Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34

Japan is assessing damage and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities

US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

By Daphne Psaledakis and John Geddie WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week,

Japan’s Princess Aiko is a national star. Her fans want even more.

Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing 21st-century obsolescence

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring over 20 people and triggering a tsunami

American playwright Jeremy O. Harris released 3 weeks after arrest in Japan for alleged drug smuggling

Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was freed from police custody Monday, according to the Tomishiro police department.

Japan threatening US militarily, China foreign minister tells German counterpart

Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.

Osaka Tourism Endures Heavy Hit as China-Japan Tension Simmers

Denryu Lin, who runs about 80 vacation rentals in central Osaka, is watching his business evaporate since late November as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalate.
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