Japan

The Sea of Japan is calm now, glinting in the light near the largest nuclear facility in the world. But in case something goes wrong, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall as the massive facility gets...

In Japan, the October 27 election will see new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba trying to hold onto the majority of his party, which has ruled for a long time. Campaigning for the election began on Tuesday....

The Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hibakusha, or survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was given the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee chair in Oslo,...

A rural airport in Japan grounded all flights on Wednesday after a little unexplained explosion that was shown in footage on local television. On the southern island of Kyushu, at the Miyazaki airport, there were no...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday that missile attacks by Iran on Israel were “unacceptable”, warning against an escalation into “full-on war”. “Iran’s attack is unacceptable. We condemn this strongly. But at the same...

The newly appointed prime minister of Japan According to media sources on Monday, Shigeru Ishiba intends to hold a sudden general election for late October. Ishiba, 67, was set to take the oath of office as...

The son of a former prime minister who loves surfing, an experienced defense expert, and an ardent nationalist who would be the first female prime minister of Japan will compete for the title of leader of...

Ten years after winning a retrial for his murder conviction, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate will find out on Thursday from a Japanese court whether he will once more face execution or, at last, be...

Tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave the Ishikawa earthquake-affected area on Saturday by Japanese authorities due to “unprecedented” rainfall that caused landslides and flooding. As of 11:00 am (0200 GMT), twelve rivers in...

The radio model that has been linked to recent explosions in Lebanon is thought to have been discontinued by the Japanese company Icom almost ten years ago. “From 2004 until October 2014, the IC-V82 handheld radio...