• 1 dead, 5 missing after U.S. military planes collide off coast of Japan

    1 dead, 5 missing after U.S. military planes collide off coast of Japan

    Dec 06, 2018 03:54 PM EDT

    ... it occurred closer to the coast, about 100 kilometers 60 miles, and that's where the search and rescue mission found the two crew members. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, which dispatched aircraft and vessels to join in the search operation, said Japanese rescuers found one of the crew ...

  • China-Japan drawing closer amid trade pressure from U.S.

    China-Japan drawing closer amid trade pressure from U.S.

    Oct 26, 2018 12:38 PM EDT

    ... and met with students at elite Peking University, is to return to Japan on Saturday. The last such visit was in late 2011. Xi is expected to visit Japan next year, with Abe returning to China to attend a trilateral summit of the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea.

  • Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing

    Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing

    Sep 06, 2018 02:38 PM EDT

    In the town of Atsuma, where entire hillsides collapsed, rescuers used small backhoes and shovels to search for survivors under the tons of earth that tumbled down steep mountainsides.

  • Rescuers search for dozens still missing after Japan floods

    Rescuers search for dozens still missing after Japan floods

    Jul 09, 2018 02:06 PM EDT

    Rescuers in southwestern Japan dug up more bodies Monday as they searched for dozens still missing after heavy rains caused severe flooding and left residents to return to their homes unsure where to start the cleanup.

  • 38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan

    38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan

    Jul 07, 2018 02:37 PM EDT

    TOKYO — Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing. [nhpullquote]Okayama prefecture said a man caught in a landslide died, and six others were missing. Evacuation...

  • Hayabusa2, a Japanese spacecraft, arrives at Ryugu asteroid to retrieve minerals

    Hayabusa2, a Japanese spacecraft, arrives at Ryugu asteroid to retrieve minerals

    Jun 27, 2018 12:51 PM EDT

    ... blocks may be key to understanding the origins of the planets and of life on Earth -- and could also make future space prospectors very rich. Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe is on track to arrive at a kilometer-wide asteroid called Ryugu on June 27. On August 17 a NASA craft ...

  • Hirono: Immigrant detention 'very reminiscent' of Japanese-American internment during WWII

    Hirono: Immigrant detention 'very reminiscent' of Japanese-American internment during WWII

    Jun 26, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    ... Hill. Senator Mazie Hirono is a Democrat from Hawaii and the only immigrant currently serving in the Senate, having come to the U.S. from Japan as a child with her mother and brother. Senator Hirono, we're going to talk about immigration and child separation. But, first, I want ...

  • Leaders of Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea

    Leaders of Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea

    May 09, 2018 11:50 AM EDT

    ... and Li later Wednesday. He stressed the importance of a free and peaceful East China Sea to Li, and proposed to Moon a "future-oriented" Japan-South Korea relationship by overcoming their contentious historical issues stemming from Japan's wartime actions. Japan and China also signed an agreement to launch ...

  • Trump strikes optimistic tone on North Korea, thanks Japan's Abe for his role

    Trump strikes optimistic tone on North Korea, thanks Japan's Abe for his role

    Apr 18, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

    ... s taking a very leading voice on North Korea, there's also this idea that President Trump thinks that the trade that we have with Japan right now is not fair, and he wants to of Japan to pay more. He wants Japan to be buying more military planes. He ...

  • What to expect from Trump's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Abe

    What to expect from Trump's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Abe

    Apr 17, 2018 09:53 PM EDT

    ... formally will say he is willing to denuclearize his country. Abe is concerned about North Korea’s use of medium-range missiles, which can reach Japan, not just intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, said Yuki Tatsumi, co-director of the East Asia Program and director of the Japan Program at ...