Philippines, US, Japan hold joint military drills in disputed South China Sea

Manila: The Philippines, Japan, and the United States conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation …

Japan’s Digital Agency Announces Guidelines on Use of Generative AI; Aims to Improve Web Services of Govt Agency Sites

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Head office buildings of central ministries and agencies are seen from a Yomiuri Shimbun helicopter in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:44 JST, March 29, 2025 The Digital Agency announced Friday a draft of …

BREAKING NEWS: U.S.-Japan alliance "cornerstone" of Indo-Pacific security: Hegseth

Ishiba Attends Japan-U.S. Joint Memorial Service on Iwo Jima

Newsfrom Japan Politics Mar 29, 2025 14:10 (JST) Ioto, March 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, to honor troops who died in fierce battle on …

Japan gov't urges earlier release of securities reports for investors

A sign for Japan's Financial Services Agency is seen in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's financial watchdog on Friday called on all listed companies to disclose their annual securities reports before their general meetings of shareholders …

Japan astronaut Kimiya Yui to join ISS mission in July or later: NASA

Kimiya Yui. (Kyodo) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui will join a long-term mission at the International Space Station possibly in July on a journey arranged by NASA, the U.S. space agency said Thursday. In his second trip to the ISS …

Many Japan Firms to Raise Starting Salaries: Jiji Survey

Newsfrom Japan Mar 29, 2025 12:29 (JST) Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)--An increasing number of companies in Japan are moving to raise the starting salaries for new employees at a time when labor shortages are becoming serious in the country. Of 100 major …

Snowboarding: Kokomo Murase, Ryoma Kimata win as Japan dominates big air at worlds

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- Japan dominated the big air podiums at the snowboarding world championships with five medals on Friday as Kokomo Murase headed a women's sweep and Ryoma Kimata triumphed in the men's event. Murase and Kimata …

Ex-Japan football boss Kozo Tashima emerges as candidate for JOC president

Kozo Tashima. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima has emerged as a candidate to replace outgoing Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The …

Did Japan’s Copyright Loophole Spark the ‘Ghiblification’ of AI?

Grant Slatton, a founding engineer at Row Zero, used OpenAI’s 4o image generation to generate a Studio Ghibli version of a picture, sparking a trend that’s still going strong as of now. Those who have not tried it yet, there’s a good chance they will join …