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North Korea fired ballistic missile into East Sea, South Korea and Japan says
North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Saturday afternoon, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. The missile landed ...
Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13-
By AFP TOKYO: A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country’s age of consent, currently among the ...
Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket carrying defence sensor-
By Associated Press TOKYO: The launch of a new flagship series H3 rocket carrying an observation satellite and an experimental ...
Japan discovers 7,000 new unknown islands after fresh survey
The number of official islands in Japan is expected to double from 6,852 to 14,125 after the government conducted the ...
US ambassador to Japan has ‘full confidence’ Japanese government will ban discrimination against LGBTQ people
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday said he has “full confidence” that the Japanese government will take the ...
Two powerful quakes link Turkiye, Japan and Syria in suffering-
By Associated Press TOKYO: Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having ...
Japan PM aide dismissed over homophobic comments-
By AFP TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dismissed one of his secretaries on Saturday over homophobic comments that the ...
American skier Kyle Smaine believed among 2 killed in avalanche in Japan backcountry: reports
American professional skier Kyle Smaine was believed to have died Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche triggered near ...
Japan to downgrade COVID-19 classification to a less serious disease on May 8
Japan is set to downgrade its classification of COVID-19 to that of a less serious disease on May 8, revising ...
Japan fires aide for anti-LGBTQ comments: ‘Outrageous’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fired one of his aides on Saturday for making anti-LGBTQ comments, calling the remarks “outrageous ...