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Miraculous Escape for Almost 400 Passengers After Planes Collide in Japan

Almost 400 passengers of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously survived after it collided with another plane on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday evening. Flight 516, which had taken off from Hokkaido in northern Japan nearly two hours...

Tsunami Warning Issued as 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

Japan has issued a major tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes. The quakes hit Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, with one having a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It issued a major tsunami warning...

China Set to Overtake Japan as World’s Biggest Car Exporter

China is on track to becoming the top car exporter worldwide this year, surpassing Japan, as reported by Financial Standards. This change signals a significant shift from the long-standing leadership of European, American, Japanese, and South Korean car manufacturers. However,...

Japan China Tensions Over Fukushima Waste Water

The release of Fukushima radioactive waste water into the Pacific is sparking tensions in the international community, especially with China. China has banned Japanese seafood imports, and Japan views the Chinese reaction to the incident as "regrettable." Japan started discharging the...

Japan Deplores ‘Russia’s Nuclear Threat’ on Hiroshima Anniversary

Japan’s prime minister has hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and 74,000 in Nagasaki...

China Urges Japan and South Korea to Align with Beijing

China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia.” The comments by Wang Yi on Monday come as Japan and South Korea forge...

Japanese PM Visits Ukraine Amind Xi Jinping’s Visit to Russia

On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine, coinciding with the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Russia. The two visits are emblematic of the changing nature of the global strategic...

‘Sushi terror’ Pranks Outrage Japan

A recent wave of pranks referred to as "sushi terror" has caused Japanese customers to reconsider their visits to conveyor belt restaurants, which are iconic in the country. It has led to changes in the way that chains offer their...

Japan Baffled as Unidentified Iron Ball-Like Object Appears on Beach

On Tuesday, Japanese authorities began an inquiry into a gigantic, unexplained metal ball that a woman found on a beach. The beach in Hamamatsu was closed to the public as part of the investigation. Concerned about the potential for an...

The Japanese Bouzouki Player Who Performs Greek Rebetika

It is not often that you see a Japanese bouzouki player, much less a woman, indulging in her favorite instrument in faraway Kobe in Japan

Japan’s Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assasinated

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has died while hospitalized after he was shot at a political campaign event in the city of Nara on Friday. Abe was shot twice, with the second shot hitting him in the back,...

Tsunami Warning Issued after Powerful Earthquake in Japan

A tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday. The earthquake struck in northern Japan, just off the coast of the region of Fukushima. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake hit 60...

Defeated Axis Powers Germany and Japan Rearm After Ukraine Invasion

Germany and Japan, the two main Axis powers defeated in World War II, are now rearming themselves following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Only Japan Could Host the Winter Olympics by 2100

A new study suggests that only one city in Japan in the entire world will be able to host the Winter Olympics in the future. The study, which was published in Current Issues in Tourism, looked at the effect of...

Japan Sees Surge in Coronavirus Cases; Medical System “Could Collapse”

The head of the Japan Medical Association called on Tuesday for a further expansion of the nationwide coronavirus state of emergency.