BBC
 
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture.
The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on 1 January, are among the hardest h...

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CNN
 
 
Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in recent months.
The 10-year-old boy was stabbed by a man on his way to class Wednesday about 200 meters (650 feet) from the gat...

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NEWS AZ
 
Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Pacific Fleet as saying, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
"A joint detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet and Chinese Navy set out from Vladivostok to conduct the jo...

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set to begin his final trip to the United States before stepping down. The four-day tour will see him attend a series of talks aimed at solidifying ties with Washington and other strategic partners.
Kishida will depart from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on ...

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AP NEWS
 
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan’s shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said.
The Chinese carrier Liaoning, accompanied by two d...

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KYODO NEWS
 
One in four married adults under 40 in Japan found their partners through dating
 apps, making it the most common way couples meet, a recent government survey showed.
The study was conducted in July as part of the Japanese government's efforts to devise ways to help younger generatio...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Over 80% of people in Japan feel that they do not mind other people using new expressions, such as mofumofu to mean "fluffy," a survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs showed Tuesday.
The agency provided the survey to 6,000 people age 16 or over from January to March via mail and ...

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NHK
 
A Japanese official has stressed at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual conference that the treated and diluted water that has been released into the ocean from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is safe.
Japan Atomic Energy Commission Chairperson Uesaka Mitsuru m...

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NEWS WEEK
 
Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly in the workforce, and a shrinking number of residents overall.
The country faces a demographic crisis that policymakers fear threatens its economy and social welfare systems, with the Secretary of the Japanese Cab...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Yoshihiro Hidaka, president of Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor, was allegedly slashed with a knife by his daughter at their home in the city of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, around 3 a.m. Monday, suffering a minor injury.
The Shizuoka prefectural police department arrested the ...

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