Eric Trump, son of Trump, made headlines on September 1, 2025, when he took the stage in Tokyo at a shareholder meeting of Metaplanet, a Japanese bitcoin treasury company. The meeting, infused with theatrical flair…
Japan is accelerating its military modernization in response to mounting security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the domestically developed Type-12 long-range anti-ship missile will be deployed by March 2026, a…
Japan pushed back against a new US demand to buy more American rice, a last-minute condition that derailed this week’s negotiations and led chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa to cancel a planned trip to Washington.…
Modi’s visit to Tokyo this week has pushed India–Japan defense cooperation into a new era. At the heart of the trip lies the decision to update the Declaration on Security Cooperation—a pact first signed in…
When the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) unveiled its new “Africa hometowns” initiative earlier this month, the aim appeared straightforward and hopeful: link Japanese regional cities with African nations through cultural exchange, business cooperation, and…
In modern medicine, few dilemmas have proven as stubborn, or as deadly, as the management of severe pain. Every day, surgeons, oncologists, and primary care physicians face the same impossible trade-off: relieve suffering with opioids…
Smartphones have become the Swiss Army knives of modern life. They wake us up, guide us through traffic, serve as offices, classrooms, cinemas, and lifelines to friends and family. But with their ubiquity has come…
When the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales sailed into Tokyo Bay this week, it did more than drop anchor. It made history. For the first time, a foreign aircraft carrier docked in Japan—a striking…
In late August 2025, history surfaced from beneath the earth of western Japan. At the Chosei Mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, once the site of a wartime tragedy, human remains were unearthed, including a skull and…
