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More Chinese ships tried to enter Japan's territorial waters in 2021

Japan's coast guard on Monday said that more Chinese ships tried to enter the country's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea

Does Japan vindicate Modern Monetary Theory?

A blanket endorsement of MMT and its policy implications is the last thing Japan needs

Despite defence buildup, Japan's arms industry struggles at home, overseas

The dozens of Type 90, or Kyumaru, tanks rumbling through recent shooting drills on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido exemplify the challenge its arms makers face both at home and overseas

Japan weighs providing Covid-19 booster shots for all: PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will consider providing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for all people in the country as much as possible, Kyodo News reported.

South Korea, US, Japan negotiate possible defence ministerial talks

South Korea, the US and Japan are negotiating over the possibility of the countries holding trilateral defence ministerial talks, the Defence Ministry in Seoul

Japan, Taiwan agree to bolster cooperation in field of economic security

Japan and Taiwan on Friday agreed to bolster cooperation in the field of economic security with an emphasis on supply chain resiliency for semiconductors and other crucial goods

Japan Cabinet approves record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns

The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a 107.60 trillion yen ($940 billion) draft budget for fiscal 2022, marking a record high for the 10th year in a row.

Japan says will not send government delegation to Beijing Olympics

Japan announced Friday it won't send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games

Japan planning not to send senior officials to Beijing Olympics: Report

The Japanese government has said it is not planning to send Cabinet ministers and other senior officials to the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Japan consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years on fuel costs

Japan's November consumer inflation marked the biggest year-on-year rise in nearly two years on surging fuel costs, a sign that the fallout from global commodity price gains is broadening

Covid: Japan confirms first known local Omicron transmissions

Japan eased its border controls in November, but quickly reinstated a ban on most new foreign entrants after omicron was first identified in South Africa

Japan stun India 5-3 to set up title clash against Korea in ACT hockey

In the other semifinal of the day, South Korea beat Pakistan 6-5 in a thrilling contest

Japan to allocate $109 mn in aid to Afghanistan, neighbouring countries

Japan will allocate about 109 million US dollars from the country's supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis

Japan executes three death row inmates, first under PM Kishida: Report

Japan on Tuesday executed three people who were on death row, marking the first time the death penalty was carried out under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, Kyodo news agency reported.The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of his relatives in Hyogo Prefecture in 2004, and Tomoaki Takanezawa, 54, and Mitsunori Onogawa, 44, who were convicted of killing two pachinko parlour employees in Gunma Prefecture in 2003, as per the media outlet.The last execution in Japan was on December 26, 2019, Kyodo reported.

Japan approves record $317 billion extra budget for Covid-19, economy

Japan's parliament on Monday approved a record extra budget of nearly USD 317 billion for the fiscal year through March to help out pandemic-hit households and businesses

Japan's Osaka Gas enters India's urban gas distribution market

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Osaka Gas Co said on Monday it has entered India's urban gas distribution market by investing in the local unit of Singapore-based AGP International Holdings (AG&P) as part of its overseas expansion drive.

Japanese space tourists depart ISS, wrap up 1st self-paying visit in 10 yrs

A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and headed back to Earth

India thrash Japan 6-0 in Hockey Men's Asian Champions Trophy

This was India's third win on the trot

24 confirmed dead after clinic fire in Japan's Osaka; arson suspected

At least 24 people have been confirmed dead from a fire that broke out at clinic in Japan's Osaka prefecture, the police said, adding that they are investigating the incident as a suspected arson.

Japan: More than 20 feared dead after fire breaks out in building in Osaka

More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the shopping and entertainment area of Kitashinchi, Osaka city fire department official Akira Kishimoto said. Twenty-seven people were found in a state of cardiac arrest and one other woman was injured, Kishimoto said. The woman was conscious and brought down by an aerial ladder from a window and was being treated in a hospital. All of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals. Five people have been pronounced dead and three others were resuscitated, NHK national television and other media reported, but Japanese authorities declined to confirm those reports. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura offered condolences to those who died in the fire. I'm praying so that as many lives as possible can be saved, he said. The buildi