Japan revises law on royals, keeps blocking women from throne

A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes ...

Japan's ruling party warns about suspected collusion between activist investors and private equity

By Makiko Yamazaki and Miho Uranaka TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party raised concerns on Friday over suspected ...
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Japan enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law on Friday by insisting ...

Steps to sustain Japan imperial family leave aides concerned, public split

Officials and staff who work in support of Japan's imperial family are facing unprecedented uncertainty as to how their ...

Japan Criminalizes Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push

The new law is part of a campaign by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, to build a more patriotic and ...

Japan enacts law to punish national flag vandals. Opponents say it's a threat to free speech

The law punishes publicly damaging or defacing the national flag, known as "hinomaru". Opponents say the ambiguous law only ...

South Korea, U.S., Japan military chiefs reaffirm cooperation against N. Korea

The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to closer security ...

Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a ...

'Sheer recklessness': Ex-Japan minister slams India for delays in bullet train project, MEA hits back

Hideki Makihara, Japan’s former Justice Minister and a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, had blamed India for delays in the Shinkansen project.
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Japan’s Newest Luxury Hotel Is Housed in a Former Prison—and We Were the First to Stay

Hoshinoya Nara Prison is a captivating stay in the little-known first capital of Japan.
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Japan’s XEC-2 Stand-Off Jammer Aircraft Begins Operational Flight Testing

The new XEC-2 SOJ, which first flew in March 2026, has now started operational flight testing with the JASDF’s Air ...