Nikkei sinks, yen strengthens

Nikkei sinks, yen strengthens

Tokyo stock prices sink and the yen rises on the back of growing worries about US-China trade friction.

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Japan reacts to South Korea scrapping GSOMIA

Japan reacts to South Korea scrapping GSOMIA

Japan intends to cooperate closely with the U.S. to avoid negative effects on dealing with North Korea following South K...

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Japan, S. Korea remain apart after talks

Japan, S. Korea remain apart after talks

Japan and South Korea remain apart after a meeting of their foreign ministers but agree to keep dialogue open.

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Korean Air to cut Japan flights

Korean Air to cut Japan flights

South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air will cut flights to Japan due to the declining demand caused by trade friction bet...

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Top Abe official visits projection mapping exhibit

Top Abe official visits projection mapping exhibit

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga visits popular tourist attraction EPSON teamLab Borderless as the country aims to...

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SDG butterfly effect

SDG butterfly effect

The United Nations SDG Action Campaign has a butterfly wings promotion campaign to show that small actions can ripple ou...

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Japan marks 74th anniversary of end of WWII

Japan marks 74th anniversary of end of WWII

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial service for the war dead at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo as Japan comme...

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Nagasaki marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing, with its mayor urging the Japanese government to join a UN pa...

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Upper House remodeled for disabled lawmakers

Upper House remodeled for disabled lawmakers

Construction begins to accommodate the larger-than-normal wheelchairs of two incoming Upper House lawmakers with special...

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Tokyo governor checks ways to beat Olympic heat

Tokyo governor checks ways to beat Olympic heat

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike checks out steps being taken to beat the heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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