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The Chikyu, pictured here in 2013, will drill around the remote island of Minami Torishima
World

Japan Plans 'World First' Deep-sea Mineral Extraction

SoftBank Group has been actively investing in AI under its flamboyant founder and CEO Masayoshi Son (R)
Business

Japan's SoftBank Posts $7.8 Bn Annual Net Profit

Panasonic became a global household name in the latter half of the 20th century
Business

Japan's Panasonic Targets 10,000 Job Cuts Worldwide

Woman Discovers Man Hiding Under Her Hotel Bed After Smelling
World

Woman Discovers Man Hiding Under Her Hotel Bed After Smelling Something 'Rotten'

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met Tuesday at the presidential palace in Manila
World

Japan, Philippines Leaders Vow To Deepen Security Ties

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called China's increase in military spending "staggering"
World

NATO Chief Says China Military Expansion 'Staggering'

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) met Donald Trump at the White House last month
World

Japan PM Says Trump's Tariff Views Hard To Understand

Government subsidies for electricity and gas fees contributed to the easing in the pace of inflation
Economy

Japan Core Inflation Slows To 3% In February

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World

Japan To Deploy Long-Range Missiles, Capable Of Targeting North Korea, China

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World

Influencer Airi Sato Tracked And Brutally Murdered In Real Time Over Unpaid Debt

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is undertaking a decades-long process to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
World

UN Nuclear Chief To View Soil Removed From Fukushima

This time last year, Germany overtook Japan as the world's third-biggest economy
Economy

Japan 2024 Growth Slows Despite Stronger Fourth Quarter

Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on reciprocal tariffs Thursday but his commerce secretary nominee said they might not be implemented until April, giving room for negotiations
Politics

Trump Hints at Potential Auto Tariffs to Be Imposed on April 2

Terumi Tanaka is one of the three co-chairs of Nihon Hidankyo who will accept the Nobel Peace Prize
World

Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Accept Nobel Prize In Oslo

Shoichi Miyakoshi lost his wife in a 2007 earthquake, his home in a second quake in January 2024, and now his temporary accommodation has been flooded by exceptional rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture
World

Japan Quake, Flood Victim Attempts Fresh Start With Wife's Memory

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