Japan halts restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant

Alarm forces Japan to halt restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant after just 24 hours - An alert from a monitoring ...

Japan Will Hold an Early Election Next Month as Takaichi Aims to Capitalize on Her Popularity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8 ...
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Japan’s Deliberate Pivot to the Pacific: Why History Matters

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.
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Japan PM seeks public backing in snap polls; focus on tax cuts, security

The dissolution of the lower house at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session effectively kicked off a short ...

Japanese PM Takaichi dissolves lower house, calls Feb. 8 snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday, triggering a snap general ...

News in Easy English: Nagasaki groups protest talk of Japan having nuclear weapons

Twenty-two groups in Nagasaki, including A-bomb survivor groups, have protested against comments about changing Japan's three ...

Japan's ruling party vulnerable as snap poll looms

Japan's snap election could upend long standing political alignments, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strong personally ...

The world’s largest nuclear power plant is restarted and then shut down the next day after an alarm goes off

TEPCO temporarily halts operations at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex after an anomaly is detected in the control rod system during restart tests.

US prepares front-line Pacific base for stealth jets

The U.S. is scheduled to deploy 48 F-35A aircraft to Misawa Air Base in Japan to replace 36 older F-16 jets.