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Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.
04 July 2025 Japan requires name change after marriage — with big effects on female scientists Survey finds law requiring married couples to share the same family name causes havoc for researchers.
President Trump says Japan, which he characterized as “spoiled,” will likely not make a deal with the United States on a tariff rate ahead of the looming deadline next week. “We dealt w… ...
He said Japan could face a tariff of 30 to 35 percent if no deal is made, higher than the 24 percent reciprocal tariff Trump had originally imposed, and then paused, in early April.
Avoiding your boss? In Japan, you can hire someone to quit your job for you. Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” ...
During a Fox News interview, President Donald Trump referred to Japan’s prime minister as “Mr. Japan” while discussing car tariffs.
President Donald Trump was mocked on social media after he apparently forgot the name of a world leader and referred to them as “Mr. Japan” during an interview.
The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...
Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.
Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in nearly ...
Opinion Falling birth rates don’t have to be a crisis. Just look at Japan. A falling birth rate doesn’t mean the end of civilization. Just look at how Japan is handling it.