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North Korea fires missiles again as U.S. carrier redeployed
Kyodo - Oct 06
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Thursday from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan, the sixth round of launches since late September, after a U.S. aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters, the Japanese government and the South Korean military said.
Myanmar tribunal sentences Japanese documentary maker to prison
Nikkei - Oct 06
A Myanmar military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced Japanese video journalist Toru Kubota to seven years in prison for violating the electronic transactions law and three years for incitement, according to diplomatic sources.
Japan approves Pfizer's BA.5-tailored COVID-19 vaccine
Kyodo - Oct 06
Japan's health ministry on Wednesday granted special fast-track approval to U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.'s updated coronavirus vaccine tailored to protect against the now-prevalent BA.5 subvariant.
Japanese govt.: System glitch caused false missile alert
NHK - Oct 05
Japan's top government spokesperson says a system glitch is to blame for the issuance of a false missile alert in some parts of the country following North Korea's missile launch on Tuesday.
Japan expels Russian consul in tit-for-tat move
themoscowtimes.com - Oct 05
Japan has ordered a senior Russian official stationed in the country to leave in retaliation for the expulsion of a Japanese diplomat over alleged spying, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
N.Korean missile flies over Japan, lands in Pacific
NHK - Oct 04
The Japanese government says a North Korean missile has flown over Japan and fallen into the ocean.
What is the Japanese prime minister’s military strategy?
Al Jazeera - Oct 04
Fumio Kishida wants to boost the country’s military capabilities over the next five years.
Kishida pinning hopes on big-spending tourists to revive economy
Japan Today - Oct 04
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Monday to revive the nation's pandemic-battered inbound tourism industry by setting a new goal of increasing foreign tourists' total spending to more than 5 trillion yen annually.
Japan plans more stimulus to tackle inflation, low yen
RFI - Sep 30
Japan is preparing another round of economic stimulus measures, the government said Friday, as rising prices and the plummeting yen squeeze the world's third-largest economy.
Japan: North Korea launched two ballistic missiles
NHK - Sep 30
Japan's Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles. Officials say this is the first time it's launched ballistic missiles two days in a row.
Minister calls for mandatory safety devices on nursery school buses
NHK - Sep 30
Japan's children's policy minister has told government officials to take steps to require that nursery school buses be equipped with safety devices to prevent children from being locked inside alone, unnoticed.
Japan conducts first air force drill with Germany at home
NHK - Sep 29
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and the German Air Force conducted their first exercise around Japan on Wednesday, as Berlin increases its involvement in Indo-Pacific security.
Kishida finishes meetings with some 40 foreign dignitaries
NHK - Sep 29
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has finished a series of meetings with about 40 foreign dignitaries who were in Tokyo for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Tokyo Olympics bribery arrests widens to third Japan sponsor
Japan Today - Sep 28
Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member ensnared a third company that sponsored the Games, as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi for the third time Tuesday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe's state funeral held
NHK - Sep 27
Japan's longest-serving prime minister is being remembered for his life's work and his tragic death.Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe's state funeral held
Tightened security in Tokyo for Abe funeral
NHK - Sep 27
Police in Tokyo are on high alert on the day of the funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
