A US official who declined to be named told Reuters the two governments were coordinating on possible assistance from US troops. About 54,000 US forces personnel are based in Japan, …
“It’s not just that it’s a mess. The wall has collapsed, and you can see through to the next room. I don’t think we can live here any more,” Miki …
While landing in Tokyo, a Japan Airlines jet hit a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft, causing the passenger jet to explode, killing five Coast Guard members on the other plane. Japan …
Firefighters extinguish a fire in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, early on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Soichiro Koriyama | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan on Tuesday struggled to assess the extent of damage …
The 99-member Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai faction, the largest in parliament, which former prime minister Shinzo Abe had led, along with the 40-member faction led by former LDP secretary general Toshihiro …
PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors are designed to be used for missile defence, and are reported to have been deployed in Ukraine. They will be provided from Japan’s existing holdings, and …
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to reshuffle his cabinet Thursday in a bid to …
Suspicion of financial mismanagement has spread throughout the LDP, including to Kishida’s own faction, and the firing of five members of the cabinet late last week has failed to stem …
Now 20, Yuno is both scared and scarred. Being forced into prostitution in Tokyo’s notorious Kabukicho district has left a mark, while she has still not been able to pay …
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 1, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images …