Three missing in Japan mudslide

Three missing in Japan mudslide

Three people are missing after a landslide buried a house in west Japan. The slip occurred after the weather agency warned of heavy rain in the region. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

July 12, 2024 35

World

Japan investigates intrusion into Chinese waters

Japan is investigating how one of its destroyers intruded into Chinese waters. The Maritime Self Defense Force vessel Suzutsuki was monitoring war drills when it entered Chinese territory without permission last week. Chris Gilbert reports

July 11, 2024 20

World

Japan and Philippines hold defense talks

Japan and the Philippines are holding security talks in Manila on Monday. The meeting is expected to result in a new defense pact between the two countries. Chris Gilbert reports.

July 8, 2024 17

Uncategorized

Latest US assault allegations angers Okinawans

Locals in Japan’s Okinawa region are protesting two cases of alleged sexual assault by US military personnel. The Pentagon says it’s closely tracking the cases which have fueled local anger. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

July 3, 2024 12

World

US, Korea and Japan vow strategic cooperation to boost security and economies

Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea have vowed to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence safety and semiconductor supply chains. The ministers issued a joint statement underscoring a deepening of trilateral cooperation amid an intensifying China-U.S. rivalry. As our Laura Westbrook reports.

June 27, 2024 15

World

Japan’s PM under party pressure to step down

Japan’s Prime Minister is under growing pressure from his own party to step-down. Local chapters of the ruling LDP blame Fumio Kishida for months of poor polling. As our Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

June 14, 2024 29

Business / Economics

Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data

Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data. It comes as the country ranks 118th in a new World Economic Forum gender parity survey. As Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

June 12, 2024 17

World

Japan birth rate falls to lowest on record

New data shows that the speed of depopulation in Japan is in-creasing. The country’s fertility rate and number of new births fell to a record low in 2023. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo:

June 6, 2024 19

World

Japan protests Chinese ambassador’s Taiwan comments

Japan is protesting comments made by the Chinese ambassador about Taiwan, calling them "extremely inappropriate”. China’s envoy in Tokyo, Wu Jianghao said on Monday, Japan would be ‘dragged into the fire’ if Japanese forces supported Taiwan’s Independence. Chris Gilbert reports for us from Tokyo.

May 23, 2024 42