Japan's Renewable Energy Institute having links to a Chinese state-owned energy company is a national security red flag. A full investigation is in order.
The irony is, calling Japanese laws' non-recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the Sapporo court is ignoring the actual text of the Constitution.
Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals only voluntarily recalled its product over 2 months after it learned lives were at stake. It had sold beni-koji to 52 other companies.
Putin may play up his "overwhelming victory" but as long as he commits outrageous acts like the invasion of Ukraine, the backlash at home and abroad...
Expanded collaboration with the now 32-member-strong NATO will strengthen deterrence of Russia and contribute to order in Europe and the world.
If the international community perceives Japan as pandering to Russia by its silence on the Alexei Navalny death, then our national interests will suffer harm.
Over 20 new agreements are expected at a February 19 conference in Tokyo as Japan and Ukraine plan ways to assist in reconstructing the war-torn country.
There are now 206 confirmed deaths in the ongoing New Year earthquakes off the Noto Peninsula. We share updates on rescue and recovery operations.
At the event, abductee Megumi Yokota's brother Takuya Yokota called the North Korean abductions issue "a battle for lives that we cannot afford to lose."
What is behind the growing number of Japanese and other foreigners detained under China's counterespionage law? The author provides several case studies.
Along with direct aid, Hayashi unveiled plans for a Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Promotion Office in the Foreign Ministry and public-private initiatives.
"We extend our heartfelt sympathies and pray for the souls of those who have tragically lost their lives," in Hawaii, said Foreign Minister Hayashi.