Japan seeks another record-breaking defense budget for fiscal 2025
WNAM REPORT: Japan is seeking another record-busting defense budget as China regularizes concerning military moves near Taiwan and North Korea...
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Japan
Powerful typhoon makes landfall on Japan’s southwestern main island
WNAM REPORT: Powerful Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and...
Transport disrupted as typhoon expected to hit western Japan
WNAM REPORT: Transportation in Japan including bullet trains and flights faced suspensions and possible further cancellations in the coming days...
Italy-Japan ties enter ‘new era’ amid deepening alignment, top envoy to Tokyo says
WNAM REPORT: The arrival in Japan of the Italian Navy's flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, on Thursday marked the...
Foreign visitors to Japan top 3 mil. in July, single-month record
WNAM REPORT: The number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled 3.29 million in July, up 41.9 percent from a year...
Japan to boost efforts against child poverty
WNAM REPORT: The government is planning to create a working group this autumn to strengthen measures to tackle child poverty,...
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...
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...