Typhoon Dujuan has left at least nine people dead and four others missing in eastern Japan after torrential rain triggered major flooding and landslides across the Tokyo region. The storm, which moved along Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday, September 21, brought record rainfall to parts of the Kanto region before moving away from the country….
The 2026 Asian Games Nagoya officially begin today in Japan, bringing athletes from 45 countries and regions together for one of Asia’s biggest sporting events. The 20th edition of the Asian Games will run from September 19 to October 4 across Aichi-Nagoya and other Japanese venues. More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to…
Japan has committed $3.5 million to strengthen Nigeria’s rice seed production system, providing equipment and technical support to the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) and its outstations. The intervention is designed to improve the quality and availability of rice seeds supplied to farmers across the country. But the interesting part of this intervention is that…
North Korea launched a suspected short-range ballistic missile towards waters off its east coast on Thursday, according to South Korean officials. The projectile fell into the sea and did not pose a reported threat to Japanese territory. On its own, another North Korean missile test might look routine. Pyongyang has conducted repeated launches this year…
Japan’s latest defense white paper sends a message that goes well beyond Tokyo’s immediate security concerns: the country increasingly sees the Indo-Pacific as a connected military theatre where China, Russia and North Korea can reinforce one another. The 598-page assessment again identifies China as Japan’s greatest strategic challenge, while warning about growing Chinese military activity…
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture, triggering widespread damage, power outages and an intensive search-and-rescue operation for people trapped beneath collapsed buildings and inside a heavily damaged shopping mall. Authorities have also been investigating an explosion that occurred at the mall shortly after the quake. Emergency crews, soldiers and firefighters have…
