Japan aims to boost women troops as it struggles to enlist
Tokyo – Japan wants to significantly boost the number of women in the military by the mid 2030s, the... Read more
8 Apr
Asia champions Japan need ‘different tools’ to win World Cup – coach
Tokyo – Coach Nils Nielsen warned on Monday that Japan need “different tools” to win next year’s Women’s World... Read more
23 Mar
Japan births fall for 10th straight year
Tokyo – The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed... Read more
26 Feb
Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election
Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8,... Read more
23 Jan
Japan lifts tsunami warning after magnitude 6.7 quake
Tokyo – A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Friday, the weather office said, days... Read more
12 Dec, 2025
Human washing machine goes on sale in Japan
Tokyo – After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company... Read more
1 Dec, 2025
China vows to ‘protect safety of foreigners’ amid Japan row
Beijing – Beijing on Tuesday vowed to “protect the safety” of foreigners in China after Tokyo warned Japanese visitors... Read more
18 Nov, 2025
AI stock boom delivers bumper quarter for Japan’s SoftBank
Tokyo – Japan’s SoftBank Group reported Tuesday that net profit more than doubled in the second quarter thanks to... Read more
11 Nov, 2025
Asia markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings
Hong Kong – Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected... Read more
31 Oct, 2025
Springboks’ shock loss to Japan in 2015 still vivid for Erasmus
London – South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus can still remember where he was when Japan beat the Springboks in... Read more
29 Oct, 2025
