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A powerful tropical storm is moving along Japan’s Pacific coast toward the Tokyo metropolitan area, causing widespread disruptions, injuries, and significant transport delays as authorities urge residents to remain vigilant. The storm, named Jangmi, is the first major tropical system of the season to affect Japan. After impacting the......
South Korea has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by total market capitalization, marking a rapid shift in global financial rankings driven by the artificial intelligence boom and surging demand for semiconductor technologies. The combined market value of listed South Korean companies has risen sharply......
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to restore unrestricted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and show flexibility in ongoing negotiations with the United States. The conversation, the third between the two leaders, took place as diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington......
France secured a record 93 billion euros in foreign investment commitments during the latest edition of the Choose France summit, according to announcements made ahead of the event at Versailles. The figure covers 71 investment projects and is linked to more than 15,000 potential jobs across the country. The annual summit gathers international......
South Korea and Japan have taken another step toward strengthening their security cooperation by discussing the possibility of a military logistics support agreement. The talks took place during a meeting between the defense ministers of both countries on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major regional security forum held in Singapore. According......
Japan’s ambassador to the United Nations dismissed Russian accusations over the country’s expanding defence posture, calling them “ridiculous” during a Security Council debate on compliance with the UN Charter. The exchange unfolded in a formal session focused on the principles guiding international peace and security,......
North Korea launched several short range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s military, marking Pyongyang’s first weapons test in more than five weeks and its eighth ballistic event of 2026. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the projectiles shortly after 1 p.m. local......
The origin of human blood cells stretches far beyond the emergence of humans. Researchers at Kyoto have reconstructed the evolutionary history of blood cells over roughly 700 million years. Their work shows that immune and blood systems in modern vertebrates emerged from genetic material already present in ancient single-celled organisms that......
Japan and South Korea are grappling with mounting shortages of naphtha, a petroleum product widely used in plastics, industrial chemicals and printing inks, as the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt energy supply chains across East Asia. The supply crunch, triggered after Iran effectively shut the strategic waterway......
A public safety incident in central Tokyo left around twenty people injured after a man reportedly sprayed an unknown substance inside a luxury shopping mall, according to police and fire officials. The incident occurred in the busy Ginza district, a major commercial and tourist area known for high-end brands and heavy pedestrian traffic.......
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has reportedly abandoned plans to manufacture electric vehicle powertrains in the United Kingdom through its subsidiary JATCO, according to reports published by Japanese media. The project was initially planned for the city of Sunderland, where JATCO intended to establish a production facility dedicated......
China has restricted or significantly delayed exports of heavy rare earth elements and other critical materials to Japan for more than four months, marking one of the most prolonged disruptions in supply between the two countries in recent years. The measures have affected licensing approvals for Japanese companies and created bottlenecks......
Inflation in Japan slowed in April despite ongoing concerns over rising energy prices and global economic uncertainty. According to official government statistics released on Friday, consumer inflation reached 1.4% year-on-year, compared with 1.8% recorded in March. The latest figures suggest that price growth in Japan is easing after several......
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