Cliff Notes – Japan coalition to back Takaichi as first woman PM — reports Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party…
Cliff Notes – Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister Japanese stocks, particularly the Nikkei 225 Index, surged by 4.6%, marking a historic…
Cliff Notes – Japan’s Ishiba vows to stay on after election defeat Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s coalition lost its majority in the upper house,…
Cliff Notes – Kōta Takai’s rapid rise to the Premier League Kōta Takai, who made his professional debut in April 2022, has quickly ascended to…
Japan has a new sumo grand champion and the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank since 2017, the sport having recently been dominated…
Japan’s Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned after facing backlash for saying he had “never had to buy rice,” amid a national rice shortage and rising prices.
Cliff Notes Health Secretary Wes Streeting is exploring the implementation of “health MOTs” for older citizens in the UK, inspired by Japan’s personalised medical plans…
Cliff Notes – Japan hosts China, South Korea foreign ministers Foreign ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea convened in Tokyo to discuss trade, regional…
A huge blast at Toyota city kills one as the roof was blown off. The explosion at Chuo Spring Co’s plant in Japan’s central city…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has raised its short-term policy rate to “around 0.5%,” marking its highest level in 17 years. This decision follows December’s inflation surge, with core consumer prices rising 3% year-on-year, the fastest pace in 16 months.
Japan Airlines suffers hacker attack, according to reports it suffered a cyber attack from unknown hackers and that its flights are experiencing delays as a…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged while…
A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after lift-off, nine months after…
The Conversation | Academic rigour, journalistic flair The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in…
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on…
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center…
World’s First Wooden Satellite Aims to Tackle Space Debris Problem with Sustainable Solution One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for…
Japan’s incoming PM considers snap election amid stock market decline Japan’s new Prime Minister, Ishiba, is considering a snap election as he prepares for his…
Japan’s ruling party picks next PM Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected veteran politician Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning him to…
Child at Japanese school dies after stabbing in China A 10-year-old boy attending the Shenzhen Japanese School in southern China, died on Thursday, one day…
Japan hit by typhoon as millions told to evacuate Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades with torrential rain and…
Japan says Chinese spy plane violated its airspace Japan has accused a Chinese spy plane of violating its airspace, marking the first known incident of…
Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out as party leader Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that he will not seek re-election…
Japan stocks jump 10% after global markets slump Japanese stocks bounced back on Tuesday morning, recovering after a sharp drop on Monday. The Nikkei 225…
Japan’s parliament has passed a new law that will allow divorced couples to share custody of their children starting in 2026.