HEADLINES
Japan rethinks defense strategy as Ukraine drone war re...
The Russia-Ukraine war has transformed drones into defining weapons of modern wa...
Japan to launch expert panel on foreign worker intake, ...
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up an expert panel as early as this mo...
Nikkei down almost 3% on AI investment concerns, Middle...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged Friday, briefly falling over 3 p...
US new tariff imposition over forced-labor bans "regret...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Friday it was "regrettable" that t...
US to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 trading p...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of either ...
'Like being in a sauna': Hamamatsu area hits Japan's ye...
HAMAMATSU -- A district in this central Japan city recorded Japan's highest temp...
Japan to take 'decisive' action when needed vs. yen fal...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will take "decisive action resolutely" ...
Japan, Solomon Islands affirm ties as new PM rebalances...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Solomon Islands ...
Kyoto man arrested for allegedly exposing neighbors to ...
KYOTO -- A 61-year-old resident of Kyoto's Nishikyo Ward was arrested on July 23...
Japan to launch new intelligence bureau on July 31 in c...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the launch of a new National...
Editorial: Japan's revised retrial law fails victims of...
Japan's revised Code of Criminal Procedure has been enacted. This is the first r...
Marlins introduce Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki
MIAMI (AP) -- Rintaro Sasaki was ready to turn his long-awaited dream into a rea...
Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Obanazawa watermelo...
Shipments of "Obanazawa watermelons" that are grown in areas including the city ...
Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'
More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a si...
Tokyo stocks advance as strong AI demand helps lift tec...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday, aided by the buying of technolog...
Foreign hiker on Mount Fuji loses consciousness and die...
The Fujinomiya Trail, one of the most popular routes to the top of Mount Fuji, o...
