
Commemorating 20th anniversary of Ehime Maru collision with US submarine
Survivors and bereaved families of victims of the fatal collision between high school fishing training ship Ehime Maru a...
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Japan in dilemma over nuclear weapon ban treaty
The U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect, but Japan is in a dilemma over the pact despite ...
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Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup
Thousands gather in Tokyo to protest against a coup d’etat carried out by the Myanmar military.
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IOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators
IOC Vice President Anita DeFrantz touches on the possibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators in an inte...
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Suga and Biden talk on phone
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide speaks on the phone with new U.S. President Joe Biden, with the two agreeing to s...
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Japan and US foreign ministers agree to strengthen alliance
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and new U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talk on the phone and agree ...
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UN official says nuclear weapon ban treaty speaks for disarmament
A high-ranking U.N. official says the taking into effect of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons sends a mes...
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A-bomb survivors welcome UN nuclear weapon ban treaty
Atomic-bomb survivors in Nagasaki welcome the entering into force of a U.N. nuclear weapon ban treaty.
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Suga hopes to strengthen Japan-US alliance with Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he hopes to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance as Joe Biden takes of...
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Japan confirms COVID variant cases, bans new entry of all countries
Japan bans new entry of foreign nationals after confirming the first COVID-19 variant cases.
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