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Japan's defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to boost defence spending by 43 trillion yen over five years. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on a visit to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. ( read original story ...)

Workers represented by a labor union at Japanese department store operator Sogo & Seibu Co. will go on a rare strike at its flagship ... ( read original story ...)

Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output fell more than expected in July, signalling a rocky start to the second half of the year for manufacturers as worries mount over growth in China and the global economy. ( read original story ...)

Now, in one of Japan’s most extraordinary labour muscle-flexes in recent memory, department store staff at one of the country’s most famous names, Seibu, are breaking yet more new ground by going on strike for the first time in more than 60 years. ( read original story ...)

A pair of rare, pink grasshoppers are being looked after as pets here after insect-loving brothers recently discovered them near a tra ... ( read original story ...)

A train station in the capital's Suginami Ward is creating a buzz on social media for a promotional tie-in with a famous comedy duo sharing t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Keen sky watchers gathered at an observation deck on the rooftop of Tokyo's Roppongi Hills Mori Tower to gaze at the full moon on Wednesday (August 30), the second full moon in the month of August. ( read original story ...)