The Diplomat16h
Japan Appoints First Chief of New Joint Operations Command
At a Cabinet meeting on March 11, the Japanese government appointed Lieutenant General Nagumo Kenichiro, vice chief of staff ...
From geek to chic: Japan PM stuns women’s fashion show with trendy new look
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected fashion statement, in support of ‘cool’ Japan, drew cheers from a mostly young ...
Japan OKs policy for replacement of troubled foreign trainee scheme
The Japanese Cabinet on Tuesday approved a basic policy for a new scheme to replace the controversy-plagued foreign trainee ...
Reuters10d
Russia adds Japan's foreign minister and eight others to entry ban
The list includes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwai, the president and representative director of carmaker Isuzu ...
The Independent on MSN13d
Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low
The number of babies born in Japan has dropped to the lowest the country has ever seen since records began 125 years ago, ...
Newsweek on MSN12d
Japan's Deepening Population Crisis Breaks 125-Year Record
Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and dragging ...