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.…
Japanese ace Roki Sasaki heading to MLB, will be top Dodgers target
On the first day of October, two Dodgers executives were on the other side of the world.Shortly after the end of the regular season, president…
Shigeru Ishiba calls for ‘Asian NATO’. Has the new Japanese PM grossly misread war in Ukraine?
As the war in Ukraine entered its third year, experts in Europe feared a dark future for the region with the prospect of a protracted…
Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb | Nuclear Weapons News
She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima,…
China accuses Japanese vessel of ‘illegally’ entering disputed waters | South China Sea News
The incident is the latest between China and Japan around disputed islands in the East China Sea.China’s coastguard said it ordered a Japanese fishing vessel…
Group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jorgen Watne Frydnes poses with a picture of the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize…
Suspected WWII bomb grounds Japanese airport | Aviation News
A US bombshell blast leaves a huge crater at Miyazaki Airport, prompting cancellation of nearly 90 flights.The detonation of a US bombshell, likely dropped during…
Japanese parliament confirms Ishiba as new PM | Elections News
Parliament confirms Shigeru Ishiba’s appointment after he won contest to lead ruling LDP party.Japan’s parliament has confirmed Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister. Members…
Harris opposes U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese firm, at event with Biden
PITTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Biden in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania to say that U.S. Steel…
Set-up error stops Japanese effort to remove Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Tokyo Electric Power Company Thursday stopped an effort to remove nuclear fuel debris from a reactor meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. A set-up…
At 116, Japanese woman set to be named world’s oldest person | Health News
Tomiko Itooka went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers.A Japanese woman aged 116 is set to be named…
Japanese PM Kishida cancels trip to bolster preparedness for possible megaquake
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip Friday to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, staying home as Japan bolstered disaster preparedness in the face of…
Fans stunned as they realise Premier League legend and World Cup winner is quarter Japanese as old family pic emerges
DAVID SILVA is one of the most gifted footballers the Premier League has ever seen.Defenders could never guess what he was going to do next,…
Tiny Japanese Startup Is Turning ‘Her’ AI Dating Into Reality
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessLike many people juggling long hours at work, Chiharu Shimoda sought companionship via a dating app. For two months, he exchanged messages…
‘Touch’ review: Flirting in Japanese kitchen, confidentially
Director Baltasar Kormákur, who’s forged a comfortable career toggling between Hollywood tales set in far-flung spots (“Beast,” “Adrift”) and films set in his native Iceland,…
Japanese man arrested at Hawaii airport with grenades in carry-on
1 of 3 | Transportation Security Administration staff discovered the grenades during x-ray screening. Photo courtesy of Hawaii Police Department/Release July 11 (UPI) -- A…
In ‘Sunny,’ Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima ponder AI’s humanity
Rashida Jones had an unsettling encounter with a Furby back in the 1990s.The popular birdlike talking toy that belonged to her sister suddenly started saying…
Japanese stock market sees record highs, beating March as U.S. dollar drops in Tokyo
1 of 2 | The Nikkei Stock Average closed Thursday at 332.89 points while the broader Topix index finished 26.29 points going over its last…
How Gawr Gura, VTubers could help Dodgers tap into Japanese fan base
In the service of digging into what the Dodgers might be doing to entrench themselves as Japan’s favorite major league team, I am interviewing an…