Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Labubu Doll Spell Remains Unstoppable: Latest Release Sparks Shopping Madness In New York, Seoul

Pop Mart's mini Labubu sparks queues in New York and Seoul as sales hit £297M in 2025. Blind boxes, celeb fans & resale frenzy

International Business Times UK

Modi Says India, Japan To 'Shape The Asian Century'

India and Japan will "shape the Asian Century", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, on a visit expected to secure billions of dollars in Japanese investment and an upgrade to security ties.

International Business Times

India's Modi meets Japan's Ishiba as he begins Asia tour

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Japanese counterpart at a Tokyo business forum as he begins a trip to Japan and China

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nanjing Massacre Film Set Becomes China School Holiday Hotspot

The sound of machine gun fire rattled around collapsed buildings as schoolchildren eagerly explored the ravaged streets of 1930s Nanjing, delighted to be visiting the set of a Chinese blockbuster about a historic massacre.

International Business Times

Japan Seeks Record Defence Budget, To Triple Drone Spending

Japan's defence ministry is aiming for a major boost to its drone arsenal as part of another record spending request made Friday to deal with a "severely intensifying security environment".

International Business Times

'Female Power': Japan Erotic Art Destigmatised In New Exhibit

Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.

International Business Times

India’s Modi to meet Xi and Putin on first China trip in seven years as US tariffs bite

PM’s four-day trip, which includes Japan visit, comes as Delhi seeks to diversify trade and bolster ties with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Fujitsu is teaming with Nvidia to build probably the world's fastest AI supercomputer ever at 600,000 FP8 Petaflops - so Feyman GPU could well feature

Japan’s FugakuNEXT supercomputer will combine Fujitsu CPUs and Nvidia GPUs to deliver 600EFLOPS AI performance and up to 100x application speedup.

TechRadar

Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario

Japanese officials have released AI-generated videos simulating a potential eruption of Mount Fuji

The Independent UK

Japan says security ties with the UK at 'a new level' as aircraft carrier arrives in Tokyo

Japanese and British defense ministers praised their growing security ties as they welcomed a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made its first visit in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Scientists drilled deep under the sea. Here’s what they found

The goal of a four-month-long mission was to uncover deep-sea sediment cores from beneath the sea floor

The Independent UK

Trade minister visiting Japan and South Korea to boost economic ties

Douglas Alexander will deliver a speech at the Pacific Future Forum in Tokyo and meet with the Korea trade minister to discuss a free trade agreement.

The Independent UK

‘We have the quality’: Saki Kumagai says London City Lionesses are ready for the big time

The decorated Japan international on why the newly promoted side are already targeting a top-four finish in the Women’s Super League

The Guardian - UK

Japanese officials apologize at grave of wrongfully detained man denied timely cancer treatment

Japanese police and prosecutors have apologized at the grave of Shizuo Aishima, a wrongfully accused man who died of cancer without proper treatment due to prolonged detention

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Digital Camera World

Sigma issues official apology as demand for its world-first 200mm f/2 lens outpaces supply in Japan

The recently announced Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports lens is proving more popular than the brand expected

Barchart

Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Digest Nvidia’s Stumble, U.S. GDP Data in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.06% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as investors digest Nvidia’s underwhelming earnings report.

The Independent UK

Japan's chief trade envoy postpones US trip as Tokyo calls for faster action on its tariffs deal

Japan’s top trade negotiator has abruptly canceled a trip to Washington aimed at issuing a joint statement on a tariffs deal with the Trump administration

Geekflare

YouTube’s ‘Hype’ Feature Goes Global to Support Small Creators

YouTube is finally rolling out its new "Hype" feature across the globe. It is now available in 39 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, Korea,

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

Attack And Never Give Up: Inside Japan's Deadly Boxing Scene

Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died.

Benzinga

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Lifts Mitsubishi Stake Past 10% As Japan Trading House Bet Deepens

Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) has increased its stake in Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. to 10.23% from 9.74%, Mitsubishi (OTC:MSBHF) (OTC:MTSUY) announced Thursday. The move signals deepening confidence in Japanese trading houses after previously negotiating the removal of a 10% investment cap.

The Independent UK

Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

City cites concern that long hours on phones are linked to sleep loss, weakened social ties, and truancy among children

The Conversation

In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan.

The Guardian - AU

Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual freedom

The Conversation

Clones and superfans: 28 years on, our feelings about Diana reflect who we are

“I’ve had Japanese people crying when I tell them I’m not Diana,” British woman Christina Hance, who sometimes earned thousands of pounds a day as a Diana impersonator, told the BBC in 1996. A few months later, she announced she was stepping back from her duties as a Diana lookalike,…

International Business Times

'Resident Evil' Makers Marvel At 'Miracle' Longevity

When zombie-blasting survival game "Resident Evil" launched on the very first PlayStation console in 1996, Japanese publishers Capcom never thought the series would reach tens of millions of people or endure for three decades.

1 … 66 67 68 69

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.