Japan is investigating the possible involvement of a group supporting the Russian government in a denial-of-service cyberattack on government websites on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)
Japanese officials arrest Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, two others in alleged bribery scheme
Japanese authorities on Tuesday arrested a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member and two other men suspected of being involved in a bribery scheme centered on Olympic sponsorship. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JOGMEC to support ‘blue’ hydrogen, ammonia projects
State-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC) will provide financial and technological support to Japan Inc's 'blue' hydrogen and ammonia projects using carbon dioxide capture and storage ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Japan discuss goals at Australia’s Pitch Black exercise
Japan and South Korea have both sent combat aircraft to Australia for the first time to take part in a large multinational air combat exercise. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties
An American diplomat in Tokyo on Tuesday criticized China's “increasingly hostile maritime actions” as a threat to the safety of waterways in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific, as the United States seeks ... ( read original story ...)
Footage Shows Russia-China Military Exercise in Sea of Japan
The Russian Ministry of Defense said the navies of Russia and China conducted artillery firing at surface targets. ( read original story ...)
Japan military opens probe after sex harassment complaints
Japan’s defense minister says he has ordered a ministry-wide special investigation into growing reports of sexual assault after allegations of harassment were brought by a former soldier ... ( read original story ...)
One Year Later, Simone Biles Says She Has “No Regrets” Over Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles made one of the biggest moves in her career: withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Here's what she has to say about it now in her own words. ( read original story ...)
Japan says state funeral for assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe will cost $12 million
The state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July, will cost more than $10 million when its held later this month, according to a government estimate ... ( read original story ...)
Two officials at Tokyo 2020 sponsor arrested in widening bribery probe
Japanese prosecutors arrested two officials at a sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as part of a widening bribery investigation that media said involved a former member of the Tokyo 2020 board. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Hinnamnor rips across S.Korea’s industrial south, two dead
A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea's southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s state funeral for Shinzo Abe to cost more than £10m
Public opposition to ceremony grows over cost to taxpayer and ex-PM’s ties to Unification church ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests
Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member widened Tuesday as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 ex-board member rearrested over new bribery allegation – Nikkei
Japanese prosecutors arrested again on Tuesday a former member of the Tokyo 2020 board implicated in a bribery scandal around the Olympic Games, on allegations he received bribes from a sponsor ... ( read original story ...)
Rallies against revising immigration law held across Japan after Sri Lankan detainee’s death
People took to the streets in 10 cities across Japan on Sept. 4 to protest against issues including moves to amend the Immigration Control a ... ( read original story ...)
In Photos: People rally with sister of Sri Lankan who died at Nagoya immigration bureau
People take to the streets with Wayomi Sandamali, who is holding a photo of her older sister Wishma who died at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Servic ... ( read original story ...)