Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius emphasized the need for stronger bilateral security cooperation on Sunday, including a proposed agreement to streamline joint military exercises. Koizumi welcomed…
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Niseko Ski Resort Booms with Foreign Cash, But Locals Face Skyrocketing Prices and Immigration Tensions
Under Niseko’s world-famous powder snow on Hokkaido, locals grapple with surging costs and a flood of overseas workers, even as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes stricter immigration controls. Australian tourist Gideon Masters,…
Trump’s Pearl Harbor Jab at Japan Summit Sparks Awkwardness Over WWII History and Iran Strike
Senior U.S. and Japanese officials typically avoid blunt references to Japan’s 1941 Pearl Harbor attack on America. That made President Donald Trump’s casual invocation of the event using it to defend his…
Kim Jong Un’s Teenage Daughter Seen Driving Army Tank in North Korea’s Latest Succession Signal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter, believed to be named Ju Ae and around 13 years old, was pictured driving a military tank with her father seated behind her in…
Japanese Court Sentences Two Teachers in Voyeurism Ring to Suspended Prison Terms for Filming Pupils
A Japanese court on Thursday imposed three-year prison sentences, suspended for five years, on two members of an alleged teachers’ voyeurism ring caught filming and sharing indecent images of students via social…
Japan Rejects US Claim of Major Shift on Taiwan Defense Stance
Tokyo—Japan dismissed a US intelligence report on Thursday that described its potential response to a Chinese attack on Taiwan as a “significant shift” in policy. The disagreement could strain an upcoming summit…
Takaichi faces high-wire act in U.S. over Trump’s Iran demands
Trump, who lavished praise on Japan’s first female prime minister during his October visit, will have ample time at their summit—through talks, a working lunch, and dinner—to press her on Iran. As…
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the city in 2016, has died at 88, Jiji Press reported…
United States Deploys Marines and Ass@ult Ship to Middle East Amid Tensions
Elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Okinawa and the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli from Sasebo, Japan, have been ordered to the Middle East, a U.S. official told The Associated…
Takaichi promises to be ‘candid’ with Trump as Iran war hurts Japan
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Takaichi is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump amid ongoing Middle East tensions. “China,” Heng told AFP—likely highlighting Beijing’s role in regional dynamics. Trump may focus more…