The Upper House passes a law to establish a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau on May 27. (Takeshi Iwashita) The government will create two organizations as early as July to strengthen …
By HARUKA SUZUKI/ Staff Writer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters after a law to establish a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau was enacted on May 27. (Takeshi Iwashita) The …
Train drivers Jiang Liping (R) and Bor wave aboard a train to Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus of the China-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 31, 2025. Photo: Xinhua Editor’s …
By RYUJI KUDO/ Staff Writer “Les Saveurs Shima,” Kintetsu Railway Co.’s restaurant train (Provided by Kintetsu Railway Co.) NAGOYA–Kintetsu Railway Co. said it will start operating a restaurant train featuring French cuisine with local …
By CHINAMI TAJIKA/ Staff Writer The TZ SUV under the Lexus brand is unveiled on May 7 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. (Tadashi Mizowaki) Toyota Motor Corp. showcased its new electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) …
The yellow dots represent Chinese fishing vessels from Dec. 23 to 26, 2025, based on data provided by Global Fishing Watch. (The Asahi Shimbun) Hundreds and even thousands of Chinese fishing vessels have repeatedly …
By SHINJI HAKOTANI/ Staff Writer Visitors stroll through the Pallet Garden at the Tonami Tulip Gallery in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7. (Hiyori Uchiumi) TONAMI, Toyama Prefecture—Rather than the muggy haze of a …
A tanker carrying U.S.-produced crude oil arrives off the coast of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, on April 26. (Tatsuya Shimada) Japan’s exports soared 14.8% in April from the same month a year earlier, according to …
Illustration: Chen Xia/GT From the yen’s nosedive to colorless potato chip packs, Japan is ringing with economic alarm bells. Yet even as its economic foundations are shaken and torn, Tokyo marches on with its …
A major Japanese oil company has acknowledged obtaining petroleum from Russia for the first time since the Strait of Hormuz was sealed off in the Iran war. Officials of Taiyo Oil Co. said a …
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