Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Sunday that Japan needs to debate the future of its non-nuclear principles, after a security official recently suggested the country should possess nuclear weapons for its…
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AI romance blooms as woman weds virtual partner of her dreams
TOKYO – In a wedding venue in western Japan, music was playing while Yurina Noguchi, dressed in a white gown and tiara, wiped away her tears and listened to her soon-to-be husband,…
U.S. extends waiver allowing Japan to import LNG from Russia
The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it will extend an exemption allowing companies to process transactions related to the Sakhalin 2 oil and natural gas development project in the Russian Far East,…
16 Japanese are detained in Cambodia due to suspected connections to fraud in Japan.
An official from the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh stated on Tuesday that 16 Japanese nationals had been detained by Cambodian police on suspicion of engaging in fraud activities in Japan. Last…
Wakayama police inspector suspended for pointing gun at colleague
A chief inspector in his 40s has been referred to prosecutors by Wakayama Prefectural Police on Tuesday on suspicion of breaking Japan’s sword and guns control law after he allegedly repeatedly pointed…
Japanese scientist hopes ice cores can help save glaciers
Yoshinori Iizuka, a Japanese scientist wearing an orange puffer jacket, entered a storage freezer to recover an ice core that he believes may help scientists save the world’s melting glaciers. According to…
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of ¥21 million
We all have certain gaps in our knowledge that are widely known to others. Everyone has their blind spots, and we can only hope they don’t emerge in embarrassing or damaging situations… or both,…
Man arrested after stabbing of 2 people near idol events in Fukuoka
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday following stabbings in Fukuoka which left a woman and an event staffer working for Japanese female idol group HKT48 with…
Japan eyes record defense budget of about ¥9 trillion for FY2026
Japan is considering allocating about 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for next fiscal year’s defense budget, including plans to deploy long-range missiles and drones, sources close to the matter said. The figure…
Revise the names of cities, towns and villages” to clearly indicate the names of areas subject to tsunami warnings – Prime Minister
On the 12th, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the House of Councillors Budget Committee and said that she would “revise the names of areas covered by the Japan Meteorological Agency’s tsunami warnings so…