Man who threw bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gets 10 years in prison
The man who threw a homemade bomb at then-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023 got 10 years in prison Wednesday for attempted murder. Kishida…
Japanese crews shift search for truck driver swallowed by sinkhole to nearby sewer pipe
Saitama Prefecture officials said the search for a missing 74-year-old truck stuck in a large sinkhole shifted to an underground sewage pipe on Sunday. Source…
Trump backs Japanese investment in U.S. Steel, doesn’t rule out tariffs in meeting with prime minister
1 of 7 | Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at a joint news conference in the East Room…
Deadly plant worse than Japanese knotweed & with NO antidote washes up on UK beaches – killing at least 4 dogs
DOG owners have been warned of a deadly plant worse than Japanese knotweed - with no antidote - washing up on UK shores.At least four…
Japanese sinkhole grows as plans for ramp move forward
The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ramp 50 feet down to…
Japanese prime minister calls for regional revitalization in economic plan
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touted regional revitalization and stronger cooperation with local governments around Japan and pledged he would forge working relationships with other…
Roki Sasaki meets LeBron James, learns L.A. fingers sign from Rui Hachimura
Roki Sasaki was shown Tuesday night on the Crypto.com Arena video screen during the first half of the Lakers’ game against the Washington Wizards.The crowd…
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of…
Japanese crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran | Crime News
Takeshi Ebisawa faces a maximum punishment of life in prison after pleading guilty to six counts in a Manhattan court.A Japanese crime boss has pleaded…
Japanese city to name and shame people who break trash rules
For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal…
Japanese car makers Honda and Nissan hold merger talks
Honda and Nissan are understood to have held exploratory talks about a potential merger to help them compete against electric vehicle (EV) makers, particularly in…
Danish authorites release anti-whaling activist Paul Watson; deny Japanese extradition request
Danish authorities have released anti-whaling activistPaul Watson from Greenland some five months after he was originally detained on an international arrest warrant from Japan, his…
Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
Japanese law prohibiting same-sex marriage from being officially recognized is unconstitutional, the country’s Fukuoka High Court ruled on Friday, becoming the third of eight such…
Japanese court finds U.S. airman guilty of raping girl, imposes 5-year sentence
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron takes off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, on Aug 11, 2023.…
Japanese atomic bomb survivors accept Nobel Peace Prize | Conflict
Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group, has accepted the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear…
Japanese atomic bomb survivors to receive Nobel Peace Prize
1 of 6 | Terumi Tanaka and a group of several other Japanese survivors of the World War II atomic bombings on Nagasaki and Hiroshima…
Miho Nakayama dead: Japanese pop singer-actor was 54
Miho Nakayama, a Japanese entertainer known for her contributions to the early J-pop scene in the 1980s and a varied acting career, has died.Big Apple,…
Japanese Banks Sticking With Adani as Jefferies, Barclays Review Ties
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessJapan’s biggest banks plan to maintain ties to billionaire Gautam Adani despite US bribery charges, even as other global firms including Barclays…
Biden to meet South Korean, Japanese leaders amid worries on North Korea
LIMA, Peru — President Biden is gathering with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for talks Friday amid heightened concerns about…
Japanese police arrest US man for allegedly scratching letters into shrine | Tourism News
65-year-old man allegedly told police he defaced Shinto shrine as a ‘prank’.Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine.…