Japan’s foreign minister vows to take ties with U.S. to new heights
WNAM REPORT: Japan-U.S. alliance together with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in a policy speech before parliament Friday. Iwaya said...
Monday, January 27, 2025
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Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5%, highest in 17 years
WNAM REPORT: The BOJ said it will continue to raise the key short-term rate if the economy and prices move...
Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships
WNAM REPORT: As Japan vies with Germany for a lucrative contract to build new frigates for Australia, Tokyo seems determined...
Japan records over 5,000 deaths from post-disaster exhaustion, stress since 1995
WNAM REPORT: Severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters have claimed over 5,400 lives...
Japan’s space agency to develop program that estimates quake damage
WNAM REPORT: Japan's space agency signed an agreement on Friday with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a...
Japanese space startup launches second bid for historic moon landing
WEB DESK: Japanese space startup Ispace launched its second lunar lander, Resilience, early Wednesday in Florida, marking a critical step...
Japan to provide $2 million in aid to California for wildfire relief
WNAM REPORT: Japan's government said Wednesday it will contribute $2 million in aid to California to assist in the recovery...
Caution still needed five years after Japan’s first COVID-19 case
WNAM REPORT: As Japan marks the fifth anniversary of the confirmation of its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, people...
M6.6 quake hits southwestern Japan, small tsunami observed
WNAM REPORT: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury...
Japan announces Indonesian projects worth 815 million USD
WNAM REPORT: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced a set of projects worth a total of 129 billion JPY (815...