News Japan: A Message to China from Japan’s Takaichi Administration
The Taiwan Strait came up as an example during a debate on the legal applications of Japan’s right of collective self-defense at the Budget Committee of the Lower House on November 7, 2025, and ...
News Japan: Japan: 60% of eco-friendly product labels lack clarity
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has found that about 60 percent of so-called "eco-friendly" product labels lack explanations to back up the claim.
News Japan: Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show
Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year.
News Japan: Rescuers scramble to reach people trapped by deadly Japan earthquake
At least 14 people died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said “every second counts” as thousands of military ...
News Japan: Mount Fuji pics, life-changing ramen and a weak yen - why young Brits are going to Japan
Some authorities are cracking down. Fujikawaguchiko, a town near Mount Fuji, cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival after repeated issues with misbehaving tourists, while Tokyo's Shibuya ward, ...
News Japan: Japan Education: Global Groundbreakers
A nation respectful of centuries-old traditions, Japan is also the well-spring of the world’s future. The high-speed train, the Walkman and humanoid robots are just a few Japanese inventions that have transformed the lives of people across this planet.This small nation achieved its prowess in technological innovation because of its unwavering commitment to improving its education system.
News Japan: Notorious Yasukuni Shrine visits draw opposition from China and SK, serve as ‘mirror’ laying bare Japan’s resurgence of neo-militarism
Japanese citizens hold a protest march near Awaji Park in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, opposing politicians offering ritual fees to or visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, which e
News Japan: The great matcha rivalry: Can Japan’s centuries-old tradition hold its own against China’s scale?
From New York to London, the world cannot seem to get enough matcha. The boom has revived Japan’s tea industry but also exposed the limits of its supply. Now China, already the world’s biggest producer,
News Japan: Torrential rain and flood kill nine in Japan amid wettest month in decades
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News Japan: Four dead as historic rainfall hits Japan, triggering landslides and power outages
The unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX), set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.
News Japan: Japan aims for Mars' moons to unlock clues to origins of the Solar System
The unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX), set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.
News Japan: A 7.1 quake hits Japan's Kyushu, trapping people in a collapsed shopping mall
The quake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries.
News Japan: Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates.
News Japan: An Earthquake in Japan struck an operating room mid-surgery
Surgeons at a Japanese hospital were mid-operation when the deadly 6.8 magnitude Kumamoto earthquake struck July 28, cutting the water supply and forcing services to shut down. The hospital said all four disrupted surgeries were safely completed.
News Japan: Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities
From neighbourhood shopping streets to accessible transport, Japan's most liveable cities remove the everyday frustrations of urban life.
News Japan: Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan's yen — and what's at stake
Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.
News Japan: Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 34 as hopes wane for more rescues
The Kumamoto prefectural government said at least 34 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week.
News Japan: Japan earthquake kills at least 13 as rescuers race to find survivors
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in south-west Japan has risen to 13, as rescue workers race to find more survivors from underneath the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Kumamoto ...
