Japan thrash India 11-0 at Women's Asian Cup, Taiwan hold off Vietnam
World 15:52 08/03/2026A ruthless Japan thrashed India 11-0 to reach the Women's Asian Cup quarter-finals thanks to hat-tricks from Hinata Miyazawa and Riko Ueki on Saturday while Taiwan held off a late Vietnam push to secure a 1-0 victory, their first win of the tournament.
Japan oks world's 1st iPS cell treatments
World 18:17 06/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry said Friday it has conditionally approved production and sales of two novel regenerative therapies capitalizing on induced pluripotent stem cells.
Japan oks bill to create disaster management agency
World 18:16 06/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to establish the planned disaster management agency, which will serve as a central command body for disaster response.
Fukushima N-plant begins final treated water release for FY 2025
World 18:16 06/03/2026TOKYO -- The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Friday started the seventh, or final, round of treated water discharge into the Pacific for fiscal 2025, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said.
Japan and ASEAN cooperate on cybersecurity measures
World 14:03 06/03/2026“We believed we had taken the necessary and sufficient measures. However, this attack was advanced and sophisticated beyond what we had anticipated.” Atsushi Katsuki, president and CEO of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., a major Japanese beverage and food company, said this at a news conference on November 27, 2025, regarding a system disruption caused by ransomware (a ransom-demanding computer virus).
3 arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan
World 17:26 05/03/2026TOKYO -- Tokyo police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits at a factory in the city of Fukuroi in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
3,827 teacher positions unfilled across Japan: 2025 survey
World 16:45 05/03/2026TOKYO -- The number of teacher positions unfilled at publicly run elementary, junior high, high and other schools across Japan came to 3,827 as of May 1, 2025, an education ministry survey showed Thursday.
Japan intensifies fight against workplace harassment
World 17:36 04/03/2026TOKYO -- Businesses in Japan are working to address increasingly complex demands and expectations related to workplace anti-harassment measures.
Japan to launch panel on intelligence capabilities in summer
World 17:19 04/03/2026TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday unveiled a plan to establish a panel of experts as early as this summer to discuss ways to strengthen the country's intelligence capabilities, a senior ruling party official said.
Stricter screenings halve Japan driver's license conversion pass rates
World 15:43 03/03/2026TOKYO -- The pass rates for tests required to convert driver's licenses issued abroad to Japanese ones fell by more than half following the introduction of stricter screenings last October, the National Police Agency said Monday.
Japan eyes Pacific island for nuclear waste disposal site
World 15:34 03/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island in the Pacific, as a possible site for the final disposal of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan govt may compile extra budget if Iran conflict continues
World 15:34 03/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan may compile a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 if the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran continues for a prolonged period, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday.
