Japan

Japan reactor shuts down after alert, no radiation rise seen

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an…

Renault to reduce stake in Nissan, rebalancing alliance

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Monday 1/30/2023 French automaker Renault will slash its stake in Japanese partner Nissan as part…

Toyota top-selling automaker for third year running

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Toyota was the world's top-selling automaker in 2022, retaining its lead over German rival Volkswagen…

Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its…

One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan

Nagano, Japan | AFP | Tourists revelled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was…

Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship…

Japan PM says tackling birth rate crisis ‘cannot wait’

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Monday 1/23/2023  Japan's low birth rate and ageing population pose an urgent risk to society,…

Four killed, four critical after Japan apartment fire

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Sunday 1/22/2023  A fire at an apartment building in Kobe in western Japan killed four…

Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged, yen weakens

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Sara HUSSEIN Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged Wednesday, bucking…

Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses upheld

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's High Court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of…

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled…

US vows to defend space with Japan, deploy mobile Marines as China worries grow

by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Wednesday that attacks in space would…

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