Japan will accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's ongoing invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday, in a break with the country's usual reticence to accept humanitarian arrivals. ( read original story ...)
Japan says Russian helicopter violated airspace, scrambles fighter jet
Japan scrambled a fighter jet on Wednesday in response to what appeared to be a Russian helicopter entering its airspace, the country's military said, amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Kaua‘iCC culinary arts students get hands-on with guest chef
COVID-related travel restrictions may have kept Team Hawai‘i from participating in the annual Sapporo Ice Festival in Japan, but they could not stop Dale Radonski and Charlie Matsuda from working with ... ( read original story ...)
MAPPA Establishes New Osaka-Based CGI Studio
Ever-busy anime studio MAPPA (Attack on Titan Final Season, JUJUTSU KAISEN) is looking to further expand its capabilities. MAPPA announced that it has established a new studio in Osaka, with the aim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 12,693 more COVID cases on March 2
The Japanese capital reported 12,693 new coronavirus infections on March 2, after counting 11,813 fresh cases the day before, the Tokyo Metro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Alleges Russian Incursion in Its Airspace and Scrambles Jet in Response
Japan said it scrambled a fighter jet Wednesday to warn off a helicopter believed to be Russian after the chopper entered Japanese airspace. Tokyo's Ministry of Defense linked the incursion near the ... ( read original story ...)
Hirate backs Yokohama to win races after Kondo Nissan move
Nissan’s Kohei Hirate says he’s convinced that the Yokohama tyre he will race in SUPER GT this year is capable of winning races following his surprise move to Kondo Racing. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 fires up greater tourist interest in Japan: study
About 380 million people in 13 countries gained an interest in visiting Japan as a result of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a February 2022 report released by the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens volunteer to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan
Keiichi Kurogi was one of dozens men in Japan who offered to join an "international legion" to fight Russian invaders after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for volunteers. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to extend COVID curbs as hospitals battle infections
Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Young man stabbed fatally in fight in Osaka Pref.; trio at large
A man was fatally stabbed in a fight in this western Japan city late on March 1, and three people believed to have been involved fl ... ( read original story ...)
Gennaidy Golovkin-Ryota Murata middleweight title unification fight set for April 9 in Japan, sources say
Gennaidy Golovkin and Ryota Murata will meet April 9 in Saitama, Japan, for their middleweight title unification fight, sources said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on growing worries over Ukraine crisis impact
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, amid increasing concern about the impact on th ... ( read original story ...)
A New Nuclear Debate in Japan
Shinzo Abe suggests nuclear weapons sharing with the U.S. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand Protests, HKMA Lobbying, Japan Border: Virus Update
New Zealand police launched their biggest effort yet to dislodge anti-mandate protesters from parliamentary grounds in Wellington, while the prime minister of neighboring Australia has been infected ... ( read original story ...)
Relatives of Sri Lankan detainee who died at immigration center to sue gov’t
Relatives of a Sri Lankan woman who died last year while detained at a central Japan immigration center will file a damages suit against the Japanese government later this week, a source familiar with ... ( read original story ...)