PM Ishiba visits Fukushima Daiichi plant for 1st time since taking office

PM Ishiba visits Fukushima Daiichi plant for 1st time since taking office

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on December 1...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Norwegian PM call for world without nuclear weapons

Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Norwegian PM call for world without nuclear weapons

Three co-chairpersons from Nihon Hidankyo met with Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, in Oslo on December 11, a...

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Japan to raise corporate & income tax to fund defense

Japan to raise corporate & income tax to fund defense

The Japanese government may start raising taxes as early as April 2026 to fund the increased defense spending, according...

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Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel laureate representative advocates for nuclear abolition in speech

Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel laureate representative advocates for nuclear abolition in speech

S/ Tanaka Terumi, Nihon Hidankyo Co-chairperson:One atomic bomb transformed five of my family members into unrecognizabl...

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Nippon Steel Responds to President Biden's "Block Acquisition" Stance

Nippon Steel Responds to President Biden's "Block Acquisition" Stance

Nippon Steel issued a statement in response to U.S. President Biden’s block acquisition stance on December 11, saying ...

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Nobel peace prize laureate calls for nuclear abolition in press conference

Nobel peace prize laureate calls for nuclear abolition in press conference

S/ Tanaka Terumi, Co-chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo:It is extremely regrettable for us (hibakusha) to see that the time has...

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South Korea's ruling party leader calls for immediate stop to Yoon's execution of duties

South Korea's ruling party leader calls for immediate stop to Yoon's execution of duties

The leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party calls for an immediate stop to the execution of duties by Presiden...

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Opposition party needs 8 more votes to impeach South Korean President Yoon

Opposition party needs 8 more votes to impeach South Korean President Yoon

The South Korean parliament is set to vote on whether to impeach the country’s president Yoon Suk Yeol on December 7.Sou...

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Japans Crown Prince thanks quake rescuers in visit to Turkey

Japans Crown Prince thanks quake rescuers in visit to Turkey

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko met people with connection to Japan on November 4 during visit to Turkey.T...

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Martial Law lifted in South Korea: What happens now?

Martial Law lifted in South Korea: What happens now?

Marital Law was lifted in South Korea, but what does that mean for the country and for President Yoon Suk-Yeol moving fo...

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