South Korea, Japan and U.S. leaders renew pledge to cooperate on regional challenges
WNAM REPORT: The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States issued a joint statement Sunday, marking the anniversary...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Japan
Kishida planning U.S. visit in late September
WNAM REPORT: Outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is finalizing plans to visit the United States in late September for the...
Foreign investors are trading Japan’s stocks like never before
WNAM REPORT: The turmoil triggered by the Bank of Japan’s recent interest rate hike has produced two more entries for...
Japan energy diplomacy reflects global divide over how to reach net zero
WNAM REPORT: Clean energy experts and climate advocates have all but accused Japan of pursuing greenwashed energy imperialism in SOUTHEAST...
Japan team develops COVID treatment using synthetic immune cells
WNAM REPORT: A research team in Japan has developed immune cells using embryonic stem cells of human origin to treat...
Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII end at event with no COVID curbs
Japan marked on Thursday the 79th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with a memorial to mourn the...
Kishida holds phone talks with Tajik, Turkmen leaders
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held phone talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov Monday,...
Tokyo deploys AI to detect fires, collapses for rapid quake response
WNAM REPORT: The Tokyo metropolitan government has launched an artificial intelligence system that uses high-altitude cameras to detect fires and...
Japan city seeks to liven up Awa Odori dance fest amid tourism boom
WNAM REPORT: A western Japanese city on Shikoku, one of the country's four main islands, is seeking to liven up...
M6.8 quake jolts northern and northeastern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck northern and northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was...