The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan to free up local officials to battle new COVID variant

Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take steps to contain a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases to record levels, but there is no plan for sweeping national measures.

Reuters · Jul 29, 2022

Shinzo Abe's assassination spotlights Unification Church links to Japan's politics

The assassination, allegedly motivated by a grudge Abe's suspected killer held against the Unification Church, has put the relationship between Japan and the church under a new spotlight.

WEKU · Jul 28, 2022

Panasonic Reports Robust EV Battery Demand In Q2 2022

The Japanese company has also slightly updated its 4680-type battery cell commercialization roadmap, which was revealed earlier this year.

InsideEVs · Jul 28, 2022

Nissan's profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

India negotiating social security pacts with U.S., U.K.: Bhupender Yadav

India already has SSAs with various countries, including Germany, Switzerland, France, Canada, Australia and Japan

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2022

Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands

Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country's Far East from late August, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday.Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row…

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022

What makes Japan's passport the strongest in the world?

Japan has once again managed to become the world's most powerful passport in 2022, allowing its citizens visa-free access to 193 countries. This report is as per the Henley Passport Index's third quarter 2022 report that has been released recently.

The Times of India · Jul 28, 2022

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation’s industrialization will be delayed

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Japan discusses regional defense in rare visit to Taiwan

A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers has met with Taiwan’s president in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Japan to avoid capping defence spending next year - draft document

Japan will hold off on setting a ceiling for next fiscal year's defence spending, a draft of the government's budget outline reviewed by Reuters showed, underscoring resolve to beef up expenditure to counter China's growing military presence.

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022