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Warning sirens sounded in South Korea and Japan after North Korea launched what it said was a space satellite. The launch failed after a second-stage fault in the rocket, according to North Korean media. ( read original story ...)

The start of an inflationary regime, coupled with the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s valuation reforms, will boost Japanese stocks to their record high as early as the first half of 2025, according to BofA Securities. ( read original story ...)

The Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau says that a full-time female doctor may have examined detainees while intoxicated in January. The doctor has since been suspended, the bureau said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.The bill intends to "establish an electricity supply system that will achieve a carbon-free society", ( read original story ...)

Kishida has vowed to double childcare spending over the next three years in a bid to help reverse the country's dwindling birth rate. The government had previously estimated that it needed to secure around 3 trillion yen per year to cover the expansion of childcare allowances and other related benefits. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Wednesday, as production machinery orders slowed amid weakening global demand, casting doubts about recovery in the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

Jeong Se-ah feels happy to see Tanaka, a Japanese bar host character from the early 2000s created by a South Korean comedian, because he revives her teenage memories of watching animations from the neighbouring nation. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Asahi Group Holdings has plans to dive back into the China market as it looks to revive investments in the world's largest beer market. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s factory output declined for the first time in three months in April amid a global slowdown, likely weighing on the country’s recovering economy. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Tuesday became the country's second to rule that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a move likely to add pressure on the government to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Defense Ministry warned on Monday it would destroy any North Korean missile that enters its territory after Pyongyang notified the country of plans to launch a “satellite” between May 31 and June 11. ( read original story ...)

Shotaro Kishida, the 32-year-old scion and political heir apparent of Japan’s incumbent leader Fumio Kishida, has been fired from his post as his father’s executive policy secretary after images of him using the Prime Minister’s official residence for a private party sparked public outrage. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Tuesday became the second to rule that Japan's lack of recognition for same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional for the country to not recognize same-sex marriages. Supporters say the ruling was a step toward marriage equality. ( read original story ...)

Japan is aiming to become the first country in the world to beam solar energy from space back to Earth to generate electricity at scale. A public-private partnership led by Japanese space agency JAXA will see the first satellite transmitters set up by 2025, ( read original story ...)

Magazine photos showed Shotaro Kishida, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s son and executive policy secretary, at the center of group shots that imitated those taken of newly appointed Cabinets. ( read original story ...)