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The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment.
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who killed and dismembered nine Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims included young women considering suicide, whom he lured to his home using social media and murdered.
Brig. Gen. James Dooghan, an Afghanistan war veteran, assumed command of U.S. Army Japan at Camp Zama.
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke by phone and explored the possibility of a trade deal.
A Chinese fighter jet came within about 150 feet of a Japanese naval reconnaissance plane over the weekend, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday, an action the US ambassador to Tokyo called ...
Japan runs much larger trade deficits in goods, other business services, and insurance and pension services, for example. While much attention has been paid to digital services imports, Japan’s ...
Microsoft has announced via Xbox Live Japan that the remaster of the first Gears of War game, Gears of War: Reloaded, will not get a Japanese PS5 release. However, the title will still come to ...
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone and was seen conducting drills that included launching jets and helicopters.
Japan and the US have begun the latest round of trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is trying to win a reprieve from the tariffs by pledging to make more cars in ...
Japanese walking offers significant health benefits. A 2007 study from Japan compared this method to lower-intensity continuous walking, with a goal of achieving 8,000 steps per day.
The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.