Japan

Japan has the world's longest life expectancy due to a significant decrease in mortality from a number of diseases.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 07, 2023

Seoul's spy agency has claimed that Pyongyang may have received support from Russia.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 22, 2023

Japan began releasing treated radioactive waste water from the damaged nuclear plant into the sea in August of this year.

Sadhna Yadav Oct 27, 2023

Numerous victims of the late founder and owner of the Japanese talent agency demanded compensation for the abuse they went through with the company.

Aldous Cabildo Oct 04, 2023

China's ban on Japanese seafood imports has created tensions between the two countries, as the latter has publicly called the ban "totally unacceptable."

Sadhna Yadav Sep 06, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States and its allies of turning the waters off the Korean Peninsula into "the most unstable waters."

Sadhna Yadav Aug 29, 2023

A river in Nago City, Japan, turned blood red following a leak from a beer factory leaving the residents worried.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 30, 2023

Iceland has finally decided to suspend the practice of whale hunting until the end of August.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 21, 2023

As Japan's stock market posts a 33-year high, optimists point to the underlying robustness of firms' earnings but pessimists are wary of potential policy change.

Mehar Sultan May 23, 2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met with Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, at the G7 summit in Japan.

Jake Pike May 23, 2023

The partnership between Britain and Japan responds to the "current energy crisis and to climate change" with the aim of advancing clean energy technologies. Meanwhile, Japanese firms have committed to investment just shy of £18 billion into the British economy.

Jake Pike May 19, 2023

The most significant joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea have been held in the past five years coincide with Pyongyang's most recent tests.

Barnali Pal Sinha Mar 19, 2023

The government of Japan aims to establish permanent flight routes over a coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture this summer for the testing of "flying cars."

Thanmay Arun Mar 09, 2023

It had suggested a reduction in student loan payments or a full exemption for those who want to have a child.

Thanmay Arun Mar 04, 2023

Japan is facing one of the lowest birth rates in the world.

Thanmay Arun Mar 03, 2023

As the Russia Ukraine war, the biggest war in Europe since World War II, enters its second year, many Asian companies still continue their operations in Russia.

Thanmay Arun Feb 24, 2023

A Japanese startup, Iwaya Giken plans to start stratospheric balloon rides or commercial balloon rides later this year.

Barnali Pal Sinha Feb 23, 2023

The Japanese police have arrested as many as 17 men accused of filming thousands of women bathing in hot springs over a period of 30 years.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 14, 2023

At least eight people, including six Chinese nationals, died after a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship sank in waters between South Korea and Japan.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 27, 2023

The actions and potential implications of several countries, including Russia, North Korea, China, and Iran indicates that change is occurring in these countries and their actions have the potential to affect the global order. The US has the power and capability to assist and influence events in these countries, but should do so in a way that avoids being perceived as meddling. The US should work to deter expansionist behavior by China in the Indo-Pacific region and to calm tensions with North Korea.

Daniel Elliot Jan 19, 2023

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev slammed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the latter's "subservience" to the United States.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 16, 2023

An 81-year-old Japanese man pushed his disabled wife into the sea because he was "tired of taking care of her."

Sadhna Yadav Nov 07, 2022

Mikizo Ueda, who was the oldest living man in Japan, passed away at the age of 112 in the city of Nara last week.

Sadhna Yadav Sep 15, 2022

Dugong, a species that inspired ancient tales about mermaids and sirens for centuries, has been declared functionally extinct in China

Sadhna Yadav Aug 24, 2022

A study conducted by researchers in Japan found that dogs produce tears of joy when reunited with their owners after hours of separation.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 23, 2022

An elderly woman was found inside cardboard boxes on the side of a highway after being dumped by her family in Puebla, Mexico.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 08, 2022

Japan's national weather agency issued its top-level alert after the Sakurajima volcano, located in the Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted on Sunday.

Sadhna Yadav Jul 25, 2022

A Japanese man has admitted to killing at least 30 green sea turtles after they got stuck in his fishing nets.

Sadhna Yadav Jul 19, 2022

A US exploration team has managed to successfully unearth a ship that had sunk during World War II

Sadhna Yadav Jun 27, 2022

An extremely rare 15ft megamouth shark washed ashore in a village in the Philippines.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 22, 2022