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On Dec. 23, 1948, former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were hanged in Tokyo under sentence of the Allied War Crimes Commission. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s defense spending would increase more than 16% next year under a record military budget that is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China ( read original story ...)

Japan is going through a "once in a generation" political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of a corruption scandal. Four cabinet ministers from the long-term ruling party have resigned in the past fortnight, ( read original story ...)

Breaking from its self-imposed constraints on military equipment exports, Japan aims to replenish US with vital missile supplies destined for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aerial attacks. ( read original story ...)

The tennis world missed Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka‘s presence on the courts in the 2023 season. The 26-year-old, who was once crowned as the highest-earning WTA star, gave fans a surprise as she ... ( read original story ...)

Palestine hopes to showcase the resilience of its people at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, although challenges posed by the Isra ... ( read original story ...)

Those working for large companies in Tokyo remain strongly interested in moving to the suburbs even as the share of remote work declines and ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

It’s late October, and there’s an electric tension in the air at a shop around the corner from Takadanobaba Station — four players, cards in hand, sit around a table, three looking intently at the ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will sell Patriot air defense missiles to the U.S., marking Tokyo’s first foray into selling complete lethal weapons to allied nations since the post-World War II era. Japan’s national security cabinet this week updated its export rules to allow for the shipment of completed weapons systems. ( read original story ...)

Japan said on Friday it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines earlier that day, in the pacifist nation's first major overhaul of such export curbs in nine years. ( read original story ...)

Japan has agreed to sell Patriot interceptor missiles to the U.S., a major shift from Tokyo’s post-World War II policy against exporting military weapons. On Friday, the White House said the transfer ... ( read original story ...)

The arrest of the 50-year-old driver highlighted the strict law in Japan against harming the birds, even if they take over balconies or get in the way of traffic. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Parliament approved a record $56 billion defense budget proposal for fiscal 2024 along with revisions allowing it to send ammunition to the United States and potentially aid Ukraine's war efforts. ( read original story ...)

The move by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration comes as Western countries run low on supplies of ammunition to send to Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

STORY: The Santas - mostly office workers from the area - traded their business attire for Santa suits to take part in the event at the Marunouchi district near Tokyo Station.Participating Santas were split up into three groups - one that gave out small ornaments as gifts in a shopping mall, ( read original story ...

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party replaced two of its top executives as part of a purge related to investigations into alleged political slush funds. ( read original story ...)