Japan says goodbye to beloved pandas as it returns to China
Sunday’s viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo was limited to 2,600 lucky ones who won their tickets in an extremely competitive lottery for one last look at Xiang Xiang.
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North Korea launches missile as U.S., South Korea prepare for military drills
According to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, the missile was fired on a high angle, apparently to avoid reaching the neighbors’ territories.
North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
It was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.
A Recount Could Mean Japan Has 7,000 More Islands
The number of islands in Japan is expected to more than double after 7,000 new islands it didn’t know existed were discovered. Well, kind of. From a report: The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that figure dates back to a 1987 study conduc…
Truss urges west to safeguard Taiwan security ‘before it’s too late’
In Tokyo speech to conservative lawmakers, former British PM issues warning about Chinese aggressionLiz Truss has used her first overseas speech since resigning as British prime minister to call on the west to safeguard Taiwan’s security and economy in…
Japan’s new whaling ‘mother ship’ being built to travel as far as Antarctica
Whaling company says construction of new vessel will help ‘pass on our whaling culture to the next generation’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Japanese company is building a new whaling ship designed to travel …
Japan sees its number of islands double after recount
Digital mapping leads to around 7,000 new islands being discovered though it’s unlikely to expand Japan’s territory, media reports sayIt can’t be easy keeping count of the number of islands scattered around an area of more than 370,000 square kilometre…
Japan Formally Adopts Policy of Using Nuclear Reactors Beyond 60 Years
Japan’s Cabinet formally adopted a policy that will allow for the operation of nuclear reactors beyond their current 60-year limit alongside the building of new units to replace aging ones as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions while ensuring adequ…
Japan to Replace Attack Helicopters With Drones
Japan announced that it will replace its fleet of manned attack and armed scout helicopters with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
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A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan’s age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country’s hottest button.