Japan begins its election campaign as the ruling LDP’s popularity falls.
Japan began its first official day of campaigning ahead of the Oct. 31 general election, with a media poll showing dwindling support for the ruling...
In Japan, a 13-year-old breaks two indoor skydiving records.
In Japan, a 13-year-old indoor skydiving enthusiast set two Guinness World Records for spinning in a wind tunnel. Fuyuki Kono, whose passion for indoor skydiving...
COVID-19 deaths in Japan are down 5% as a result of the state of emergency declared during the Games.
Japan is hosting the Summer Olympics in a state of emergency and without spectators in the Tokyo metro area, despite the fact that coronavirus cases...
The ‘comfort lady’ exhibition at a Japanese gallery has been halted when an explosive device was discovered.
A "comfort woman" display in Japan was halted after a tiny bomb device was placed in a box. According to Citizen's Gallery Sakae in Nagoya,...
Organizers have banned all fans from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns.
Any fans will be prohibited from attending all Olympic events in Tokyo this month and next, according to government officials and organisers on Thursday, the...
Over Tokyo, a gigantic 3D cat is projected by a digital billboard.
For 18 hours a day, a high-tech billboard in Tokyo attracts attention by showing a 3D image of a big cat roaming around and meowing....
Rescuers battle time and weather in Japan’s landslide; around 80 people are missing.
On Monday, two days after landslides ripped through a seaside city, more than a thousand Japanese rescuers worked among fallen buildings and submerged roadways, battling...
No spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is the ‘least hazardous’ alternative.
According to Japanese medical experts, having no spectators during the Tokyo Olympics is the "least risky" alternative. They cautioned in a study that "a risk...
To Japan’s Suga, Biden confirms his support for the Tokyo Olympics.
The Olympic rings are lit up in front of Tokyo's National Stadium on January 22, 2021. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister...
The chair of the forum has demanded explanations on Japan’s intentions to deposit nuclear waste.
Japan plans to dump more than a million tonnes of contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was wrecked in an earthquake in...
Japan’s Finance Minister does not anticipate a G7 meeting to discuss precise tax rates.
The Group of Seven rich nations' finance ministers have reduced their differences on global taxes, but they are unlikely to address concrete figures on minimum...
With the Olympics approaching, the US warns against travelling to Japan due to COVID-19.
The US State Department issued a travel warning to Japan on Monday (May 24) due to a recent outbreak of coronavirus cases just two months...
Japan brings up the topic of “comfort women” for South Korea.
Japan has urged South Korea to respond "appropriate" in the face of pending compensation demands from former Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's...
Japan will discharge polluted Fukushima water into the sea after treatment.
The government of Japan announced on Tuesday that it would spill more than 1 million tonnes of radioactive water from the demolished Fukushima nuclear power...
In message to China, Biden to meet Australia, India, Japan PMs
US President Joe Biden will hold first-ever joint talks Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast...
Japan finds new Covid-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections
File photo. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP Japan confirmed a new variant of Covid-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility,...
Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical
People’s willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot...
Dry ice, containers and overworked doctors: the hurdles for Japan’s vaccine roll-out
Japan’s vaccination roll-out faces logistical hurdles that could further delay the slow-moving campaign, experts and officials say, complicating plans to deliver widescale coronavirus inoculations in...
Japanese govt’s approval rating weakens over pandemic response: poll
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has weakened mainly due to unhappiness with its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an Asahi newspaper poll...
Japan finds new Covid-19 variant in travellers from Brazil
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in four travellers from Brazil's Amazonas state - the latest new mutation of the virus discovered, Japan's Health...
‘Impossible’: Tokyo residents concerned about hosting Games
As Tokyo woke up to its second state of emergency on Friday, many people believe it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to host the Olympic...
Plan for Tokyo state of emergency moves forward as COVID-19 cases surge
An advisory panel approved on Thursday the Japanese government’s plan for a one-month state of emergency, beginning Friday, for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in...
Japan leads 2021 world’s powerful passports, Nigeria 97th (See full list)
Japan maintains its lead into 2021 as the world’s most powerful passport. The Asian giant has held the top spot since 2018. The Henley Passport...
Japan official, calling Taiwan ‘red line,’ urges Biden to ‘be strong’
A top Japanese defence official on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to “be strong” in supporting Taiwan in the face of an aggressive China,...
Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse
Harley Davidson bikers dressed in Santa Claus costumes rode through the streets of central Tokyo on Sunday for their annual parade against child abuse, saying...
Japan sets deadline for removal of Berlin ‘comfort woman’ statue
Japan plans to remove the statue of a Korean "comfort woman" in Berlin despite the consensus among German politicians to keep it. Tokyo's foreign ministry...
Man in Japan charged with murder, arson for Kyoto Animation fire
A Japanese man who set fire to an animation studio in Kyoto, killing 36, was formally accused of murder and arson 17 months after the...
In frozen north, a Japanese city’s coronavirus crisis maps out winter vulnerability
A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japan’s winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID-19...