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Mathematician Heisuke Hironaka, Winner of Fields Medal, Dies at 94
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JAPAN NEWS
Heisuke Hironaka, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and a former Yamaguchi University president who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fields Medal is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for math.
Hironaka also nurtured younger generations and w...
Heisuke Hironaka, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and a former Yamaguchi University president who won the Fields Medal in 1970, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
The Fields Medal is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for math.
Hironaka also nurtured younger generations and w...
- 19/3 19:55
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Stalking Cases Hit Record High in Japan in 2025
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NIPPON
The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
The figure rose by 205 from the previous year to 1,546. Other violations linked to stalking, such as illegal ...
The number of stalking cases handled by police in Japan in 2025 hit the highest level since the antistalking law took effect in 2000, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
The figure rose by 205 from the previous year to 1,546. Other violations linked to stalking, such as illegal ...
- 19/3 19:24
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Singapore And Japan Upgrade Ties To Strategic Partnership, Expand Cooperation In Five Areas
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CNA
Both countries will enhance cooperation in trade, digitalisation and technology, defence, green transition and energy, as well as other people exchanges.
Singapore and Japan announced on Wednesday (Mar 18) the upgrading of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, with expanded cooperation...
Both countries will enhance cooperation in trade, digitalisation and technology, defence, green transition and energy, as well as other people exchanges.
Singapore and Japan announced on Wednesday (Mar 18) the upgrading of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, with expanded cooperation...
- 19/3 18:58
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New Guidelines For Life-Sustaining Treatment Proposed In Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine and three other academic societies in the country have proposed new guidelines for determining when to end life-sustaining treatment for patients, inviting public comments until March 27.
The current guidelines, established in 2014 by the ...
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine and three other academic societies in the country have proposed new guidelines for determining when to end life-sustaining treatment for patients, inviting public comments until March 27.
The current guidelines, established in 2014 by the ...
- 19/3 18:32
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Basketball: Japan Qualifies For Women's World Cup For 5th Straight Time
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's national team secured qualification for the Women's Basketball World Cup in Germany for the fifth straight tournament with an 83-39 win over Argentina on Tuesday.
At a qualifying tournament in Istanbul, Japan finished fourth in the six-team pool with a 2-3 record but advanced...
Japan's national team secured qualification for the Women's Basketball World Cup in Germany for the fifth straight tournament with an 83-39 win over Argentina on Tuesday.
At a qualifying tournament in Istanbul, Japan finished fourth in the six-team pool with a 2-3 record but advanced...
- 18/3 17:58
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Japanese Panel Begins Talks On Improving Development Aid
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JAPAN TIMES
A panel of experts established by the Foreign Ministry launched discussions on Monday on how better the country's overseas development assistance (ODA) should be provided to meet its strategic needs.
The panel of 10 specialists on areas including development policy will discuss ways...
A panel of experts established by the Foreign Ministry launched discussions on Monday on how better the country's overseas development assistance (ODA) should be provided to meet its strategic needs.
The panel of 10 specialists on areas including development policy will discuss ways...
- 16/3 20:19
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Takaichi Says Govt Mulling What to Do for Safety of Japan-Related Ships
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NIPPON
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government is considering what to do to ensure the safety of Japan-related ships amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
"The Japanese government is currently considering how to take necessary measures," she told the Budget...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government is considering what to do to ensure the safety of Japan-related ships amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
"The Japanese government is currently considering how to take necessary measures," she told the Budget...
- 16/3 18:32
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Tough Diet Debate Seen for Japan National Intelligence Council Bill
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NIPPON
Parliamentary deliberations on a bill to establish a national intelligence council in Japan may be tough as the opposition side is worried that activities of the new entity could lead to human rights violations.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara brushed aside concerns at a press conf...
Parliamentary deliberations on a bill to establish a national intelligence council in Japan may be tough as the opposition side is worried that activities of the new entity could lead to human rights violations.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara brushed aside concerns at a press conf...
- 15/3 19:52
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North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile
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NHK
The Japan Coast Guard announced at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday that what appeared to be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, citing defense ministry information.
Defense ministry officials say it apparently fell in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The Japanese governm...
The Japan Coast Guard announced at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday that what appeared to be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, citing defense ministry information.
Defense ministry officials say it apparently fell in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The Japanese governm...
- 15/3 19:17
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Japan, S. Korea Concerned over Weakness of Yen, Won
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NIPPON
Minister-level finance officials of Japan and South Korea held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, sharing concern over the rapid depreciation of the two countries' currencies.
A joint statement adopted at the meeting expressed "serious concern over the recent sharp depreciation of the Korea...
Minister-level finance officials of Japan and South Korea held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, sharing concern over the rapid depreciation of the two countries' currencies.
A joint statement adopted at the meeting expressed "serious concern over the recent sharp depreciation of the Korea...
- 14/3 22:22
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