Asian Games 2026 open in Japan
Carmela Calling The 20th Asian Games officially commenced in Japan on September 19, marking the country's return as host for…
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Japan to fund portable water units as quake recovery exposes gaps
Kamille Q. Cabreza The Japanese government is actively seeking ways to restore clean water to disaster-stricken communities following the recent earthquake…
Asian Games: How Nagoya is housing 17,000 people without an athletes’ village
Rosemarie Zamora The Japanese city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi area is preparing for the Asian Games, which take…
Japan to probe origins of life and the solar system on Martian moons
Jacinth Banite Humanity’s search for origins continues – taking off from Japan this time.
Japan begins construction of world’s next biggest destroyer
James Mario Ajero A new guided missile ship is set to sail under the Japanese flag as Tokyo seeks to confront…
Japan discovers valuable rare earths deposit
The Japanese government confirmed last Friday that a potential rare earth deposit has been discovered on a remote…
Japan keeps throne to male royalty despite imperial succession law revision
Ciara Mina The revision, which permits the adoption of distant male relatives to father future heirs and allows princesses to…
Philippines to acquire five Japanese Abukuma-class destroyers
Philippine-Japanese relations have reached a new milestone after the two countries agreed to the transfer of five Abukuma-class…
Japan bolsters safety precautions against wild bears
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui Communities in Japan are on their guard as bear attacks have been more frequent than usual, with some…
Japan population sees record five-year drop: census
Japan’s latest census for the year 2025 shows the country’s population has dwindled for the third consecutive survey…
‘No to war’: Japanese rally behind Article 9 as protests oppose constitutional changes
An estimated 50,000 people protested in Tokyo on Sunday to express their defiance of the government's plan to…
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami to publish first new book in three years
Shameeka Voyiya A new book by Japanese author Haruki Murakami set to be released in early July will mark his…
Japanese lawmaker hit with China sanctions after visits to Taiwan
Angelica N. Hall The Chinese government has imposed sanctions on a Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan, escalating diplomatic tensions…
Japan unveils ‘world’s first’ diaper recycling initiative
Maybelene Marcelino Japan has once again proved that it is living in the future by pioneering a groundbreaking initiative to…
Nadeshiko one-ups Matildas to win Women’s Asian Cup title
Geoffrey H. Latayan The Japanese national women's football team clinched the Women's Asian Cup title with a 1-0 win over Australia…
US-Japan strikes multi-billion-dollar energy deal amid Pearl Harbor joke
A monumental meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unfolded at the…
Sanrio announces Hello Kitty designer’s retirement
Sanrio, the firm that created Hello Kitty, has announced that the character's designer, Yuko Yamaguchi, has "passed the…
Japan crowns winner of ‘Capybara Long Bath Showdown’
Adam Peaker A capybara from Nagasaki – aptly named Prune – has won Japan’s annual ‘Capybara Long Bath Showdown’, where…
Japan climate report flags urgent risks to food security, disaster resilience
A warning has surfaced from a new government climate impact assessment that disaster preparedness and food supply in…
Japan actively boosting Indo-Pacific region stability under maritime programme
Mary Mae Balasanos Over the past eight years, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has been actively boosting the maritime stability of…
Japan to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant
Lucia Caporalini The Niigata Prefecture, located in central Japan, voted on Monday for the world’s biggest nuclear power plant to…
‘Merii Kurisumasu!’: How Japan celebrates Christmas
As the Christmas holidays draw near, Western traditions as we know them may take different shapes and forms…
Japan introduces kindergarten sex education to protect children from abuse
A bold shift has taken place in Japan after it made an effort to broaden the minds of…
China issues travel warning amid row with Japan over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
The Chinese government has issued a travel warning, telling their citizens not to visit Japan due to security…