Pugwash: Nuclear deterrence cannot solely build true peace
November 6, 2025
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Talks start on income tax hike to finance rise in defense spending
December 5, 2025 The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have started discussions on raising income tax rates in fiscal 2027 to secure revenue for increases in defense spending.
Yamagami ends testimony with first apology
to Abe’s family
SHRINKING DIET
LDP draft plan to cut seats in all proportional representation blocs
December 5, 2025 The Liberal Democratic Party’s draft plan to shrink the Lower House entails seat reductions in all 11 proportional representation blocs, including three each for the Minami-Kanto, Tokai and Kinki areas, multiple government officials said.
Police arrest 4 suspected bosses of home invasion crew in Chiba
December 5, 2025
Japan issues safety advisory in China ahead of Nanjing Massacre anniversary
December 5, 2025
American playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan on alleged drug smuggling
December 5, 2025
Taiwan, Japan voice concern over Chinese military movements
December 5, 2025
Australian defense minister to visit Japan as ‘strategic alignment’ grows
December 5, 2025
In Japan, Prime Minister Takaichi tries to avoid a ‘Truss shock’
December 5, 2025
Japan’s Nikkei skids in subdued Asia as bets of rate hike grow
December 5, 2025
Toyota moves further into partnership for 2026 with Haas Formula 1 team
December 4, 2025
10-year bond yields rise to highest level since July 2007
December 4, 2025
Members of Congress send scathing letter to WADA over probe to find leaker in Chinese swimmer case
December 5, 2025
Taiwan ‘very moved’ by Japanese prime minister’s support, premier says
December 5, 2025
South Korea’s nuclear submarine gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia
December 5, 2025
Counselors in costumes testing anime therapy for depression
December 1, 2025
3-D Lake Biwako scan reveals 10,000-year-old pottery vessel
November 25, 2025
Japan to vote against CITES trade restrictions for all eel species
November 25, 2025
Efforts afoot to utilize voices of performers while protecting rights
December 4, 2025
Ex-Paralympian Kawai aims for healthy society through sports
December 1, 2025
Suntory hosting celebration in Ginza of world champ whisky
November 30, 2025
Tourists asked to avoid Tsukiji Outer Market in late December
December 3, 2025
Illuminated blue pond enchanting visitors at town in Hokkaido
November 29, 2025
Maglev test line in Yamanashi continues raising the comfort level
November 26, 2025
Pugwash: Nuclear deterrence cannot solely build true peace
November 6, 2025
Graduates return to sing school song at campus in Fukushima
November 12, 2025
Chinese factories see improved orders as importers rush to beat tariffs
March 3, 2025
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
May 15, 2024
GOHAN LAB/ Japanese rolled omelet flavored with dashi stock: 3 keys to getting the hang of making extra-fluffy omelets
April 6, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
December 5, 2025
Murakami wins joint Italian award, lauds art of translation
October 9, 2025
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
July 20, 2022
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
