The Japanese government is finalizing plans to increase corporate and income tax rates to fund its plan to nearly double defense spending to 2% of…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed confidence about enhanced military capabilities among the US, Australia and Japan as he observed joint exercises on December…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with officials in Japan on December 10 to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington’s commitment to regional…
Japan's economy expanded in the July to September period at a faster pace than initially reported, thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports.…
The US military’s Space Force launched its first-ever unit in Japan, which a senior member said is designed to enhance the alliance’s defense and deterrence…
Japan has selected the Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Djibouti as the next recipients of its Official Security Assistance (OSA) scheme, according to reports, with analysts…
A senior Japanese public prosecutor on November 27 bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner whose conviction was quashed this…
A huge fire erupted November 26 at a Japanese rocket testing station, sending flames and smoke soaring into the sky, in the latest mishap for…
A Japanese mayor said it is "extremely regrettable" that South Korea pulled out of a memorial ceremony November 24 to honour wartime forced labour victims,…
Japan's government is discussing a new target for greenhouse gas emissions that would aim for a 60% reduction from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2035,…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's new minority government won backing on November 20 from a kingmaker opposition group for an economic stimulus package, the party's…
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, a Japanese media conglomerate behind the smash-hit game "Elden Ring", the Nikkei business daily and other media reported…
Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a…
The Japanese government was mulling over enhanced crime prevention measures against "dark part-time jobs", a growing social issue, local media reported November 17. New measures…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed "serious concerns" over the situation in the South China Sea to Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first in-person…
A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, police said November 14, the latest…
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on November 11, despite having led the ruling coalition to its worst general…
Fire broke out on a Japanese warship sailing near the western part of the country, causing one crew member to be hospitalised due to smoke…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said November 7 he had agreed with US president-elect Donald Trump in a phone call to strengthen the nations' alliance,…
A difficult operation to remove a small piece of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant using a robotic device was completed successfully, the…
Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed November 6, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes. The…
Japan launched a defense satellite designed for information-gathering and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket on November 4, as the country seeks to…
South Korea, Japan, and the United States on November 3 conducted a joint air drill involving a nuclear-capable bomber, Seoul's military said, in response to…
Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on November 2 as authorities warned of landslides and floods, while the remnants of a…
