Japan

Tokyo (EFE).- The Japanese power company TEPCO plans to reopen the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest by capacity, on Jan. 20, after obtaining approval from local authorities, the company confirmed in a statement. After detailing the inspections carried out by the company to reactivate reactor number 6 of...

Tokyo (EFE).- Japan said on Wednesday that it would call for more mitigation of emissions and greater international cooperation at the United Nations Climate Summit (COP30) in Brazil, given the indifference of the United States, which plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement against climate change in 2026. A Japanese...

Tokyo (EFE).- Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday instructed her cabinet to draft a plan to review immigration and tourism regulations by January, aiming to achieve zero illegal residents, align visa costs with other major powers, and raise taxes on international tourism. The request coincided with the first cabinet...

Tokyo, Oct 30 (EFE).- The unmanned HTV-X1 spacecraft, launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) last weekend with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS), successfully docked early Thursday morning. The HTV-X1 was captured by the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 0.58 am Tokyo time, project managers announced....

Tokyo, Oct 27 (EFE).- Japan’s Defense Ministry said Monday its air force scrambled fighter jets Saturday in response to a Russian intelligence-gathering aircraft flying over the Sea of Japan, marking the second such incident in less than a week. The Joint Staff of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces said in a press...

Tokyo (EFE).- Conservative Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became the country’s 104th prime minister and the first woman to hold the position on Tuesday after winning the Lower House vote. «Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the new prime minister,» said Fukushiro Nukaga, speaker of...

Tokyo (EFE).- Japan’s Buddhist-backed Komeito party announced Friday that it will withdraw from its 26-year coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a decision that throws into doubt the appointment of newly elected LDP leader Sanae Takaichi as the country’s next prime minister. The move was announced by Komeito...

Tokyo (EFE).- The number of centenarians in Japan has reached a new record by exceeding 99,000 for the first time, the government said Friday, days ahead of Respect for the Aged Day. According to data from the health ministry, they have registered a record 99,763 people aged 100 years or...

Tokyo (EFE).- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, stepping down on the eve of a key Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) meeting that was expected to strip him of power following stinging electoral defeats. «I have decided to resign as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. According to...