Omicron XE confirmed at Narita Airport
The new XE subvariant of the coronavirus omicron variant is confirmed for the first time in airport quarantine in Japan ...
read moreJapan to ban imports of vodka from Russia starting April 19
The Japanese government will ban imports of 38 goods from Russia including vodka and timber starting April 19.
read moreTokyo governor promises support to Ukrainian evacuees
Tokyo Gov. Koike Yuriko meets with Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky and tells him the metropolitan governm...
read moreUkrainian refugees arrive in Japan on commercial flight
Ukrainian refugees arrive at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on a commercial flight on which the Japanese g...
read moreJapanese sake maker signs sponsorship contract with New York Yankees
Japanese sake maker Asahi-Shuzo Sake Brewing signs a sponsorship contract with the New York Yankees.
read moreJapan announces additional sanctions against Russia
Japan announces additional sanctions against Russia, with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio saying the country will gradually...
read moreJapan to release 15 million barrels from oil reserves
Prime Minister Kishida says Japan will release 15 million barrels from its oil reserves to cooperate in preventing crude...
read moreChina's electronic warfare aircraft spotted south of Okinawa
China's electronic warfare aircraft is spotted south of Okinawa, prompting the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's fighter...
read moreJapan condemns Bucha massacre as "war crime"
Japan condemns the Bucha massacre as "war crime".
read moreJapan receives over 4,000 applications for astronauts
Japan receives more than 4,000 applications for astronauts in a recruitment project conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exp...
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