Kishida and Biden vow to strengthen Japan-US ties amid China challenge
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US President Joe Biden vow to strengthen Japan-US ties to respond to China's i...
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Japan's Lower House to ditch masks
Japan's Lower House decides that speakers at the plenary session of the House of Representatives will be allowed to ditc...
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Fukushima water release likely to start in spring to summer
The Japanese government says it expects to start releasing treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ...
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Japan begins construction of new defense base in southwestern Japan
Japan's Defense Ministry begins construction of a new base on Mageshima, an island in southwestern Japan, that will also...
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Japan and US hold 2-plus-2 talks in Washington
Japan and the United States hold their two-plus-two foreign and defense ministers talks in Washington where they agree t...
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Japan and Britain sign defense agreement
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement which f...
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Bomb threat also made to Taiwan's Starlux flight
Taiwan's Starlux Airlines says a bomb threat was made to its flight from Taipei to Narita airport in early January, days...
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Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Prince Hisahito visit migration museum
Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito visit the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama...
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Fast Retailing to raise wages of regular workers up to 40 percent
Japanese clothing retailer Fast Retailing announces it will raise the wages for about 8,400 regular employees working in...
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China's suspension of visa issuance to Japanese is "very deplorable": Japan foreign minister
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa calls China's suspension of visa issuance to Japanese travelers "deplorable....
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