russia and other countries of concern, Nikkei has learned.
News Japan: Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
Japanese and U.S. troops have kicked off one of their largest joint exercises, focusing on defending Japan's southwestern islands
News Japan: Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo at the start of its autumn festival.
News Japan: US Forces Launch Japan Patrols to ‘Reduce Risk’ After Marine Murder Arrest
A U.S. Marine was arrested in Okinawa on October 4 on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman in the city of Naha.
News Japan: Japan works to promote soft power diplomacy using manga and anime
The government plans to actively use popular manga and anime works to gain more fans of Japan in Global South emerging and developing countries.
News Japan: Japan’s Civil Engineering Technology Part I: Tunnels
Explore Japan’s advanced technology developed from building tunnels in complex geological conditions. Plus, innovative ways to keep fruit fresh.
News Japan: Google Japan created one of the strangest keyboards ever, and we're dying to try it
2023 – Perhaps the crowning achievement of Google's Japanese Gboard team, the Gboard hat version is a large hat in the shape of a keycap. The user allegedly rotates it on their skull to select a ...
News Japan: Running out of royals: why calls are growing to let Japan’s princess Aiko take the throne
More people in Japan are asking why the nation’s favourite royal, 24-year-old princess Aiko, will never be empress, with a recent poll saying 72% favour a woman emperor ...
News Japan: Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment after Second World War, says Fumio Kishida
Japan is experiencing the “most severe” security scenario that it confronted since the Second World War, said the former Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, to The Hindu. Responding to questions over email,
News Japan: Japan, US reaffirm cooperation on Indo-Pacific stability
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and US envoys to the Indo-Pacific region have confirmed that both countries will continue to cooperate closely for regional stability and prosperity.
News Japan: Japan sees record share of late-life breakups; women seeking release from domination, abuse
TOKYO -- The share of divorces among couples who had lived together for at least 20 years rose to a record 24.2% in 2025, even as Japan's total divorc
