No Comment WATCH: Heavy floods in Japan disrupt daily life Heavy rain pounded northern Japan on Thursday, triggering floods and landslides and disrupting transportation systems. 25/07/2024
Europe News Japan, Germany agree to boost security cooperation in Pacific Both sides said their countries would create an economic security framework amid fears about what they view as China's overproduction of electric vehicles and other key products using massive subsidies. 13/07/2024
Space Japan launches advanced Earth observation satellite on new H3 rocket The launch was the third for the country's new rocket system, after the successful one on 17 February and the shocking failed debut flight a year earlier when the rocket had to be destroyed with its payload — a satellite that was supposed to be the ALOS-3. 01/07/2024
Tech News Japan's space agency grappling with multiple cyber attacks Japan's space agency says there's no classified information leaked from a series of cyber attacks against them in the last year. 21/06/2024
Culture news Kazuko Shiraishi, ‘the Allen Ginsberg of Japan’, dies aged 93 Japan's beat poet Kazuko Shiraishi, a pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93. 19/06/2024
Experiences El Camino de Santiago alternatives that are cheaper and quieter Already feeling the heat in Europe? Plan an autumn hike along these quiet alternatives to the Camino. 13/06/2024
wellbeing Tokyo wants to launch a dating app to boost marriage and childbirth Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app as the country’s birth rate is plummeting to an all-time low. 06/06/2024
Sport Judo World Championship: Japan remain mixed team champions All the latest developments on the 2024 Abu Dhabi World Judo Championships. 24/05/2024
France VivaTech 2024: AI takes centre stage at annual French tech show The latest artificially intelligent innovations have been unveiled at the VivaTech show in Paris starting this Wednesday and running through Saturday. 23/05/2024
Business A fistful of yen - a gain for tourists to Japan as shop prices fall As Japan's government steps in to bolster its currency, the weakness of the yen against the euro and the dollar has led to a surprise boost for tourism. 08/05/2024
USA Biden calls Japan and India 'xenophobic' countries in latest gaffe The US president was attempting to contrast the countries with his own on immigration. 02/05/2024
Travel News Mount Fuji view blocked by black screen to deter tourists The town of Kawaguchiko has seen an influx of tourists, all vying for the perfect shot of Mount Fuji. Now local officials say enough is enough. 01/05/2024
Green News G7 countries to phase out coal use by 2035 - with some concessions The Environment, Energy and Climate summit concluded on Tuesday at the Palace of Venaria in Turin. 30/04/2024
Global Japan Japan is growing a nature-positive economy: here’s how In partnership with The Government of Japan Around the world, the pressure’s on to better protect nature. Japanese businesses are grasping the challenge, with the support of an international framework that aims to shift financial flows into more nature-positive outcomes. 30/04/2024
Tech News Japanese watchdog orders Google to fix ad search limits A Japanese watchdog said Google was undermining competition. 22/04/2024
World News One dead and seven missing following Japanese navy helicopter crash One person has died and seven others are missing, after two Japanese navy helicopters are believed to have collided before crashing the Pacific Ocean, during a nighttime training. 21/04/2024
No Comment WATCH: Strong earthquake rattles western Japan Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four major islands. 18/04/2024
Culture news You can now find the Japanese Royal Family on Instagram Wanna DM the Emperor of Japan? Now you can… Sort of. 03/04/2024
Taiwan Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency gave the magnitude as 7.2 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4. 03/04/2024
Culture news Christopher Nolan to get knighthood as 'Oppenheimer' opens in Japan 'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and producer wife Emma Thomas are to receive a knighthood and damehood. Meanwhile, the Oscar winning film finally premieres in Japan - to mixed reactions. 29/03/2024