Japan

Man arrested after knife, fire attack on Tokyo train: reports

A man was arrested for attempted murder after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo on Sunday,…

Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start

Voting kicked off in Japan's general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over a pandemic-fatigued…

Japan’s princess Mako marries years after ‘pain’ of rumours

by Shingo ITO / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's princess Mako married her university sweetheart on Tuesday, but…

Into the ‘plastisphere’: Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat

by Etienne BALMER and Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse SHIMODA, Japa (AFP) - A boat's crew casts a net into the…

Japan consumer prices rise for first time in 18 months

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's core consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in September, the first increase since March 2020…

Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into…

Japan ruling party seeks defence spending boost

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ruling conservatives unveiled their campaign platform Tuesday, saying they would aim to boost defense spending,…

6.1-magnitude quake shakes Tokyo, more than 20 injuries reported

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Japanese capital Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday evening, reportedly injuring…

Biden congratulates Japan’s new PM Fumio Kishida

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden offered his congratulations Monday to Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,…

Japan’s new PM Kishida unveils cabinet

by Shingo ITO / Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's new prime minister Fumio Kishida unveiled his government on…

Japan’s Princess Mako to marry after delay and controversy

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- After years of controversy, Japan's Princess Mako will marry this month, but she…

Japan manga artist Takao Saito, ‘Golgo 13’ creator, dies aged 84

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Manga artist Takao Saito, who created the most prolific Japanese comic-book series of all time "Golgo…

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