Japan says low-cost combat drones are essential to its defense
TOKYO (AP) — Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence…
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump…
Death toll from southern Japan quake rises to 36 with a death linked to heat stroke
TOKYO (AP) — An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the…
Quake survivors in Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34
YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded…
Did China’s Wang Yi and Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi talk at ASEAN in Manila?
BEIJING (AP) — Did the foreign ministers of China and Japan talk at last week’s ASEAN regional meeting,…
Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia joins UNESCO World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and…
Japan’s parliament enshrines male-only succession for imperial family
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting…
China defends patrols near Taiwan after European concerns
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after…
Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan during rush hour on Thursday…
European nations object to Chinese activities off Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Great Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday issued a rare joint statement expressing alarm…
A Japan reactor’s restart highlights problem in spent nuclear fuel stockpile
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) — Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the…
Yohei Kono, apologized to victims of Japan’s wartime sexual abuses, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to…