MARI YAMAGUCHI

May 16, 2025 at 4:37 am

Japan retrieves remains of 1 of 2 service members whose training plane crashed

Japanese defense officials say they recovered the remains of one of two crew members who were missing since their military training aircraft crashed earlier this...

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May 15, 2025 at 2:50 am

Japan starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 military training planes after crash

Officials say Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of them crashed minutes...

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May 14, 2025 at 12:57 am

Japan grounds military training aircraft after crash leaves 2 crew members missing

A Japanese air force training plane has crashed minutes after taking off from a base in central Japan.

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May 12, 2025 at 9:40 pm

World trade chief says global free trade is in a crisis while on visit to Japan

The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his...

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May 12, 2025 at 12:49 am

A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned following a yearslong...

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May 8, 2025 at 7:02 am

Nagasaki extends invitation ‘to all countries’ to memorial marking A-bomb anniversary

The mayor of Nagasaki said the city will invite representatives of ‘all countries’ and regions to this year's atomic bombing anniversary.

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May 5, 2025 at 6:01 pm

Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China

Among all U.S. allies being wooed by Beijing in its tariff stare-down with Washington, Japan stands out as a peculiar case.

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May 3, 2025 at 9:26 pm

Japan and China trade accusations of airspace violation near disputed islands

Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims.

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May 2, 2025 at 3:38 am

The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months

The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared while he was driving...

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May 1, 2025 at 7:23 am

Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene

Police in Japan say a man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into seven schoolchildren who were walking home.

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