Japan to help ASEAN keep closer watch on greenhouse gas emissions
WNAM REPORT: Japan plans to introduce a method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions to Southeast Asian countries, where international emissions...
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Japan and South Korea to expand initiative to cut methane emissions
WNAM REPORT: The Japanese government announced a decision Sunday to expand a Japan-South Korea cooperation framework aimed at reducing emissions...
Japan sends military planes to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon
WNAM REPORT: Japan has sent two military planes to Jordan and Greece in preparation for the possible evacuation of its...
Explosion reported in Japan airport taxiway
WNAM REPORT: The runway at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan was closed Wednesday after an explosion on a taxiway, although...
Ishiba holds first phone call with Biden as prime minister
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held his first phone call as Japan’s new leader with U.S. President Joe Biden...
Japanese government led by Fumio Kishida resigns
WNAM REPORT: The Japanese government led by Fumio Kishida has resigned ahead of the formation of a new cabinet by...
Japan’s incoming PM Ishiba to fill cabinet posts ahead of likely election
WNAM REPORT: Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on September 30 and announce a new...
Tokyo police to set up specialist section for lone wolf terrorists
WNAM REPORT: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) plans to set up a section specializing in investigating lone wolves who carry...
Japan, U.S. partners hold dueling military drills with China in South China Sea
WNAM REPORT: The first Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) warship to transit the Taiwan Strait earlier this week joined naval and...
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party
WNAM REPORT: On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, who will replace...