Fire officials say the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in Tokyo in the first five months of this year increased at a faster pace than last year's record figure. ( read original story ...)
Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency. ( read original story ...)
China erupts at Japan as 14 nations oppose Beijing’s South China Sea claim
China has lodged a formal protest with Japan after Tokyo joined 13 other countries in reaffirming the 2016 Hague ruling that rejected Beijing's sweeping South China Sea claims. ( read original story ...)
How Putin runs his war machine from a Tokyo high-rise: Report
A secretive Russian military intelligence unit operating out of a Tokyo high-rise is helping supply Vladimir Putin's war machine by buying and smuggli. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Building a New Intelligence Agency With Help From the West
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security. ( read original story ...)
Camera sensor breakthrough promises sharper images without hulking up your phone’s thickness
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed transparent nanosheet sensors that can detect RGB light in a single pixel, potentially enabling smaller, sharper, and more efficient cameras. The Latest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan station projects expose limits of large-scale development
Station projects in Nagoya and Fukuoka have stalled, showing the risks of using large developments to reverse regional population decline. ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors to Tokyo hit record high in 2025
A survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government shows the number of foreign visitors to Japan's capital hit an all-time high last year. ( read original story ...)
NYT: Russia uses Japan to procure high-tech goods for its invasion of Ukraine
The New York Times reports that Russian intelligence officers are using Japan as a hub to procure high-tech goods necessary for the military invasion of Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Returning yokozuna Onosato loses on Nagoya meet opening day
Yokozuna Onosato fell to a worrying opening day defeat while his fellow returning grand champion, Hoshoryu, triumphed as the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan’s southern islands, Taiwan evacuates thousands
By Joseph Campbell and Angie Teo ISHIGAKI, Japan/TAIPEI, July 11 (Reuters) - Typhoon Bavi pummelled Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds on Saturday as it headed ... ( read original story ...)
Ireland hold off spirited Japan for bonus-point win
Sean Jansen marks his international debut with a try as a much-changed Ireland wore Japan to make it two bonus-point wins from two in the Nations Championship. ( read original story ...)
How a Singapore international school became an immigration flashpoint in Sapporo
An international school in Sapporo, Japan, has become a flashpoint for debates surrounding immigration and multiculturalism, exposing deep-seated societal tensions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Running event featuring a Super Mario-themed course to be held in Sapporo
A running event featuring a Super Mario-themed course will be held on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido in the fall, its fir ... ( read original story ...)