Late on Tuesday (Oct 31) in Japan, the police surrounded a post office where an unidentified gunman was holding an unknown number of individuals captive. Simultaneously, reports emerged of two people sustaining injuries in a potential shooting at a nearby hospital.

Japan: Two injured in Toda hospital shooting, suspected gunman takes hostages at post office complex

Japan's factory output saw a weaker-than-expected increase in September, underscoring concerns about the nation's export-dependent economy. According to Reuters, government data revealed that industrial production in Japan rose by a mere 0.

Japan's factory output growth slows, adding uncertainty to economic outlook 

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 the sea.

US military bulk-buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban over Fukushima n-reactor water release

The Group of Seven (G7) industrial powers have called for an "immediate repeal" of restrictions on Japanese food product imports. The move comes as a clear reference to China's measures following Japan's decision to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

G7 urges repeal of bans on Japanese food products; China denounces 'economic coercion' 

Experts in Japan are sounding the alarm as bear attacks in the country have reached an unprecedented level. Since April, at least 158 injuries and two deaths have been reported due to bear encounters, reported the Guardian.

Bear attacks surge in Japan amidst struggle for food and territory

A groundbreaking study conducted by Japanese scientists, including Professor Teruhiko Wakayama from the University of Yamanashi's Advanced Biotechnology Centre and a team from the Japan Aerospace Space Agency (JAXA), has successfully grown mouse embryos on the International Space Station (ISS).

Scientists grow mouse embryos in space, pave way for human reproduction research

The Fukushima nuclear plant operator has said that four workers came in contact with water containing radioactive materials. As part of precautionary measures, both of them were hospitalised.

Fukushima nuclear plant: Four workers come in contact with radioactive water

Japan has been facing decades of deflation, a period of prolonged and generalized price decline. This has led to a number of economic problems, including stagnant wages and economic growth.

State of Japan's economy decoded: Bouncing back from deflation?

S&P Global Market Intelligence has forecasted that India, currently the world's fifth-largest economy, is on track to surpass Japan and become the world's third-largest economy with a projected GDP of USD 7.

India poised to become Asia's second-largest economy surpassing Japan by 2030: S&P Global 

Japan's Supreme Court has said that a law that requires transgender people in the country to undergo sterilisation before gender-change surgery is unconstitutional, reported Nikkei newspaper.

Japanese Supreme Court deems sterilisation as precondition for sex-change unconstitutional

Fidias, a popular YouTuber with around 2.4 million subscribers, on Tuesday issued an apology after a video of him free-riding around Japan, along with three other people, went viral, drawing criticism from people and authorities alike.

YouTuber Fidias apologises for free-riding on Japan trains after online outrage, probe

Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct 25) in a landmark decision quashed a law that mandated sterilisation surgery to officially allow a gender change for a person on a family registry, media reports said.

Japan Supreme Court quashes law mandating sterilisation surgery for gender change

Japan's competition watchdog said on Monday (Oct 23) that it was investigating Google for a possible breach of antimonopoly laws in web search services. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the Japan Fair Trade Commission said it was probing whether Google violated Japan's Antimonopoly Act by returning part of its revenue to Android smartphone makers on the condition that they do not install rival search engines.

Japanese watchdog probes Google for possible anti-monopoly law breach in web search

In reaction to growing North Korean nuclear threats, the military of South Korea, the United States, and Japan carried out their first-ever trilateral aviation exercise on Sunday, according to the country's air force.

South Korea, US and Japan conduct first-ever-trilateral aerial exercise

South Korea, Japan, and the United States conducted a joint aerial exercise near the Korean peninsula on Sunday (October 22) afternoon, the South Korean military said, marking the first such collaboration between the three countries.

S.Korea holds first joint air drill with US and Japan

South Korea holds first joint air drill with US and Japan

South Korea held a joint aerial exercise with Japan and the United States on Sunday (October 22) said South Korean military. The air drill has marked first such collaboration between the three countries.

South Korea holds air drills with Japan and US in first such collaboration

China has formally arrested a Japanese man detained in March on suspicion of espionage, Japan’s foreign ministry confirmed Thursday (Oct 19). The man, who has been living in China for the last 20 years, was an employee of a Tokyo-based pharma company, Astellas Pharma.

China formally arrests Japanese man over ‘espionage’. What could be the consequences?

Returning foreign visitors are spending more money than ever in Japan's economy. Thanks to the declining value of the yen and a dramatic increase in arrivals, their spending reached a record level for the quarter. According to preliminary data from the Japan Tourism Agency, foreign visitors spent around 9.3 billion dollars, or nearly 1.4 trillion yen, from July to September.

Japan take steps towards establishing overtourism countermeasures

A team of scientists collected fish samples from the port town near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday (Oct 19) for the first time since the release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.

Scientists test fish after Fukushima nuclear plant water release, IAEA expects ‘no change’

President Joe Biden is deepening the web of US partnerships in a determined signal to adversaries despite question marks on the political come back home. South Korea, the US and Japan have established a trilateral communication Hotline in another sign of progress in their three-way security cooperation. The Allies are keeping a tap on North Korea's evolving military threats and China's increasing assertiveness.

US already has security alliances with Japan and South Korea

The Japanese government on Thursday (Oct 12) said it would ask a court to strip the legal status of the Unification Church, after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last year raised questions over the group's fundraising methods.

Japan govt to ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church linked to Abe assassination

Spike Lee has praised Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer but also wished that the film had shown the impact of nuclear bombs on Japan and its people during World War II.

Spike Lee feels Nolan's Oppenheimer should have shown nuclear bomb's impact on Japan

A tsunami advisory was issued by Japan for the Izu Islands after it was struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. The meteorological agency of Japan said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres at around 11:00 a.

Japan issues tsunami warning for Izu Islands after 6.6 magnitude quake

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