Japan to designate further 17 airports and ports for defense use
The newly added facilities include New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefec...
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UAE says Iran’s nuclear, military capabilities must be addressed
Iranian attacks on infrastructure, energy facilities and civilian sites over the past 40 days across the Persian Gulf re...
SoftBank unit plans debut euro bond as group makes big AI push
SoftBank Group's aggressive push into AI has drawn some scrutiny from ratings firms.
From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk
As oil prices surge in the sixth week of the Iran war, businesses across the world are feeling the strain of a widening ...
Hungarian foreign minister offered to send Russia EU document in leaked audio
The clips purport to show how Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has worked to serve Russian interests...
Tokyo’s concert scene searches for its next act
Tokyo's live music future is coming into focus — and it looks more domestic, and possibly more immersive.
Japan taps smaller ships to get U.S. oil faster on supply concerns
Three mid-size tankers are scheduled to deliver U.S. oil to Japan from late April through May.
42 Japan-linked ships still stranded in Persian Gulf
The vessels include crude oil tankers, chemical tankers, vehicle carriers, liquefied natural gas ships and tankers carry...
Parties call for extra budget amid concerns over energy crisis
There are concerns that currently available funds this may be insufficient if the conflict in Iran is prolonged and cont...
Italy discovers 'silver housing' as traditional elder care buckles
The market potential for such residences is bolstered by Italy's rapidly aging population and one of the world's highest...
Shohei Ohtani pitches and ties mark held by Ichiro in Dodgers' loss to Blue Jays
Toronto scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on an error and held on to win.
Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis
Engineers in the city of Fukuoka and their private partners have opened what is only the world's second osmotic power pl...
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
The strikes raised questions about regional truce efforts, with Iran's president saying a ceasefire in Lebanon was essen...
'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
The effort nearly unraveled after Iran struck a Saudi petrochemical facility that threatened to derail weeks of back-cha...
NASA's lunar success sharpens focus on China's 2030 crewed landing goal
Four U.S. astronauts on the Artemis II mission this week flew past the moon's shadowed far side, traveling deeper into s...
Japan and Australia warn against Indo-Pacific ‘security vacuum’ amid global crises
At talks this week, the Japanese and Australian defense chiefs delivered a clear message: crises elsewhere — including i...
Trump's abrupt Iran reversal exposes limits of his leverage
Trump's claims of victory over Iran overlook questions about the effectiveness of mixing maximalist demands, erratic rhe...
Iran says peace talks would be 'unreasonable' following Israeli strikes
Tehran and Washington have laid out sharply contrasting agendas for talks set to start on Saturday, but it was unclear w...
Russia says it has summoned Japanese ambassador over Ukrainian drones
A Japanese company, Terra Drone, said it had invested an undisclosed sum in Ukrainian interceptor-drone producer Amazi...
Former prime minister Ishiba meets with South Korean president in Seoul
During their 90-minute meeting, Ishiba and Lee agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields such as the econ...