Singapore’s acquisition of 20 F-35 stealth fighters and related equipment cost US$4.06 billion (S$5.17 billion), according to a US Department of War report. This is the first official disclosure of the total…
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Takaichi vows to speed up AI, unmanned defense asset introduction
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told senior members of the Self-Defense Forces on Wednesday that Japan needs to speed up the use of artificial intelligence and unmanned defense assets ahead of the planned…
Russia slams Japanese drills with U.S. and Australia, says U.S. Typhon missile systems pose threat
Russia on Tuesday criticized upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally protested to Tokyo over the planned deployment of U.S. Typhon missile launchers,…
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus
After helping Japan overcome deflation, Bessent said the country should “sit back and enjoy the success of Abenomics and let that run,” a remark Reuters reported as a possible swipe at Takaichi’s…
Quake-damaged expressway in Kumamoto to take at least 2 years to repair
Repairs to a section of the Minami-Kyushu Expressway in Kumamoto Prefecture damaged by a powerful earthquake in July are expected to take at least two years, the road operator said. The magnitude-7.1…
Japan Resumes Student Exchange Program With Russia After Seven-Year Hiatus
MOSCOW — Japan has resumed a program allowing university students to undertake short-term studies in Russia for the first time in seven years, the Foreign Ministry said. According to the ministry, a…
Japan: Man Arrested Over Theft of 650 Grape Bunches Worth ¥1.43 Million in Okayama
Police in Okayama Prefecture said Saturday they have arrested a 42-year-old unemployed man of no fixed address on suspicion of stealing approximately 650 bunches of grapes worth an estimated 1.43 million yen…
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Polka-Dot Artist, Dies at 97
TOKYO — Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist celebrated worldwide for her signature polka-dot motifs across paintings, sculptures and museum installations, has died, her studio announced on Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died…
Record Rain Triggers Floods, Landslides in Central Japan; 180,000 Urged to Evacuate
KANAZAWA — Heavy rain battered parts of central Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and flooding, with multiple reports of submerged vehicles and calls for rescue. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special…
Hundreds missing, including 291 foreign tourists, as avalanche triggers flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border (videos)
An avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday, k!lling at least eight people and leaving hundreds missing while causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials…