Nearly 1.5 million Japanese people of working age are keeping a solitary living, that is they are living as social loners. The revelations related to the reclusive sense of being of young Japanese people came in a government survey and showed increasingly thinning demographic realities of Japan.

Japan's loneliness crisis has nearly 1.5 million social loners

Two Japanese defense firms, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have unveiled prototypes of their high-energy laser weapons to shoot down sophisticated enemy drones.

Japanese Defence firms introduce high-energy laser anti-drone weapons

In a continuing effort to be the country's leading investment destination, a high-level delegation led by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, India will be visiting Japan from 4th April 2023 to promote investment opportunities in Odisha.

India: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to lead delegation to japan from April 4 to 11

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is on a two-day visit to China met with the Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing. With this Hayashi has become the Japan's first top diplomat to visit China in more than three years.

Japan Foreign Minister meets his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang | World News | WION

Japan and China on Friday set up a military hotline in an effort to strengthen their capability of managing and controlling maritime and air incidents. Such incidents have become a regular affair between the two neighbours, mostly due to China's aggressive patrolling of the disputed waters in the East China Sea.

Japan, China set up military hotline ahead of foreign minister Hayashi’s Beijing visit

Japan said on Friday that it will restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a US push to curb China's ability to make advanced chips.

Japan to restrict export of chipmaking equipment as it aligns with curbs by US

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that he would be going to Beijing for a two-day visit on the 1st of April. This will be the first such visit in over three years. He has said that he will be meeting his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang and the Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi.

Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to visit China, to meet Chinese FM Qin Gang | WION

A Japanese civil servant was penalised for smoking more than 4,500 times at work over the course of 14 years. He faced a $14,500 fine, according to the Straits Times.

Japanese man fined over $14.5k for taking smoke breaks during work hours

A Black student in Japan was separated from other students of his class at the graduation ceremony because he was not wearing his hair in accordance to the strict rules in place.

Japan: Black student separated from class during graduation ceremony over hairstyle rules

The Russian defence ministry, in a statement on Tuesday (March 28), said that their navy test-fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a mock target in the Sea of Japan.

Russian Navy successfully test-fires supersonic missiles at mock target in Sea of Japan

Japan is infamous for its notoriously long working hours which, for years, has not only messed with the work-life balance for workaholic fathers but also reportedly driven the country’s birth rate to one of the lowest in the world.

Why Japanese fathers are 'afraid' of taking paternity leave despite government encouragement

Japan's government is promoting measures to reverse the low birth rate and population crisis, including increasing child support and encouraging more men to take paternity leave. However, despite the goal of raising the percentage of male workers taking paternity leave, many new fathers are sceptical. Know why in this video.

Japan legalises Paternity leaves but Japanese fathers 'afraid' to loose promotions

A Japanese person arrested in China earlier this month has been charged with espionage activities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.

Japanese man in 50s arrested in China for 'espionage' activities

A 37-year-old man in Japan has been indicted by the authorities for killing his female acquaintance using Thallium, a potent posison just 1 gram of which is enough to end a life.

Japan: Man in mid-30s indicted for Thallium poisoning of university student aged 21

Japan will be focusing on the development of Matarbari Port in Bangladesh as part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ plan. It will be part of Tokyo's larger infrastructure development efforts in the Bay of Bengal and Northeast India with a focus on "multilayer connectivity" as laid out in the plan.

Japan's ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ plan focuses on Bangladesh’s Matarbari port for regional economic growth

Japan will be hosting a summit of G7 leaders in May. Will it be all about bashing Putin? Will Western allies use the G7 podium for condemning Russia only? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Will G7 become a platform for bashing Russia?

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who is in the midst of a two-day visit to India tried different Indian delicacies including ‘golgappe’, ‘lassi’ and ‘aam panna’ at the Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi with his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi on Monday (March 20).

Watch | India: Japanese Prime Minister tries ‘golgappe’ with PM Modi in Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit after both had a delegation-level talk at Delhi's Hyderabad House. PM Modi said that PM Kishida's visit will be helpful to maintain a momentum of mutual cooperation between India and Japan. He pointed out the importance of leading two significant summits, G20 and G7, by respective countries.

Indian PM Modi accepts Japanese PM Fumio Kishida’s Invitation To G7

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday reached Bucha, the region where Russian forces faced accusation of massacring Ukrainian civilians during their Kyiv-region suburb's weeks-long occupation last year.

Russia-Ukraine war | Japan PM Kishida visits Bucha in Ukraine

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is in the midst of his first visit to the Solomon Islands where he discussed global security with the island nation’s leader Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

Japan is ‘closely monitoring’ security pact between China, Solomon Islands, says foreign minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning to explore ways to boost bilateral ties in areas, including defence, trade and investment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM Kishida are also set to discuss priorities for India's presidency of G20 and Japan's presidency of the G7.

Kishida India Visit: Japan-India to also discuss China's growing influence in Asia

Kishida India Visit: Japanese PM expected to lay out his vision on Indo-Pacific region

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday announced an expansive new plan for an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region in everything from industry to disaster prevention.

Japan announces $75 billion new plan to counter China in Indo-Pacific

Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida will be arriving in India later today. The meeting will focus on strengthening the special strategic and Global partnership between India and Japan. He will be holding talks with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Kishida India Visit: Visit aims to strengthen special strategic ties with India

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