5+ day, 5+ min ago   (140+ words) China's government says it will impose what amounts to a tariff on a chemical imported from Japan that's used in making semiconductors. China's Commerce Ministry on Monday said the prices of the dichlorosilane material are kept unfairly low and the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) Russia's Pacific Fleet holds drills near Japan's Northern Territories nhk.or.jp Russian defense officials said they have conducted an exercise with their Pacific Fleet that simulated an attack on ships off the coast of Japan's Northern Territories. Russia controls…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) Former residents of Japan's Northern Territories have asked the Japanese Foreign Ministry to engage in diplomatic negotiations with Russia for an early return of the islands to Japan. Last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Etorofu Island, one of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (140+ words) Japanese Trade Minister Akazawa Ryosei said the new US tariffs on Japan were "regrettable." Akazawa spoke to reporters at a news conference on Friday. He said: "Industrial and trade activities in our country are conducted in accordance with international rules....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (166+ words) Japan's Ambassador to China Kanasugi Kenji has spoken at a business gathering in Beijing. He called for utmost caution over China's increasingly strict export controls. The meeting took place on Friday. About 200 people took part, including delegates from Japanese businesses....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (151+ words) Japan company bankruptcies hit 14-year high in first half of 2026 nhk.or.jp The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan hit a 14-year high in the first half of 2026 The increase in failures continues a trend seen in the same…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (272+ words) China has again demanded that Japan stop conducting a survey that is taking place in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa. The Japan Coast Guard said one of its survey ships, the Koyo, was carrying out…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) Where grownups become kids again nhk.or.jp Where grownups become kids again Everyone has childhood dreams that most often fade with the passing of time. But there are places in Japan where grownups get to live out their youthful…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) The mother of a Japanese woman who was abducted and taken to North Korea almost half a century ago has handed more than 1,000 messages wishing for her daughter's return to the minister in charge of the issue. Yokota Sakie and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (223+ words) People in Japan have marked 70 years since the government officially recognized Minamata Disease, a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning. Methylmercury in wastewater dumped by Chisso Corporation polluted the sea off Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, sickening local…...