Japan

As Japan prepares to release Fukushima wastewater, anxiety grows across South Korea

6:00am June 27, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

Taiki and Arisa Chisaka watch as their son Tatara plays at a city-run child care center in western Japan's Akashi city.

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Japan's plan to boost its birthrate raises doubt. But one city has reason for hope

7:24am June 24, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

For years, Japanese leaders have tried to halt the country's falling birthrate. They might find lessons in the city of Akashi, whose population has been growing.

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A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday.

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North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days

2:45am May 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

North Korea said that it plans to launch a satellite, which may be an attempt to put its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. It said the launch window is from May 31 to June 11.

European Council President Charles Michel (from left), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, President Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a monument for atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday.

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Japan's atomic bomb survivors hope G-7 firms up support for nuclear disarmament

6:13am May 21, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

As President Biden and Group of Seven leaders gathered in Hiroshima, people in Japan wanted the setting to act as a powerful symbol for consensus toward banning nuclear arms.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears on screen to speak at the opening of the 4th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe on May 16. Ukraine announced on Friday that Zelenskyy will travel to Japan this weekend to attend the Group of Seven leading industrial nations' summit.

Zelenskyy expected to attend G-7 summit as leaders agree to new sanctions on Russia

11:03am May 19, 2023

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with the group of seven leading industrial nations' meeting in Japan this weekend, as member states intensify sanctions on Russia.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, leaves after meeting with business leaders at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 8, 2023.

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Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

4:40am May 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.

A girl holding her great-grandmother's hand. Japan has one of the world's most rapidly aging societies.

Health & Safety

Would you like to live beyond 100? No, some Japanese say

7:12am April 18, 2023

A new survey in Japan shows that most Japanese would prefer rather not to live to the age of 100 or beyond.

A person (bottom) is detained after throwing an apparent "smoke bomb" in Wakayama on Saturday, where Japan's prime minister was due to give a speech.

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Japanese PM Kishida unharmed after explosion heard at port where he was due to speak

12:34pm April 15, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in the city of Wakayama, stumping for a candidate in upcoming by-elections when an explosion was heard. At least one person has been detained.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) meets with reporters in Tokyo after an army helicopter went missing on Thursday.

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Debris is found during a search for a Japanese army helicopter carrying 10

12:41pm April 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

A missing Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said.

Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani, center, celebrates after defeating the United States at the World Baseball Classic final game, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami.

Shohei Ohtani fans his Angels teammate as Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for baseball title

1:26am March 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Shohei Ohtani fanned LA Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion U.S. for the World Baseball Classic title.