Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on ...

The Russian government has announced it is ending the memorandums it signed with Japan on the operation of Japan Centers. The ...

R ecently, the Financial Times revealed that Russia had developed plans targeting civilian and military sites in Japan and South Korea in the event of a war with NATO. Western sources provided ...

A Broader Focus: Closing the Loopholes Japan’s expanded sanctions reflect growing concerns over Russia’s use of third countries to bypass international penalties. Reports suggest that North ...

Tokyo will closely monitor the rollout of new U.S. sanctions on Moscow for any impact on shipments of liquefied natural gas ...

The male Siberian cat, named Mir, was gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Akita Governor Norihisa Satake as a symbol of friendship between Russia and Japan. Mir recently departed for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia’s military prepared detailed target lists for a potential war with Japan and South Korea that ...

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning ...