Politics Jun 01 U.S., Japan reaffirm alliance amid China territorial claims The new head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China's increasingly assertive claims to contested areas in the region.
World Jun 01 Japan's vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late It's sinking in that Japan's scramble to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics start may be too little, too late.
World May 28 Japan extends virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake Japan extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas for 20 more days on Friday, with infections still not slowing as it prepares to host the Olympics in just over 50 days.
World May 14 Japan expands virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics Japan is further expanding a coronavirus state of emergency from six areas, including Tokyo, to nine as the government repeated its determination to hold the Olympics in just over two months. Japan has been struggling to slow infections ahead of…
Politics Apr 16 WATCH: Biden meets with Japanese prime minister, first guest to White House Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in a bid to underscore the two countries’ alliance as a counter to an autocratic and increasingly assertive China.
World Mar 25 LGBTQ groups want equality law in Japan before Tokyo Olympics LGBTQ and other human rights activists say the momentum for the law is rising as Japan gets attention over its handling of gender equality, diversity and other human rights issues.
World Feb 15 Japan approves its first COVID-19 vaccine Japan formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries.
World Dec 24 Melted fuel removal at Fukushima delayed by COVID-19 pandemic Removing the tons of melted fuel is by far the toughest challenge of the decommissioning process that's still expected to take 30 to 40 years.
Science Dec 14 Japan space agency confirms asteroid soil inside landed capsule The pan-shaped capsule was dropped by Hayabusa2 from space into the sparsely populated Australian desert. It arrived in Japan last week for research that will hopefully provide insights into the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
World Dec 04 Japan prime minister pledges $19 billion to promote ecological businesses Suga, who took office in mid-September, set climate change as one of his main policy goals along with promoting a digital transformation of Japanese society — issues which were left behind by his predecessor.