May 5, 2022 Japan to add 140 individuals to Russian sanction list: PM Kishida Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced 140 individuals would be added to a Russian asset freeze list along with an export ban on several Russian military forms
May 5, 2022 UK, Japan leaders meet with security, Russia on agenda UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Thursday at 10 Downing Street in London to discuss a new defense agreement amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
May 4, 2022 Pope, Japanese PM discuss nuclear weapons after North Korea missile fires into Sea of Japan Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Pope Francis for a private conversation Wednesday, the same day a ballistic missile was fired into the Sea of Japan.
April 28, 2022 'Fictosexual' Japanese man no longer able to communicate with hologram he married A Japanese man who identifies as “fictosexual” and married a hologram in 2018 recently told a Japanese newspaper that their relationship is struggling with communication.
April 26, 2022 Japanese government program pushing migrants to abortion, activists claim A Japanese government program is allegedly encouraging foreign workers to abort their babies, and professionally punishing some who don't.
April 26, 2022 Writers order up coffee and a side of 'nagging' at anti-procrastination café Writers working on deadline can visit the Manuscript Writing Café in Tokyo, Japan, with an agreement to finish what they started before they leave the premises.
April 24, 2022 10 of 26 people from sunken Japan tour boat confirmed dead Japan's guard says 10 of the 26 people aboard a tour boat that sank in the frigid waters of a northern national park have been confirmed dead.
April 23, 2022 Tour boat with 26 aboard missing in north Japan after distress call A tour boat with 26 people aboard was missing in rough and cold waters off northern Japan Saturday after its crew issued a distress call and reported it was sinking, the coast guard said.
April 21, 2022 China's Xi voices support for talks to resolve international disputes, opposes use of sanctions Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that his government supports talks to resolve international disputes.
April 21, 2022 Japanese government planning a huge spike in funding for defense due to global tensions Japan's Liberal Democratic Party – the country's right-wing, long-ruling party – is proposing a sharp spike in defense spending as international tensions continue to build.