Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84
Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese to go to space, has died from lower gastrointestinal bleeding,…
Takaichi participates in simulated earthquake drill on Disaster Prevention Day
The government conducted a disaster drill Tuesday, simulating a scenario in which a major earthquake…
Poland pivots to homegrown defense production as it builds Europe’s biggest army
WARSAW/GDANSK/PRAGUE – As Poland builds Europe’s biggest army, it is pivoting toward domestic and other…
Farm ministry to buy back 210,000 tons of rice released from its stockpiles
The farm ministry will buy back 210,000 metric tons of rice released from government stockpiles…
More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities…
Peru is losing a battle against illegal gold mining in its rainforests
As a military helicopter roared overhead and soldiers fired the first warning shots, six wildcat…
Victims of 2001 fire in Tokyo’s Kabukicho remembered
Bereaved family members and others remembered victims of a fire in the busy Kabukicho district…
Five missing Japanese nationals highlighted in top envoy’s dialogue with Nepal
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has called on Nepal to do its utmost to locate and…
Japan and Belgium defense ministers agree to deepen security ties
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Belgian counterpart, Theo Francken, agreed to deepen security cooperation…