Japan condemns North Korea over suspected missile launch
Japanese government leaders condemn North Korea over its suspected missile launch toward the Sea of Japan.
read morePM Kishida visits Ise shrine
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Japan, and gives a New Year press confer...
read moreChinese ships approached Japanese islands 332 days in 2021
Chinese ships approached Japan's Senkaku Islands 332 days in 2021.
read moreGovt compiles action plan on Fukushima water release
The Japanese government compiles an action plan concerning the planned release of treated radioactive water from the Fuk...
read moreKishida stresses sense of urgency over New Year break
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio emphasizes the need to have a sense of urgency over the New Year holidays to brace...
read moreJapan approves Merck's COVID-19 medicine
The Japanese government has approved the manufacturing and sale of Merck & Co.'s oral medicine molnupiravir to treat COV...
read moreJapan gov't approves draft budget for fiscal 2022, the largest in the last 10 years
PM Kishida’s cabinet has approved the draft budget for fiscal 2022, with increases in spending for social security and d...
read moreJapan to acquire 18 million additional Moderna vaccine doses by March 2022
Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki announces the Japanese government will acquire an additional 18 million doses of the Mode...
read moreJapan won't send Cabinet members to Beijing Olympics
The Japanese government announces that it will not send any Cabinet members to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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