- May 9th, 2025
Tensions in the East China Sea, Japan's Ministry of Defense reported that a helicopter launched from a Chinese Coast Guard vessel violated Japanese airspace near the disputed Senkaku Islands on May 3. The incursion, which lasted approximately 15 minutes, prompted...
High above Earth, beyond the reach of weather or night, a small satellite with a big antenna peers silently down through the clouds. Japan’s QPS-SAR satellite, equipped with a 3.6-meter radar dish that unfolds like a metallic bloom in orbit,...
A panel of Japanese experts convened by the Cabinet Office has released comprehensive guidelines for residents in the Greater Tokyo Area, outlining safety measures in the event of a Mount Fuji eruption. The recommendations emphasize staying indoors unless ashfall becomes...
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya announced on Friday that Japan is preparing to resume trade talks with President-elect Donald Trump, focusing on the elimination of tariffs on automobiles and auto parts. These negotiations build on an agreement forged during Trump’s...
The arrest of an American tourist for defacing a revered Tokyo shrine has highlighted a growing challenge for Japan, a country renowned for its politeness and reverence for tradition, now grappling with a surge in foreign tourists who sometimes disregard...
In a pivotal vote scheduled for Monday afternoon, Japan’s parliament is expected to re-elect Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister, even as the political landscape appears increasingly complex following a recent election setback. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner...
Japan’s arduous journey to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a robotic device has successfully extracted a small piece of radioactive debris from the reactor site, the plant's operator TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) confirmed on Thursday, November 7. This...
Japan is set to launch an ambitious “conveyor belt road” project that could revolutionize cargo transportation between its capital, Tokyo, and Osaka. Six decades after Japan’s pioneering bullet train first bridged this bustling corridor, this latest innovation promises to alleviate...
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has finally received its first snowfall of the season, marking the end of the mountain’s longest snow-free streak in recorded history. On Wednesday, November 6, photographs shared by local authorities and residents confirmed a thin layer...
Nearly 200,000 residents in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday, November 2, as the remnants of Typhoon Kong-rey brought torrential rain and the risk of landslides and flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued top-level alerts as heavy...
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