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Japan Starts Conversion Work on Second Izumo-class DDH
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NAVAL NEWS
The modifications to JS Kaga began on 24 March 2022 at the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, located in the western part of Japan's Honshu Island.
DDH "Kaga" is being modified in order to operate the F-35B fighter.
The battleship Yamato (once the prid...
The modifications to JS Kaga began on 24 March 2022 at the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, located in the western part of Japan's Honshu Island.
DDH "Kaga" is being modified in order to operate the F-35B fighter.
The battleship Yamato (once the prid...
- April 18, 2022
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Russian-Language Sign At Station In Tokyo Back On View After Being Covered Up
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JAPAN TODAY
A Russian sign showing directions in a Tokyo train station that had been covered with a sheet of paper last week following complaints from passengers upset at Russia's invasion of Ukraine was uncovered Friday by the rail operator.
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) reversed its decisio...
A Russian sign showing directions in a Tokyo train station that had been covered with a sheet of paper last week following complaints from passengers upset at Russia's invasion of Ukraine was uncovered Friday by the rail operator.
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) reversed its decisio...
- April 16, 2022
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Japan's Population Plummeted By 640,000 In 2021 For Biggest Drop On Record
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier to mark the biggest decline on record in the rapidly graying nation, government data showed Friday.
The population dipped for the 11th consecutive year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communi...
Japan’s population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier to mark the biggest decline on record in the rapidly graying nation, government data showed Friday.
The population dipped for the 11th consecutive year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communi...
- April 16, 2022
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Japan's Population Down 644,000 In 2021; Biggest Drop On Record
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline on record as stricter border controls over the coronavirus pandemic reduce the entry of foreign residents, government data showed Friday.
The tally, which also includes...
Japan's population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline on record as stricter border controls over the coronavirus pandemic reduce the entry of foreign residents, government data showed Friday.
The tally, which also includes...
- April 15, 2022
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Japan's Lower House Oks Bills To Strip Russia Of Favored Trade Status
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's lower house on Thursday passed bills that will strip Russia of its "most-favored nation" trade status and prevent it from transacting in cryptocurrencies, clearing the way for the legislative revisions for tougher sanctions by the end of the current parliamentary session in...
Japan's lower house on Thursday passed bills that will strip Russia of its "most-favored nation" trade status and prevent it from transacting in cryptocurrencies, clearing the way for the legislative revisions for tougher sanctions by the end of the current parliamentary session in...
- April 15, 2022
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US Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Japan's MSDF Conduct Joint Drill
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NHK
The US Navy has disclosed that one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is conducting a joint drill with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan.
The 7th Fleet told NHK on Tuesday that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting "routine bilateral ope...
The US Navy has disclosed that one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is conducting a joint drill with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Sea of Japan.
The 7th Fleet told NHK on Tuesday that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting "routine bilateral ope...
- April 13, 2022
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Japan's Nationwide Data Show Wide Generation Gaps In Booster Rollout
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NHK
Japan's nationwide data underscore the slow rollout pace of coronavirus vaccine booster shots among younger generations.
The government released on Monday the first nationwide rollout figures for the third vaccine shot by age group.
The data show that 57.54 million people, or 45.4 percent o...
Japan's nationwide data underscore the slow rollout pace of coronavirus vaccine booster shots among younger generations.
The government released on Monday the first nationwide rollout figures for the third vaccine shot by age group.
The data show that 57.54 million people, or 45.4 percent o...
- April 12, 2022
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Former Japanese Princess Mako Komuro Finds New Role At New York's MET
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JAPAN TODAY
Mako Komuro, the former princess who left Japan after marrying her college sweetheart in October, has been making use of her background in art history through curating work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which is colloquially referred to as the MET.
It’s not uncommon...
Mako Komuro, the former princess who left Japan after marrying her college sweetheart in October, has been making use of her background in art history through curating work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which is colloquially referred to as the MET.
It’s not uncommon...
- April 11, 2022
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Japanese Phenom Roki Sasaki, 20, Throws 19-Strikeout Perfect Game In Record-Setting Performance
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ABC NEWS
Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan's top professional league.
Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to mul...
Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan's top professional league.
Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to mul...
- April 11, 2022
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Japan Pledges Additional Funding Of Up To $500 Mil. To COVAX Facility
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NHK
Japan says it will provide additional funds of up to 500 million dollars to the COVAX Facility, an international framework seeking a fair distribution of vaccines.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the announcement on Friday during an online meeting on equitable access to vaccines ...
Japan says it will provide additional funds of up to 500 million dollars to the COVAX Facility, an international framework seeking a fair distribution of vaccines.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the announcement on Friday during an online meeting on equitable access to vaccines ...
- April 9, 2022
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