Tag: Japan

What We Know: Asian-Pacific powers met Thursday to discuss economics, diplomacy, and world events. The United States (U.S.) and Japan claimed that the current state of global affairs is threatening to shuffle the global order. Both Russia and China claim the U.S. is looking for a confrontation. U.S. Vice President Kamala...

The Background - Fukushima Disaster: The Fukushima meltdown was a catastrophic nuclear disaster that occurred in March 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Triggered by a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the disaster resulted in the meltdown of three of the plant's six reactors, releasing large...

Japan intends to develop a fresh missile for its forthcoming generation of fighter jets in a collaborative initiative with the United Kingdom and Italy. The goal is to achieve readiness for these missiles in time for the aircraft's anticipated launch in 2035. A study carried out jointly by Japan and...

What You Need to Know: Kyota Hattori, 26, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder and arson charges stemming from a 2021 Halloween night attack on a Keio train line in Tokyo, which left over a dozen people wounded. Hattori received significant media...

On Sunday, a collaborative naval missile defense exercise took place involving the United States, South Korea, and Japan with the aim of addressing the increasing missile threats emanating from North Korea. This exercise occurred shortly after North Korea's latest launch of its Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), citing the launch...

At least five people have been confirmed dead, with an unconfirmed number of several others missing, as seasonal rains turned into a torrential downpour in northern Kyushu, the southern island of mainland Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a special rain warning covering eight municipalities as worsening storm conditions...