Japan

Crown Prince Akishino Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan visited the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul as part of their trip to mark the 100th anniversary of Türkiye-Japan relations. Accompanied by Turkish…

An explosion occurred during the Epsilon S rocket engine test by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The fire broke out 49 seconds into the test, followed by the explosion, but…

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Shigeru Ishiba has been elected as Japan’s 103rd prime minister after a second-round vote in the House of Representatives. This followed Japan’s October 28 general election, with the…

Japan successfully launched the “Kirameki 3” military communications satellite into orbit via an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the launch, initially delayed…

Japan's ruling coalition, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito, lost its parliamentary majority in Sunday’s general election, marking a significant shift in Japanese politics. The LDP dropped from 247 to 191…

An attacker in his vehicle threw at least 5 Molotov cocktails at the entrance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in the Chiyoda district of Tokyo, Japan, at around 05:50 local time, causing a fire in a police vehicle.…

An explosion occurred at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, creating a 7-meter-wide and 1-meter-deep hole on the taxiway. The incident, reported around 08:00 local time, prompted authorities to suspend all flights as a precaution. No…

Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to become the country's next prime minister. Following his victory, the 67-year-old pledged to make Japan "a safe country where…

The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, has risen to 11. Local authorities confirmed the discovery of two more bodies, while 12 others have been reported injured.…