Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) workers began removing spent fuel rods from a cooling pool in the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Monday, the first major step in disposing of the highly radioactive material left in the plant after a tsunami ravaged it in 2011.
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday published the 2018 edition of its annual report on the death penalty. The report found a 31 percent decrease in executions compared to 2017, “the lowest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in the past decade.”
The United States deployed a reconnaissance aircraft that specializes in monitoring missile launches to Japan over the weekend, possibly to make it ready for monitoring North Korea’s recently refurbished ballistic missile test sites.
National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday called on China to exert pressure on North Korea, as the road ahead for denuclearization talks remains unclear.
Japan recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate president on Tuesday, joining the over 50 democratic nations around the world to have already done so.
President Donald Trump said Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize based on his work to promote peace between North and South Korea.
A group of 13 same-sex couples in Japan plans to file a lawsuit Thursday challenging their legal inability to marry, depriving them of the ability to inherit property from their partners, make meaningful medical decisions in cases of emergency, and other rights.
Pop star Ariana Grande, who deleted an Instagram post showcasing her latest Japanese tattoo after it was revealed to mean “small charcoal barbecue” instead of “7 Rings,” claims to have “fixed” the mistake. Now the tattoo reportedly reads “Japanese barbecue finger.”
Pop star Ariana Grande deleted a post of her new Japanese tattoo from Instagram this week after fans pointed out that it translates to”small charcoal grill,” not “7 Rings” as she intended.
The government of Japan denounced the “deplorable” crisis taking place in Venezuela on Friday following the legal removal of dictator Nicolás Maduro from power.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on Thursday expressed “great satisfaction” with the “good personal letter” he received from President Donald Trump, praised Trump’s “unusual determination and will” to achieve denuclearization, and ordered preparations to begin for a second U.S.-North Korea summit.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a summit on Tuesday where they both affirmed their commitment to signing a peace treaty over their decades-long territorial dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands.
A Japanese hotel reportedly fired half of its nearly 250 robot staff following various complaints from guests. Henn-na Hotel, which employs various robots from check-in staff to in-room help, reportedly decided to lay off half of its robot employees after
Contents: South Korea vs Japan military ‘radar lock’ feud continues to escalate; Suspension of daily World View articles; Generational Dynamics development of generational theory
Hopes that 2019 might be the year Japan and Russia finally put World War II to bed were dealt a setback on Thursday when the Japanese Foreign Ministry formally protested Russia’s “unacceptable” detention of two Japanese boats that were fishing near the contested Kuril Islands.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of southeast Japan on Tuesday, causing moderately strong shaking in affected areas according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
David Hogg suggests efforts to declare a “national emergency” regarding border security could be better spent with action against “gun violence.”
An earthquake registering a 6.4 magnitude has hit off the coast of Japan, according to emerging reports.
Nine people are hurt after a driver deliberately rammed his vehicle into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on New Year’s Day in what the suspect told law enforcement was an act of terror, according to Japanese media.
The Japanese government announced on Tuesday that it will deploy aircraft carriers for the first time since World War II as part of a defense strategy that will involve purchasing a great deal of American military hardware, a course of action U.S. President Donald Trump has strongly urged.
A 2019 calendar dedicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have become Japan’s most popular Christmas presents, outpacing similar calendars of homegrown celebrities.
Japan has finalised a long-delayed free trade agreement with the European Union — without having to join the bloc’s Customs Union, submit to its Free Movement immigration regime, or pay it tens of billions of euros.
Contents: Japan invites hundreds of thousands of foreigners to work in Japan; Analyzing the generational history of an insular Japan
Military historian Patrick K. O’Donnell described America’s need “to be prepared” as a primary lesson of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
President Donald Trump kept hope alive of a U.S.-China trade deal Friday at the G20 summit, where trade officials are set for a major meeting.
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heralded their “robust” relationship as they prepared to meet on issues including trade and North Korea at the G20 summit in Argentina Friday.
A North Korean soldier who defected by running across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into South Korea last year claimed on Wednesday that remarks allegedly denigrating the South Korean military were taken out of context and says the newspaper publishing them has already apologized.
South Korea announced on Wednesday that it will dissolve the “Reconciliation and Healing Foundation,” established by a 2015 agreement with Japan to help the families of “comfort women” abused by Japanese soldiers during the World War II era.
Immigration is popular, for the most part, among citizens of a nation when it is restricted, research in Japan from the Pew Research Center finds.
A soldier who dramatically fled North Korea by crossing the heavily armed Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into South Korea last year told Japanese media that he believes about 80 percent of young North Koreans are “indifferent” towards the regime and have “no loyalty” to Kim Jong-un, English-language reports revealed on Monday.
Ghosn styled himself as a citizen of the world and championed corporate globalism. Now he stands accused of financial corruption.
Trade tensions between China and the United States are a hot topic of conversation at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which kicked off on Tuesday in Singapore.
Chinese officials warned on Monday that Vice President Mike Pence could destabilize the South China Sea by appearing at this week’s meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a foreign policy speech on Thursday that rolled out a $2 billion infrastructure bank that will loan money for telecommunications, energy, water, and transportation projects to Pacific nations.
The United States has agreed to give eight countries waivers from the tough round of Iran sanctions that will go into effect next week.
Citizens from some of the UK’s closest global partners will be able to use fast-track airport entry points previously only reserved for European Union citizens, signalling that Britain is moving forward with strengthening old alliances and building new relationships post-Brexit.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded his visit to China and returned to Tokyo for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, continuing what Reuters characterized as a “charm offensive” to solidify Japan’s physical security and economic leadership.
Contents: China, facing Trump’s trade challenge, appears to mend ties with Japan; China and Japan’s ‘marriage of convenience’ limited by bitter history
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday and agreed to strengthen bilateral relations. “We confirmed that we are cooperative partners and absolutely do not pose a threat to each other,” Abe said after the meeting.
A Japanese government official told the nation’s Kyodo News that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brought up the subject of internment camps for Uighur Muslims in China during his ongoing visit to Beijing on Friday.
