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Summary and Three Key Points: On March 28, 2026, the 13th Fighter Squadron’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan, marking the squadron’s transition to fifth-generation airpower and the permanent stationing of the U. ( read original story ...)

Four trims revealed: Nissan introduced Autech, Autech Line, VIP, and Step Type versions of the new Elgrand before its official market debut. Targeting Toyota rivals: The lineup aims to challenge Toyota’s Alphard and Vellfire in Japan’s competitive ... ( read original story ...)

A family of three were taken to hospital following an emergency call reporting a suspected spraying incident inside a JR Tokaido L ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Japan is wagering that a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and an endorsement from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can give yen-buying intervention extra bite and help slow the embattled currency's slide. ( read original story ...)

Iga Swiatek drops just one game as she races past Elisabetta Cocciaretto to set up an intriguing Italian Open fourth-round tie against Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)

Iga Swiatek only dropped one game as she cruised past Elisabetta Cocciaretto in Rome, but a stern test awaits her in the next round. ( read original story ...)

An incident involving a Japanese soldier allegedly scaling the wall of China's embassy in Tokyo a month ago has become a lightning rod in a tension-riddled landscape between China and Japan. ( read original story ...)

Sakurajima, the stratovolcano that looms over Kagoshima Bay in southern Japan, hurled volcanic bombs as far as 1,300 meters from its Minamidake summit crater during a series of Vulcanian explosions recorded in late May and early June 2026. ( read original story ...)

Certain sounds in tennis make opponents quietly question their career choices. The pop of a clean forehand. The squeak of shoes on clay. And then there’s the unmistakable sound of Naomi Osaka timing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is also trying to diversify oil procurement sources, looking at the United States and Russia, as the Middle East situation remains unstable. ( read original story ...)

Old is gold, as the saying goes, and that seems to apply to Japan's decommissioned destroyers, too, as other nations are now interested in buying them. ( read original story ...)

Japan Nuclear Fuel began the construction of the plant, a key component of the country's nuclear energy policy, in the village of Rokkasho in 1993. ( read original story ...)