Japan renews FX warning, ready for 'decisive action' with US coordination

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama renewed warnings of currency ...

Japan's output of petrochemical products plunges in March

Japan's petrochemical makers say output of a wide variety of plastic materials fell sharply in March. This is due to ...

Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Horse Protecting Owner After Earthquake In Japan Is AI-Generated

Does a video show real footage of a horse protecting its owner from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan? No, that's not true: ...

Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands as tensions with Japan flare

(Corrects paragraph 5 to say a group of Chinese naval vessels sailed through the Yokoate Waterway on Sunday, not the Yonaguni ...
Rappler

Marcos to visit Japan, meet Emperor, Prime Minister Takaichi

Marcos has visited Japan several times as chief executive — in 2023 for an official working visit and then in 2025 to see for himself the Philippine Pavillion at the World Expo in Osaka. He has also ...
The Japan Times

Japan proposes drastic cut in medical school enrollment

The Finance Ministry is considering the reduction because of an expected surplus of doctors due to the country's declining ...

Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy

The move, which opponents say will raise global tensions, comes as the U.S. ally accelerates its military buildup in the face ...