A disturbing trend has emerged from Japan where the young are killing their parents because they are tired of taking care of them in old age. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas | Modern-day murder: Japanese kill the elderly to avoid caring costs

Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday searched the headquarters of a powerful political faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, public broadcaster NHK reported, in connection with the biggest fundraising scandal to engulf the party in decades.

Prosecutors search offices of Japan's ruling party

The Yen's three years of sharp drops are expected to come to an end in 2024 as the monetary policy gap starts to narrow. According to a bloomberg survey, analysts expect the yen to appreciate as the Bank of Japan is expected to end its decades-long negative interest rate regime.

Prolonged slump in the Yen expected to end next year

Japan is gearing up for a monumental shift in its defence strategy. Government sources reveal plans to allocate 7.7 trillion yen, roughly 54 billion dollars, to the defence budget for the fiscal year 2024.

Japan’s fiscal 2024 defence budget set to break records

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday (Dec 18) that North Korea's latest missile launches violated resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and were a threat to peace and stability.

North Korea's missile launches a threat to peace and stability: Japanese PM Kishida

Surveys conducted after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reorganized his cabinet to contain a funding scandal that jeopardized his government's future showed record low levels of support for him.

Japanese PM Kishida support rate tanks, loses public support

Japanese PM Kishida supports tanks to new low after replacing scandal-hit cabinet

North Korea fired what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea and Japan said, its second missile launch in less than 12 hours as Pyongyang condemned a U.S.led show of force against the nuclear armed state.

North Korea fires long-range ballistic missile | US warns against nuclear attacks

North Korea fires ballistic missile, Japan PM Fuio Kishida says 'We strongly condemn these actions'

Indonesia workers are making a beeline for japan and this trend is likely to continue for the next few years. This is being seen as a win-win for both countries, as workers from indonesia secure employment while japan gets much-needed manpower.

Indonesian workers flock to japan | World Business Watch

Nearly 166,690 flu patients were reported across roughly 5,000 medical facilities in Japan, averaging 33.72 people per facility in the week through December 10, media reports said.

Flu cases skyrocket in Japan, hit warning levels with fastest rise in a decade

Authorities said on Thursday (Dec 14) that a high level of radiation has been detected in the nose of a person working at the Fukushima nuclear plant, raising safety concerns despite the plant being decommissioned.

Fukushima nuclear plant: High radiation level detected in nose of a worker

A Japanese man's attempt to kill a single cockroach took a dangerous turn when excessive insecticide use triggered an explosion in his Kumamoto apartment, according to a report in the Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper.

Japanese man sets house on fire while trying to kill cockroach. Here's what happened

A heart-stopping moment unfolded when a rollercoaster ride became a nightmare for the guests of the theme park after it broke down when it reached a height of 150ft and left the riders hanging upside down.

Watch: Horrific moment as riders left hanging upside down in Japan's rollercoaster

Japan is set to quadruple its intake of Indonesian migrant workers, welcoming an additional 100,000 individuals over the next five years. This strategic move is to alleviate Japan's escalating labour shortages attributed to its ageing population.

Ageing Japan to embrace 100,000 workers from labour-rich Indonesia

UK, Japan, and Italy propel gcap to new heights with stealth fighter treaty. Landmark agreement unveils future combat aircraft, paving the way for trilateral collaboration.

Britain, Japan & Italy sign advanced fighter jet programme treaty

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set about replacing key cabinet members on Thursday as he battled to control the damage from one of the biggest scandals his ruling party has faced in decades.

Japan PM overhauls cabinet in bid to weather financial scandal

The US, Japan and South Korea have ramped up security cooperation with a system for real-time sharing of north Korean ballistic missile warning data. The system will become operational in the next few days. It comes in the backdrop of growing nuclear and missile threats from north Korea.

US, Japan & S. Korea to share missile warning data, North Korea slams the decision

Rina Gonoi, a former woman soldier of the Japanese military and a sexual assault survivor, said on Wedenesday (Dec 13) that the country's military would need sweeping changes in order to root out the problem of sexual harassment.

Japan: Woman ex-soldier whose colleagues were convicted for sex assault on her reacts to verdict

In a bid to attract major investments, Japan is set to offer 10 years of tax incentives, with a focus on electric vehicles and high-tech chip production. The plan aims to propel the nation into a leadership position in green transformation and technological innovation.

Japan's 10-year tax breaks propel electric vehicle & chip production

The world bid farewell to its second oldest woman, Fusa Tatsumi, who died at the age of 116 on December 12. She got to relish her favourite meal of bean-paste jelly before passing away.

Fusa Tatsumi, world' second oldest woman at 116, relished favourite meal before passing away

Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors assess the quarterly tankan survey from Japan ahead of the interest rate decision from the US Federal reserve.

Asian markets open mixed as investors await US Fed policy decision | World Business Watch

Japan has selected the kanji character for "tax" as its word of the year, reflecting a rising public apprehension about the cost of living and impending tax hikes.

Japan picks ‘Zei’ as kanji of 2023 amid tax hikes, rising cost of living

Three former Japanese soldiers were found guilty on Tuesday (Dec 12) of sexually assaulting a female soldier and have been handed jail sentences, albeit suspended.

Explained | How Japanese woman ex-soldier got justice after sexual assault by male colleagues

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