New Zealand tells China its concern on lethal aid to Russia

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern to China over any provision of lethal aid to support Russia in its war against Ukraine during… Read more

Court rejects residents’ call to halt nuclear reactor in Ehime

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese high court on Friday rejected local residents’ call to halt the operation of an idled nuclear reactor in Shikoku, upholding a lower court decision.… Read more

Gov’t urges release of missing persons’ names in event of disaster

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is urging municipal authorities to publicly disclose the names of people who are missing or whose status is unknown during a disaster without… Read more

2025 World Expo in Osaka to feature at least 153 nations, regions

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government says at least 153 countries and regions plan to participate in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, surpassing its goal of 150. Israel,… Read more

Sakamoto retains women’s title at figure skating worlds

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ Kaori Sakamoto fended off a challenge from South Korea’s Lee Hae-in on Friday to become the first Japanese woman to defend her title at the figure… Read more

Trevor Bauer, shunned by MLB, introduced by BayStars

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Trevor Bauer era in Japan began Friday at an introductory news conference, where he pulled a blue and white Yokohama DeNA BayStars jersey over a… Read more

Meet the youth reframing the news for TikTok, YouTube

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ In the suburbs of Madrid, four young women are hard at work creating videos summarising the news that is viewed every day by millions of people… Read more

Japan policy paper to call Chinese military ‘strategic challenge’

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ Facing China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan will raise its level of concern about its neighbor’s military moves by calling them “the greatest strategic… Read more

Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and South Korea almost simultaneously dropped their export claims against each other on Thursday in the latest sign of improving ties. Japan’s Ministry of Economy,… Read more

Chinese, Russian researchers barred from Japan space agency institute

Tokyo, 25 March, /AJMEDIA/ A scientific institute belonging to Japan’s space agency has barred Chinese and Russian researchers, among others, to protect sensitive technological information that could be used for… Read more