• Micronesia president says ‘transparency’ has eased Fukushima water concerns

    David Panuelo's remarks stood in contrast to those he gave the U.N. General Assembly in September of his "gravest concern" regarding Tokyo's plans.

  • Record 94% of Japanese ‘do not feel friendly’ toward Russia

    The figure was up from 86.4% in the previous survey a year earlier, and the highest since the question was added to the annual survey ...

  • Ex-Japan defense chief Kishi to resign as lawmaker over health issues

    Kishi, the younger brother of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, previously faced concerns over his health when he held the defense portfolio between September ...

  • Japanese government panel calls for raising age of consent to 16

    A government panel proposed Friday that the age of consent for sexual intercourse be raised from 13 to 16.

  • COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,941 new cases

    A total of 17 deaths among COVID-19 patients were also reported in the capital.