Ex-China newspaper editor indicted over info leak to Japan diplomats

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ A former senior editor at a major Chinese newspaper affiliated with the ruling Communist Party was indicted in March for allegedly leaking information to multiple Japanese… Read more

Families, survivors mark 18 years since fatal JR West derailment

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ Family members of the victims and survivors of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people in western Japan held a memorial ceremony on Tuesday to… Read more

Japan to give Rapidus 260 bil. yen subsidy for new Hokkaido plant

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ The government will provide chipmaker Rapidus Corp. an additional subsidy of 260 billion yen ($1.9 billion) for a new factory, to be built in Hokkaido, northern… Read more

U.N. chief and West berate Russia’s top diplomat over Ukraine

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting Monday, accusing Moscow of violating the U.N.… Read more

A’s move Japanese rookie Fujinami to bullpen

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ Oakland Athletics rookie pitcher Shintaro Fujinami is being moved to the bullpen after struggling in his first four major league starts. A’s manager Mark Kotsay said… Read more

All Japanese wishing to evacuate have left Sudan: Kishida

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ All Japanese who wished to evacuate from conflict-torn Sudan’s capital have left the African country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, as a new 72-hour cease-fire… Read more

Japan considers expanding scope of skilled worker visa with no stay limit

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s immigration authorities on Monday proposed expanding the scope of a blue-collar skilled workers visa that effectively allows holders to stay in the country indefinitely in… Read more

Japanese biomass venture using microorganisms to tackle waste disposal

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese startup has developed a new method of decomposing organic waste using microorganisms, enabling ordinary citizens to contribute to environmental protection and help mitigate global… Read more

Kishida denies he is considering snap election

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not thinking about dissolving the lower house and calling a snap election, a day after his Liberal… Read more

South Korea restores Japan to trade ‘white list’

Tokyo, 25 April, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade on Monday, three years after the neighbors downgraded each other’s… Read more