• Japanese documentary filmmaker handed prison sentence in Myanmar

    Toru Kubota was detained by authorities on July 30 while filming a protest against the military, which seized power from a democratically elected government in ...

  • Missile-alert panic triggers calls to ramp up Japan’s defenses

    By the time many people were aware of the alert on Tuesday, North Korea's missile had already splashed down in the Pacific Ocean more than ...

  • Astronaut Wakata embarks on fifth space mission, setting Japanese record

    The 59-year-old is one of the four astronauts taking part in NASA's fifth crew rotation mission to the International Space Station using a SpaceX spacecraft.

  • Japan approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for use with young children

    Children as young as 6 months old will be able to receive the shot.

  • Leaders of Japan and South Korea to hold phone call over North Korea

    The leaders are expected to confirm close cooperation in response to Pyongyang, in the wake of the first firing of a ballistic missile over the ...