April 11, 2023 Half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan don't want kids: survey Around half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan have no interest in having children in the future, citing economic concerns, a recent survey found.
April 7, 2023 South Korea, Japan, US call for more support to curb North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. are calling for more international support to stop North Korea from acquiring more resources for its nuclear program.
April 7, 2023 19 Japanese men detained in Cambodia for cybercrime scam set to be deported to their homeland Nineteen men from Japan that were involved in a cybercrime scam in Cambodia are being deported to their homeland. Arrangements for the men's return are still being made.
April 6, 2023 Japanese men arrested for 'sushi terrorism' prank Two Japanese men who played an unhygienic prank in a restaurant in Japan were arrested and faces criminal charges.
April 6, 2023 Japan's coast guard searching for missing army helicopter carrying 10 crew members A Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crewmembers has gone missing. Four coast guard patrol ships are searching for the missing helicopter.
April 5, 2023 Japan police make arrests after prankster eats directly from communal container with chopsticks A couple of men were arrested in Japan after a video recorded a prankster eating directly from a communal container at a restaurant chain.
April 5, 2023 No Belarusian, Russian athletes expected to compete in this year's swimming world championships in Japan The swimming world championships will most likely not feature any Russian or Belarussian athletes. The athlete's eligibility still hasn't been ruled on by the sport's governing body.
April 4, 2023 Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dead after cancer battle Japanese musician and film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died March 28, after a battle with cancer, the recording company Avex said in a statement.
April 4, 2023 Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin set to lead first international trade mission to Asia The governor of Virginia is set to lead an international trade mission to Asia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin plans to meet with the president of Taiwan.
April 3, 2023 US opens drills with South Korea, Japan as North Korea blusters The U.S., Japan and South Korea began anti-submarine naval exercises on Monday as North Korea continued to threaten nuclear action, threats it said were not "empty."