On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. On December 8, the Army began surveying soldiers at Fort Bragg. Here's what they said. ( read original story ...)
‘I’m honoured’: Celtic target wins Golden Boot, could join for just £1.3m
Ange Postecoglou's Celtic are expected to sign Japan international Daizen Maeda from J-League side Yokohama F Marinos; Can he emulate Kyogo Furuhashi? ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 19 new cases and no deaths Tuesday
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s criteria remained the same as Monday, at three. No deaths from COVID-19 were repor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo wants rejection of Futenma plan overruled
Japan's Defense Ministry has taken a countermeasure against the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, so that the central government can go ahead with its plan to relocate a US base within the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Hid Its Pearl Harbor POW. He Survived and Left a Tale of Resilience.
Eighty years after the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, the story of Japan’s first prisoner of war is kept alive by his brother, who is 88. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 19 new coronavirus infections on Dec. 7
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government recorded 19 new COVIC-19 cases in the capital on Dec. 7, after reporting seven the previous day. ( read original story ...)
Abe throws full support behind Kishida at Tokyo fund-raiser
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is back on the front line of Japanese politics, this time as head of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a move described as “the starting shot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Lawmakers Visit Yasukuni Shrine, South Korea Protests
A Shinto priest accompanies a group of Japanese lawmakers as they visit the Yasukuni shrine to pay respects to the country's war dead in Tokyo, Japan December 7, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. ( read original story ...)
Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space Station in a prelude to a more ambitious trip around the moon ... ( read original story ...)
On This Day: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing 2,403 people and catapulting the United States into World War II. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Covid Deaths Lowest in 16 Months As Cases Plummet
The six confirmed deaths in Japan over the past week is the lowest it’s been in the country since July 2020, before the second wave of pandemic fatalities. Compared to other developed nations, such as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is striking a cautious tone with Covid, says policy institute
Tobias Harris of the Center for American Progress discusses the prime minister's handling of the pandemic and weighs in on how the Liberal Democratic Party no longer takes the "fiscally hawkish" ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to review budget balance timing early next year -PM Kishida
Japan will review the timeframe early next year for its target of balancing the budget, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, brushing aside prospects that it could ditch the goal to further ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida seeks to boost defense capability
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Monday to strengthen the country's defenses by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases as it deals with an assertive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will make its own decision on Beijing Olympic participation, says PM Kishida
Japan will make its own decision on whether to send diplomatic representatives to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, after news that the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Red Bull Crashed Ice Yokohama 2018
The brothers are making the transition to ice for this year’s Red Bull Crashed Ice season and will be putting it all out there for the hometown crowd. ( read original story ...)