Japan’s military said it dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship Tuesday after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan. The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted just 50 kilometers south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory just east of Taiwan, the Japanese Joint…
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A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country, despite accepting her testimony that she was tricked as part of an online romance scam.
The Japanese government is eyeing new government bond issuance of 6.7 trillion yen to fund a supplementary budget required for a stimulus package planned by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Chinese and Russian militaries have organized and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in "relevant airspace" over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The air patrol was part of an annual cooperation plan between the countries since 2019.
The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration.
Japan's fiscal 2025 initial budget requests likely hit a record of over 117 trillion yen, a record high for the second straight year, a Kyodo News tally showed Friday, with social security and defense spending swelling.
2024年8月29日 · Traveling to Japan as a tourist has been a breeze for visitors from 71 visa-exempt countries and regions, as there’s no requirement to obtain a short-stay visa at a local embassy prior to travel. However, that’s all set to change in the future, as the Japanese government has announced plans to…
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