A seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, was thrown into chaos on Monday evening after a fire broke out on launch barges. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese vessel suspected of conducting survey in Japan’s EEZ for second time
The vessel was seen conducting suspicious activity around 335 kilometers west-northwest of the island of Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday. ( read original story ...)
F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
The 18th Wing said the wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean. The wheel was discovered missing while the F-15 was in mid-flight, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Barges carrying fireworks catch fire off Yokohama coast; 5 workers flee into sea
Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into the sea, officials said. Aerial footage by public broadcaster NHK on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Fire breaks out on fireworks barges at Yokohama festival
Launch barges were set ablaze in Japan's Yokohama on Monday (August 4) after fireworks landed on them during a festival. ( read original story ...)
Japan record high of 41.8 degrees Celsius observed north of Tokyo
Japanese weather officials say the country recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Isesaki City, north of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Record heat grips Japan, turns Vietnam into ‘pan on fire’
Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8 degrees, the weather office said, warning temperatures ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Carrier Strike Group, Japan to Test F-35B Fighter Capabilities
A U.K. Carrier Strike Group and a Japanese destroyer carrier will test joint F-35 Lighting II fighter capabilities near Japan this week. The U.K. CSG will meet with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets record temperatures, worries mount over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets highest-ever temperature on record of 41.6 degrees Celsius
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the eastern city of Isesaki on Tuesday, the country's Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)
Australia selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion) ... ( read original story ...)
Barges carrying fireworks ablaze in Japan, five flee into sea
Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into the sea, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Japan clinches landmark $6.5 billion warship deal with Australia
Japan clinched a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to build Australia's next-generation warships, marking Tokyo's most consequential defence sale since ending a military export ban ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets new record high temperature of 41.8C
Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6C and then 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still. ( read original story ...)
Mateship trumps practicality in Australia’s Japan frigate deal
Against this backdrop, the frigate deal serves as a diplomatic balm. It is both a reassurance to Tokyo and a statement of intent that Australia sees its future defence firmly embedded in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to make major policy shift to boost rice production
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce Tuesday a major shift in rice policy -- from curbing output to boosting it -- sources ... ( read original story ...)