Rising sea temperatures are threatening Japanese fish species used to make sushi. Is Japanese seafood at risk due to climate change?

WION Fineprint | Japan's sushi culture at risk?

The Japanese government spent at least $42.8 billion (a record 6.35 trillion yen) in the month of October to bolster the country’s currency, the yen, said a report released by the country’s Ministry of Finance, on Monday.

Japanese government spent more than $40 billion to bolster the yen in October

Japan is all set to establish a new joint command to manage its land, sea and air self-defense forces as part of its major defence overhaul. This comes after China's increasing assertiveness over Taiwan.

Report: Japan to set up new joint command to manage land, sea & air self-defence forces

The growing Chinese aggression in the region has worried Japan and has now led to a potential hardening stunts in terms of how Japan pursues its defence sector. According to media reports, Japan is in the final stages of sealing a deal with the United States to purchase its Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Japan to buy US' Tomahawk cruise missile?

North Korea is now inching close to a nuclear test, the US, Japan and South Korea have warned of 'unprecedented response'. The Deputy Foreign Ministers of all the three nations said they would ramp up defence in the region.

Possible North Korean nuke test worries the world; US, allies vows 'unprecedented response'

Japan is expected to announce an economic stimulus package to cushion the impact of inflation and Japanese media say that the package could be worth $200 billion.

Japan to approve new economic package; $200 billion package to ease inflation pain

U.S, Japan and South Korea vowed closer ties. North Korea was warned over the nuclear test. The U.S. urged North Korea to refrain from further provocations.

U.S, Japan & South Korea vows closer ties; North Korea warned over nuclear test

Amid ongoing tensions with North Korea, South Korean Troops practice amphibious landing. Thousands of troops were also mobilised for the drills.

South Korea prepares for any North Korean threats; South Korean Troops practice amphibious landing

Amid simmering tensions in the Korean Peninsula, the United States, Japan and South Korea on Wednesday (October 26) warned of an "unparalleled" scale of response in case North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.

If North Korea holds nuclear test, there'll be 'unparalleled scale of response', warn US, Japan, South Korea

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as the next economy minister after the incumbent abruptly resigned amid criticism over his links to a controversial religious group.

Japan PM appoints ex-health min Shigeyuki Goto as next economy minister

Warm temperatures combined with flood waters could leave upto 750,000 Australians vulnerable to the Japanese Encephalitis, a disease confined to Asia, northern Australia. Six out of 31infected people have died after the disease was detected in several hickories in southern Australia.

WION Climate Tracker: Australia at risk of Japanese Encephalitis outbreak?

Tokyo is all set to get its own Platform Nine and Three- Quarters. Japan is planning to open its very own Harry Potter theme park known as Warner Bros Studio Tour- The Making of Harry Potter.

Two railway stations in Tokyo will undergo Harry Potter transformation

Japan is in a rush to rearm itself by 2027. The arms race seems to have been triggered by China's 20th CPC Congress. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

WION Fineprint | Japan ramps up arms production

A Japanese man tasked with preserving cultural heritage accidentally ploughed his car into the country's oldest toilet in a centuries-old Buddhist temple, partially destroying it, police said Tuesday.

Japan's oldest toilet damaged after a car driver backs up into it

Tensions have flared up in the Korean peninsula after South Korea launches a six-day joint military exercise with US & Japan. The move has angered North Korea.

South Korea launches six-day joint military exercise with US & Japan

The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government approval ratings have fallen due to the party's link with Unification Church and this comes after the government has failed to manage the inflation. Kishida's cabinet witnessed a fall in the support from 40% to 35%, which is the lowest.

Shinzo Abe assassination: Japan PM Fumio Kishida orders probe into unification church

After Shinzo Abe's assassination in July exposed tight ties between the Unification Church and politicians from the ruling party, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced an investigation into the organisation on Monday.

Japan PM Fumio Kishida orders probe into Unification Church links to ruling party members

Will North Korea retaliate? South Korea launches defence drills as tensions flare up

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is mulling launching an investigation into the Unification Church which has come under fire, ever since the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe.

Japanese PM mulls launching investigation into Unification Church

A move towards greater liberty for women, Japan is all set to scrap its remarriage restrictions on pregnant women. The country's cabinet ministers have approved the repealing of a regressive law which stated that if a woman is pregnant at the time of divorce, she has to wait for 100 days before marrying again.

Japanese cabinet ministers approve the scrapping of discriminatory law

The Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday (October 14) approved repealing a law that requires a pregnant woman seeking a divorce to wait for at least 100 days before marrying again.

Japan to repeal 'discriminatory' law restricting remarriage of pregnant women

Japan's space agency revealed that on Wednesday (October 12) it had to send a self-destruct instruction to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch. The rocket was found to be unsafe to fly.

Japan instructs its space rocket to self-destruct after failed launch

Japan has reopened its doors to tourists after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid-19 restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy.

Tourists return to Japan after more than two years of pandemic isolation

Japan fully reopens to tourists after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. However, shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers threaten the country's hopes for a tourism boom.

Japan reopens borders after two years of pandemic isolation

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