Fourteen people – including four Americans, a Japanese and British national – were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal. Another incident took place in December when a small plane …
Nepal’s dangerous history of frequent airplane crashes — A lethal timeline of tragic events
Fourteen people – including four Americans, a Japanese and British national – were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal. Another incident took place in December when a small plane …
Would Allies Fight With U.S. for Taiwan? Japan Is Wary
American and Japanese military officials have been working on a plan for a conflict over Taiwan for more than a year, but this central question remains unanswered.
Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?
We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.
Comfort women: Last of Japan’s WW2 sex slaves sing ‘forget us not’
The two women are in yet another gathering of former World War Two sex slaves – the so-called “comfort women” who were forced into military brothels in South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, China and …
Japan’s plan for Fukushima wastewater: Three questions
In Japan, plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant have fishing communities and neighboring countries sounding alarms. But in this case, the fear doesn’t match the …
EU lifts curbs on food imports from Fukushima area as Japan set to release nuclear water into sea
The European Union has lifted all import restrictions on food, including fish, produced near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan just as Tokyo prepares to release treated radioactive wastewater into …
US, Japan, South Korea, condemn North Korean missile launch in joint statement
North Korea’s firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week violates multiple U.N. resolutions and threatens peace and stability in the region, the United States, South Korea, and …
Trevor Bauer named All-Star in Japan, named league’s MVP for June
Pitcher Trevor Bauer is certainly making a case that he still has what it takes to play in the majors — he was recently named an All-Star in Japan and the Nippon Professional Baseball league’s MVP for …
Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test
A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday but there were no injuries, an official at Japan’s Education, Science and Technology Ministry said.