Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Watch 2023 Nissan Ariya Undergo Many Crash Tests In Japan

Engineers are focusing on maintaining the high-voltage battery's structural integrity in all collision scenarios, including front, side and rear impacts.

InsideEVs

Ukraine conflict jeopardises Russian cooperation in space development

Scheduled launches of satellites and probes using Russian rockets have been cancelled outright

The Independent UK

'I've given my best': Graham Arnold faces down critics as Socceroos prepare for final World Cup qualifier

Graham Arnold might coach the Socceroos for the last time tomorrow as Football Australia considers a change ahead of sudden death World Cup qualifiers, writes David Mark.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Will The Yen Hit 150 Against The Greenback?

The Japanese yen fell to a seven-year low of 125 against the US dollar on Monday as the Bank of Japan continued easing its monetary policy further widening the gap with the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone.

Benzinga

Suzuki Teams Up With SkyDrive To Develop Flying Cars For Japan

Suzuki announced a collaboration with Japanese flying car company SkyDrive to create a fleet of flying cars for the Japanese market in the near future.

RideApart

Russia sanctions: Heineken and Carlsberg join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion – see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Best hotels in Tokyo: where to stay in style for all budgets

Find the perfect hotel in Japan’s capital, from a traditional ryokan to a super-swanky skyscraper

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Speculation 'part of the job' for Arnie

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says speculation the World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia may his last match in role is simply part of life in the job.

AAP

Russian invasion should encourage Indonesia to revisit its nuclear plan

In 2011, as Indonesia planned to start a nuclear energy program, a giant warning sign crashed in from Japan: the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The disaster was triggered by a gigantic tsunami and it resulted in a broadcast of radioactive pollution over a stretch of Japan’s countryside and across the Pacific…

The Conversation

Support for Japan’s Kishida rises with Ukraine policies popular

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida jumped 6 percentage points from last month to 61% in a new poll, with about two thirds of respondents saying they approved of his government’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Support for Japan government rises on response to Ukraine invasion - survey

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government rose overall for the first time in three months, with crucial elections just months away, as nearly 70% of respondents said they approved of his response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

'Drive My Car' wins Oscar award for best international film

Japan’s “Drive My Car” has won the Oscar for best international feature

The Independent UK

Sado mines plan upsets Asia unity

Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to…

Bangkok Post

'Specified skilled workers' entering Japan again

Foreign nationals with "specified skilled worker" visa status are once again entering Japan following the easing of border control measures against the coronavirus earlier this month.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Okinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Suga, Onaga embodied deep divisions between central govt, Okinawa

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japan. This is the sixth and final installment of a series that looks at the politics surrounding Okinawa's subsequent development and issues relating to the presence of U.S. bases.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Poll: Nearly 90% concerned about "serious" economic disparities

A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found 88% of respondents believe there are serious economic disparities in Japanese society.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan holds on to oil, gas interests in Russia's Sakhalin, wary of China taking them

Despite Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Japanese government intends for the time being to maintain its interests in energy projects in the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Nonwoven mask found in green turtle's excrement off Japan's Iwate Prefecture

A nonwoven mask was found in the excrement of a green turtle caught in August off Iwate Prefecture, according to a research group from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and the University of Tokyo.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Shunsuke Nakamura spots special Celtic traits in 4 Japanese stars as hero talks up Ange Postecoglou

Nakamura is delighted to see his compatriots succeed at Parkhead but knows even more Japanese stars are capable of doing the business in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Japan PM, US envoy pray in Hiroshima amid Russia nuke fears

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has escorted the U.S. ambassador to his hometown Hiroshima to pay respects to atomic bombing victims and warned that the world is again facing threats of nuclear attacks stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au review – a ghostly mother-and-daughter journey

A trip to Japan stirs up uncomfortable memories in this novel brimming with beautiful imagery

Reuters

Japan's Kishida sees growing chance of Russia using nuclear weapons

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday the prospect of Russia using nuclear weapons was "increasingly real", welcoming a visit by the U.S. ambassador to Hiroshima, the first city to suffer a nuclear attack.

Bangkok Post

Japan reports Russian drills on disputed islands

TOKYO: Russia is conducting drills on islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese media said on Saturday, days after Moscow halted peace talks with Japan because of its sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia conducts military drills on isles disputed with Japan -media

Russia was conducting drills on islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese media said on Saturday, days after Moscow halted peace talks with Japan because of its sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Five wounded in Russian attack on Lviv

Ukraine war news from March 26: Regional governor Maksym Kozytsky says two missile attacks wounded at least five people.

1 … 683 684 685 686

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.