World Feb 13 Japan reports 1st death from novel coronavirus, 44 more cases on ship Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the first fatality is a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized since Feb. 1 when she was diagnosed with pneumonia.
Nation Dec 25 Time and cost of relocation of U.S. base in Okinawa to double The Defense Ministry said the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from densely populated Ginowan to Henoko on Okinawa's eastern coast will cost 930 billion yen ($8.5 billion) and take 12 years, pushing its completion into the 2030s.
World Nov 23 Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons on Saturday as he began a three-day visit to Japan and fulfilled a dream to be a missionary in a land with a rich but bloody Christian past.
World Nov 10 More than 100,000 greet Japan’s emperor at enthronement parade Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a parade Sunday marking Naruhito’s enthronement as more than 100,000 delighted well-wishers cheered, waved small flags and took photos from packed sidewalks.
World Jul 21 Japan’s ruling coalition secures upper house majority Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, with exit polls indicating Abe could have secure enough of a super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions.
World Jul 18 Man sets fire to anime studio in Japan, killing 33 Most of the victims were workers at Kyoto Animation, known for mega-hit stories featuring high school girls, with places featured in the stories even becoming "pilgrimage sites" for their fans.
World Jun 07 U.S. and Russia blame each other in near-collision of warships The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Russian destroyer put the safety of the USS Chancellorsville and its crew at risk, forcing it to reverse all engines at full throttle to avoid a collision.
World May 28 Man stabs schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2 The suspect was captured but died from a self-inflicted slash in his neck.
World Apr 29 Japan’s emperor is abdicating. What happens now? Japan's 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday when he abdicates to his son Crown Prince Naruhito.
World Dec 26 Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic Japan announced Wednesday that it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts for the animals for the first time in 30 years, but said it would no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings.