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Japan Temporarily Closes Haiti Embassy As Security Worsens

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TODAY ONLINE
 
Japan has temporarily closed its embassy in Haiti due to the worsening security and humanitarian situation, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Haiti is facing acute fuel shortages due to a blockade by a coalition of gangs that are demanding the resignation of Prime Minis...

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Japan's Stimulus Plan Must Exceed US$100 Billion, Says Ruling Party Executive

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CNA
 
Japan's promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy's output gap of about 15 trillion yen (US$100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday (Oct 23).
"The gap in Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) is now around 15 trillion yen. It's not enough to just...

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Masato Kudo Dead: Japan International Striker Passes Away Aged 32 After Surgery

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MIRROR
 
Confirmation of Masato Kudo's heart-breaking death came on Friday after his club Tegevajaro Miyazaki made the announcement after unsuccessful brain surgery on the forward
Ex- Japan international striker Masato Kudo has tragically died at the tender age of 32 years old following brain sur...

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Japan Starts Operations With Seaguardian Drone, Receives Two Hawkeyes

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
The Japanese Coast Guard has started operations with a newly delivered MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, while more airborne early warning aircraft have arrived in the country by ship.
The UAV’s manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, said in a news release that the Coast Guard ...

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Japan, Australia Upgrade Security Pact Against China Threat

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AP NEWS
 
Japan and Australia on Saturday signed a new bilateral security agreement to reflect the deteriorating security outlook for their region driven by China’s increasing assertiveness.
The upgrade of the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, a pact first signed in 2007 when China’s ris...

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Japan COVID Cases Rise 1st Time In 2 Months Amid Fears Of New Wave

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Japan increased for the first time in about two months, health ministry data showed Thursday, as some health experts warned that the country has already entered a new wave of infections.
All 47 prefectures except Okinawa reported a rise in the n...

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Splatoon 3 Is Already The Best-Selling Video Game Of 2022 In Japan

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NINTENDO LIFE
 
Splatoon 3 just continues to splatter ink over all sorts of records, especially in Japan where the IP is huge. And it's just surpassed another one — with the release of the Japan Monthly Report for September 2022, it's now been confirmed that Splatoon 3 is the best-selling video g...

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Foreign Tourists React To Mask-Wearing In Japan, And Japanese People React To Foreign Non-Maskers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
How true does the old adage “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” stand up today in modern society? That’s something that’s currently being put to the test in Japan, as the first influx of new tourists enter from abroad after two years of being banned from the country.
Over here, peop...

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Silent Hill f Revealed as a New Game Set in 1960s Japan

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IGN Southeast Asia
 
Written by acclaimed Japanese writer Ryukishi07.
As part of today's Silent Hill announcement festivities, Konami announced Silent Hill f, a new story set in 1960s Japan.
Described as juxtaposing a world view of “beautiful, therefore horrifying,” Silent Hill f is being written...

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Tokyo Prosecutors Arrest CEO Of Ad Firm ADK, 2 Others Over Olympics Bribe

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.
The arrests mark the latest widening of a corruption scandal involving Olympic...

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