The U.S. Steel Corporation, once America’s largest steelmaker and most valuable company, is set to be acquired by Japanese company Nippon Steel for $14.9 billion. Nippon Steel — the world’s fourth-largest steel producer — clinched the deal with an all-cash offer, … Read More
A US military aircraft with six people on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in south-western Japan. Japan’s Coast Guard said one person had been found dead near the crash site. Japan’s NHK broadcaster said the CV-22 Osprey hybrid plane … Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s trip to boost security ties with the Philippines led to a number of agreements, as both countries push back against ever more assertive behavior by China‘s maritime forces. Japan chose the Philippines as the first … Read More
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The United States has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into … Read More
TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Japan has appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defence attache in Taiwan, four sources said, elevating security ties in a move likely to anger China, which claims the strategic, democratic … Read More
TOKYO — Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the nation’s military in the face of North Korean threats and Chinese military … Read More
TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products … Read More
The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, conducted a tour of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and expressed satisfaction with a controversial plan to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Grossi observed … Read More
Japan’s fertility rate fell to a record-tying low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh straight year, according to health ministry data released Friday. The total fertility rate — the average number of children a woman will give birth … Read More
Japan’s latest export controls on chipmaking equipment aim to significantly curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. One expert told The Epoch Times that Japan’s move shows its clear stance against China’s communist regime and alignment with the United States. The … Read More