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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 ...)

The fleet of Ospreys is still temporarily grounded in order to investigate the “causal factors,” of the Nov. 29 crash. ( 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 or North Korea. ( read original story ...)

A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan, which killed eight Air Force special operations service members ( read original story ...)

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have used artificial intelligence to discover a new method for understanding small defects called dislocations in polycrystalline materials, materials widely ... ( read original story ...)

World No.1 Iga Swiatek has welcomed back Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka and believes that their experience could help them win again. ( read original story ...)

The decision is a landmark for Japan, which has had a self-imposed ban on weapons exports for decades as a legacy of its desire to stay out of global conflicts following World War II. ( read original story ...)