Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba resigns amid coalition’s historic election defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following a historic defeat in the July election. Ishiba’s decision comes after weeks of resistance to calls for his resignation from within the party. Initially, he wanted to ensure the proper implementation of a tariff deal struck with […]
Japan’s Prince Hisahito comes of Age amid succession debate
Prince Hisahito, the 19-year-old nephew of Emperor Naruhito, has participated in an elaborate coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, marking a significant milestone in his life. The ceremony, held on his 19th birthday, reaffirms his position as second in line to the throne. Hisahito received a black silk and lacquer crown, symbolizing his […]
North Korea’s missile program gains momentum as Kim inspects progress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a new missile production line and missile-manufacturing automation process, according to state media. This move comes ahead of a planned trip to Beijing to attend a military parade with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit to the missile production line highlights North […]
Record-breaking heatwaves scorch Japan, South Korea
Japan and South Korea have endured their hottest summers on record, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Japan’s average temperature this summer was 2.36 degrees Celsius (4.24 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020, marking the hottest summer since statistics began in 1898. The JMA […]
Russia, China warn Japan over US missile deployment
Russia and China have separately warned Japan over its decision to allow the United States to deploy “Typhon” intermediate-range missiles during joint military exercises in Japan next month, calling the move a threat to regional stability. The Typhon system is part of a drive by Washington to amass a variety of antiship weapons in Asia, […]
Japan opens 1st osmotic power plant, signals new era
Japan has recently inaugurated its first osmotic power plant in the city of Fukuoka, marking a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of renewable energy. This innovative plant, only the second of its kind in the world, is expected to generate approximately 880,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, sufficient to power a desalination plant that […]
Fireball ‘bright as the moon’ lights up sky over western Japan
A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan on Tuesday, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers. The extremely bright ball of light was visible for hundreds of miles shortly after 11:00 pm local time. According to experts, the fireball was an exceptionally bright meteor that appeared to have gone into the Pacific. Yoshihiko Hamahata, […]
China’s Aircraft Carriers in Pacific Signal Ability to ‘Contest’ US Power
China’s recent deployment of its two aircraft carriers into the Pacific Ocean has sent a strong signal to the United States and other regional players. The simultaneous deployment of the Liaoning and Shandong carriers east of the Philippines is a “historic” moment, according to maritime expert and former US Air Force Colonel Ray Powell. “No […]
Nagasaki Marks 80th Anniversary of US Atomic Bomb Attack
The Japanese city of Nagasaki is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack that devastated the city, killing approximately 74,000 people. The city is holding various events to mark the occasion, including a ceremony at the Peace Park and the ringing of the restored bell at Nagasaki’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral. The cathedral’s two […]
Hiroshima Marks 80 Years Since US Atomic Bombing
Thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world’s first wartime use of a nuclear bomb. The western Japanese city was flattened on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium bomb, codenamed Little Boy. Roughly 78,000 people were killed instantly, and tens of thousands more would die […]