JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan will unveil a plan to mobilize $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday.
The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), whic...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese weather agency and local authorities.
The 4:16 a.m. quake registered upper 5 on the Japanes...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Fumio Kishida pays reciprocal visit to Yoon Suk-yeol as rows over Japanese occupation are soothed
Japan’s prime minister has expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced labourers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart renewed their resolve to...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A group of men forced their way into a luxury watch shop in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Monday evening, stealing merchandise before fleeing the scene by car, media reports said. Police later took four men into custody in connection with the crime.
At around 6:15 p.m., three men entere...

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ACCU WEATHER
 
One person was killed and at least 20 others were injured following a strong earthquake that struck central portions of Japan on Friday afternoon, local time.
In the wake of the temblor, AccuWeather meteorologists say heavy rainfall this weekend could add further hardships to resid...

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CNN
 
A police officer was found dead in the grounds of the Japanese Prime Minister’s official residence early Friday morning, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the incident as a possible suicide.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was not at the residence when a fellow poli...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Australia on Saturday returned to Japan four sets of indigenous Ainu remains, more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.
The Japanese government has been stepping up efforts to bring back the remains of the indigenous ethnic group from Hokkai...

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CNA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday (May 4) he hoped to see closer ties between Japan and Africa as he seeks to win over the "Global South" ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) summit he will host later this month.
Kishida said that Japan would act as an intermediary between th...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government protested Tuesday a visit by a South Korean politician to South Korean-administered, Japanese-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan.
The visit by the opposition lawmaker earlier Tuesday comes a few days before Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's two-day visit...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
With the easing of measures against the coronavirus, Japan's Golden Week holidays have seen travelers, some no longer wearing face masks, crowding train stations and airports, with the growing influx of foreign travelers adding to the bustle.
Experts on infectious diseases, however,...

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