Asia Japan PM Kishida stated that the country is going through a critical moment for national security, pledging to double military spending to USD 332 billion within the next five years to contain China and North Korea
Asia Japan The country will consider downgrading COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and then review the related measures in spring this year
Asia Japan Japan and the US space agency have signed an agreement at NASA Headquarters for deep space exploration
Asia Japan Emperor Naruhito offered prayers for people’s happiness and world peace as him and his family waved to crowds of New Year’s well-wishers from the balcony at the Imperial Palace in the celebration halted for the past two years
Asia Japan Heavy snow blanketed many parts of the country yesterday, with some western cities renewing records; Engaru in Hokkaido registered a record December snowfall with over 80 cm in a 24-hour period
Asia Japan Tokyo-based Japanese start-up ispace's spacecraft was launched yesterday on the country's first lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company; so far, only the United States, Russia and China have succeeded in bringing a robot to the moon
Asia Japan The Japanese premier wants the defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027, up from a level that has long hovered around 1%
Asia Japan Nearly a quarter of major companies in Japan are considering raising prices of their products in 2023 or later due to increasing material costs and a weaker yen, a Kyodo News survey showed, while 49% said they were undecided
Asia Japan The country plans to develop unmanned underwater vehicles for laying and sweeping mines, with the aim of achieving maritime superiority in the event of a contingency near the southwestern Nansei chain of islands
Asia Japan Japanese household spending in September rose 2,3% year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month, thanks to an increase in tourism spending following the removal of restrictions on coronavirus
Asia Japan 244.940 primary and middle school students across Japan were absent for 30 or more days in FY2021, an increase of 24,9% from the previous year and marking highest level ever recorded, according to government data
Asia Japan The country fully reopened to international tourists after 2,5 years of harsh Covid-19 restrictions; after the initial closure, foreign residents at one point were also prevented from returning
Asia Japan World leaders will gather in Tokyo today for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; protests and opposition episodes have occurred for budget reasons