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Man given 4 years in prison for arson in Korean community in Kyoto
A Japanese court sentenced a 23-year-old man to four years in prison on Tuesday for setting fire to empty houses in a community of Korean residents in Kyoto Prefecture a year ago, in a case seen by the residents as a hate crime.
The ruling…
Japan to host G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Karuizawa next year
Japan said Tuesday it will host a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries next year in the resort town of Karuizawa in the central prefecture of Nagano.
The Cabinet also endorsed a plan to hold a…
Fukushima nuclear plant town sheds evacuation order after 11 years
An evacuation order in a town hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted Tuesday for the first time since the March 2011 disaster 11 years and five months ago, as the municipality prepares for the return of some…
Japan will monitor China, new economic security minister says
Japan's new Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Monday (Aug 29) to keep a close eye on nations, including China, to protect Japan from danger.
"We don't have a specific nation to watch in mind," Takaichi said. "However, we…
Japan’s drying rice paddies are now a national security threat
Russian missiles pounding Ukraine have spooked Japan into boosting defence spending. Now, with tensions rising over the Taiwan Strait, calls are growing to address another security threat: shriveling rice paddies.
For decades, Japanese…
Japan, Africa leaders to end talks, vow to cope with food crisis
Leaders from Japan and African nations are set to wrap up a two-day meeting here on Sunday underscoring their commitment to better cope with the food crisis propelled by Russia's war in Ukraine.
The leaders are also expected to affirm the…
Japan PM vows $30 billion over next 3 years for Africa as China, Russia loom
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday pledged $30 billion over the next three years for African development, with a focus on investing in human capital and fostering quality growth in a continent where China and Russia are…
A-Bomb survivors disappointed with nuclear weapons confab flop
Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday expressed anger and disappointment that the parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty were unable to make progress toward the elimination of nuclear weapons while gathered at…
Japan’s Cabinet OKs 249 million yen to pay for Abe state funeral
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a 249 million yen ($1.8 million) allocation to pay for the controversial state funeral next month of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
As the public remains divided over Abe's political legacy and…
Japan police chief resigns over ex-PM assassination
Japan's police chief has said he will resign over the killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Itaru Nakamura, head of the national police agency, said he wanted to take responsibility for the July 8 shooting.…