The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Chinese security authorities have shut down a website known as "B9GOOD" that hosted pirated versions of Japanese animation, at the request of a Japanese industry group.

JOLED files for bankruptcy, but might not be completely dead.

Meet the Internationals competing in the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries

The Hakuto-R spacecraft operated by the Japanese company ispace snapped the image of a sunlit section of the moon following its arrival in lunar orbit on March 20.

The United States and Japan have agreed a deal on trading in minerals that are key to making electric car batteries. The aim is to bolster EV (electric vehicle) battery supply chains and reduce the countries' reliance on China. The deal will give Japanese carmakers wider access to $7,500 tax…

Early this morning, Japan's Fair Trade Commission regulatory body seems to be in favor of Microsoft going ahead with its Activision-Blizzard merger.

As part of large-scale trade negotiations, a group of U.S. congressmen and women have accused Japan of turning a blind eye to what it describes as violations of antitrust law on the part of Sony PlayStation.

Russia's Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan. The ministry said Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. The ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise missiles.…

Japan, the United States and the Philippines are preparing to establish a formal framework for high-level ministerial talks on security matters, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russia's Defence Ministry says its boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship in the Peter the Great Gulf, successfully hitting the target with two cruise missiles.