Couple Check Tokyo Hotel Room for Cameras, Then One Detail Stops Them Cold
One of the first things Sedef Demir did when she and her husband checked into their hotel in…
Police lock down flight from Tokyo to Sydney amid bomb threat
Passengers on an international flight were put in lockdown after they were met in Sydney by Australian Federal…
Longview paper mill fined $77K after worker falls into hot pulp sinkhole
LONGVIEW, Wash. (KPTV) – The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has fined Nippon Dynawave paper…
Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data
Japanese internet company GMO Internet is investigating a data leak after suspected unauthorized access to its Onamae cloud…
US Marine’s Arrest for Murder Tests Okinawa’s New Governor – The Diplomat
Okinawa’s new governor had barely begun his effort to improve relations with Tokyo when an alleged killing involving…
Is China Getting Involved in the Japan-Russia Territorial Dispute? – The Diplomat
According to information released by the government of Russia’s Sakhalin Oblast on October 13, a delegation from China’s…
Japan Has Considered Nuclear-Powered Submarines Since 1958. Why Has It Never Built One? – The Diplomat
Japan is once again considering acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. As Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s government prepares to revise its…
Whither Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles? – The Diplomat
Debate over the three non-nuclear principles has resurfaced in Japan as the government of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae…
New Governor, Old Problem: Koja Confronts US Base-Related Crimes in Okinawa – The Diplomat
Okinawa’s September 2026 election made headlines as incumbent Denny Tamaki was ousted by the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP)…
Russia’s Navy Shows Its Reach Around Japan’s Southwestern Islands – The Diplomat
President Vladimir Putin’s mid-August visit to the Kuril Islands, his first as Russia’s leader, inflamed a decades-old territorial…
Japan’s 2026 Intelligence Reform: Structure, Background, and Prospects
Professor Kobayashi Yoshiki analyzes Japan’s landmark 2026 intelligence reform, tracing its historical background, political drivers, and security imperatives…
Japan’s 2026 Intelligence Reform: Structure, Background, and Prospects
Professor Kobayashi Yoshiki analyzes Japan’s landmark 2026 intelligence reform, tracing its historical background, political drivers, and security imperatives…