Japan sends missile units to southwestern island to face China threat

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Thursday deployed Ground Self-Defense Force units including missile squads to a remote southern island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response… Read more

Major Japanese firms offer biggest pay hikes in decades

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Major Japanese corporations including Nissan Motor Co and Hitachi Ltd on Wednesday agreed on their biggest pay raises in decades in annual wage negotiations… Read more

¥3.997 billion in cash handed in to Tokyo lost and found center in 2022

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department says that 3.997 billion yen in cash was handed in to its Lost and Found Center in 2022. Of… Read more

Japanese scientists create mice with two fathers

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ PARIS – Scientists have created eggs using the cells of male mice for the first time, leading to the birth of seven mice with two fathers,… Read more

Japan omit skipper Yoshida and other World Cup veterans for friendlies

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Japan on Wednesday left out captain Maya Yoshida and other World Cup veterans for home friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia as coach Hajime Moriyasu… Read more

Trout powers USA into World Baseball quarterfinals

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ MIAMI – U.S. captain Mike Trout drove in all three runs as the United States defeated Colombia 3-2 on Wednesday to book their place in the… Read more

ChatGPT gets more ‘human’ as AI wave continues

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ SAN FRANCISCO – The company behind the ChatGPT app that churns out essays, poems or computing code on command has released a long-awaited update of its… Read more

Yoon: Seoul-Tokyo ties key to addressing N Korea, supply chains

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s president wants to quickly overcome decades of lingering hostility left over from Japan’s past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula… Read more

Kishida faces test on April 23 in 5 by-elections

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a test of leadership on April 23 as five parliamentary by-elections were set Wednesday, with tackling inflation and… Read more

Britain and Japan to pay for most of fighter project agreed with Italy

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Britain and Japan are set to dominate a three-nation project with Italy to build an advanced jet fighter, with Rome set to pay around… Read more