The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Some 68,000 people are expected to die alone and unnoticed in Japan this year, police say, as the population continues to age

Japan's new H3 rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (June 30), sending the ALOS-4 Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

South Korea’s military says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile off its east coast a day after the North vowed to take “offensive and overwhelming countermeasures” in response to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan

Mount Fuji's summer climbing season begins on Monday with new crowd control measures on the Japanese volcano's most popular hiking trail to combat overtourism.

Japan and South Korea believe that startups and large conglomerates work better when they work together.

TSMC's fabs in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. will contribute 10% of the company's capacity, so 90% of TSMC's output will remain in Taiwan.

Sony is cutting 250 jobs at its optical media manufacturing plant in northeast Japan, according to local newspaper reports. It explains that cuts are due to the reduced demand for optical media, and the continued rise of streaming services.

Costs, the climate crisis and choice are all factors in a demographic revolution presenting huge challenges for government

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The MotoGP Kazakhstan Grand Prix will not take place and a second round will be held in Qatar instead, Motorsport.com understands. The race at the Sokol circuit has been in doubt from the moment it entered the calendar. Initially, the event was due to debut last year, but its cancellation was…

The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first time