Japan’s Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Saturday ordered the country’s military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan’s territory.
Japan to prepare to potentially shoot down North Korean spy satellite
Japan’s Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada is set to order the country’s self-defence force to prepare to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan’s territory, news agency …
World War II shipwreck of SS Montevideo Maru, which sank with over 1,000 POWs, found in South China Sea
A Japanese merchant ship that sank during World War II while carrying over 1,000 prisoners of war in Australia’s largest loss of life at sea has been found.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai insists during Tokyo visit that U.S. is not seeking to ‘decouple’ from China
Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top U.
FBI, State Dept, local authorities helping in search for Connecticut woman missing in Japan, husband says
Pattie Wu-Murad went missing from the Kumano Kodo trail in Japan last week. The FBI and U.S. embassy have gotten involved in the search along with Japanese authorities.
This Tasting Experience in Japan Transformed Me Into an Instant Tea Tourist
Here, next-generation tea farmer Yuya Nagao has taken the heritage of his ancestors who have cultivated tea on these terraced hillsides for centuries, and created a new, immersive experience for …
Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine that China and the Koreas consider a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism …
How Japan keeps its citizens thin
Among the many unique and remarkable things about Japan is one that takes first-time visitors a while to identify. You might become aware of it on a beach or in …
Japan wants its manga to spearhead nation’s economic growth
Sales of manga comic books are booming, both in Japan and the United States, thanks to innovative story lines that appeal across age groups, eye-catching graphics and the growing availability of …
As Japan’s population drops, one city is turning to ChatGPT to help run the government
In the five months since its launch, ChatGPT has been used to generate student essays, write wedding vows, and compose rousing sermons for pastors and rabbis.