Category: Japan

US, South Korea, Japan Pledge Cooperation to Block North Korea Missile Financing

South Korea, Japan, and the United States will work closely to prevent North Korea from evading international sanctions and financing its nuclear program through illegal cyber activities, according to South Korea’s government. The three countries’ top nuclear envoys held a meeting in Indonesia on Tuesday to discuss North Korean nuclear threats, according to a statement…


Operation Jaywick: Sinking Japan | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. This documentary is the remarkable story of a daring attack by 14 British and Australian commandos on Japanese ships anchored in a Singapore harbor during World War II. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Japan’s ispace Launches World’s First Commercial Moon Lander

TOKYO—A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private company. ispace Inc.’s HAKUTO-R mission took off without incident from Cape Canaveral, Florida, after two postponements caused by inspections of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket….


Photographer’s Timely Shots Capture the Goofy Shenanigans of Street Cats in Japan

A patient photographer is eliciting smiles from cat lovers everywhere with his perfectly-timed photos of street cats in Japan. It took 44-year-old Masayuki Oki of Kobe City in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture some time behind the camera to fall in love with his medium. However, it wasn’t long before the social behavior and goofy antics of street…


UK, Italy, and Japan Planning to Produce ‘Cutting Edge’ Tempest Fighter Jet

The British government has signed an agreement with Italy and Japan to develop a series of fighter jets using “cutting edge” technology and designed to defend the skies in the 2030s. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the deal for the next-generation Tempest jets during a visit to RAF Coningsby, a fighter jet base in Lincolnshire….


Japan Forms Pact With UK, Italy to Build Next-Generation Fighter Jet

Japan has teamed up with Britain and Italy to jointly develop next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035, as Japan seeks to broaden its defense alliances in the face of emerging security threats. The three nations announced Friday the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a collaborative effort to build next-generation fighter aircraft by combining Britain’s Tempest and…


Are China and Japan Destined for War?

Commentary As I write this, relations between China and Japan are at their lowest point in 50 years. Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, recently accused China of aggressively infringing on Japan’s sovereignty and escalating tensions in the region. Now, as the two neighbors vie for influence in East Asia and beyond, some commentators…


Japan, Philippines Hold Air Force Exchanges to Bolster Defense Cooperation

The Japanese and Philippine air forces have begun unit-to-unit exchanges in an effort to bolster defense cooperation amid China’s increased military assertiveness in the contested South China Sea. Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) deployed two F-15 fighter jets and 60 personnel to participate in the exchanges held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11 at Clark…


Croatia Beat Japan on Penalties to Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals

AL WAKRAH, Qatar—Croatia goalkeeper Dominic Kivakovic saved penalties from Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, and Maya Yoshida before Mario Pasalic netted the winning spot-kick in their 3–1 shootout win over Japan on Monday to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. With the scores deadlocked at 1–1 after an absorbing 90 minutes, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma went closest in…


Where to Go in 2023: 8 Top Travel Destinations

Antarctica Gentoo penguins may be seen while sailing Antarctica’s coastline. (Vadim_N/Shutterstock) Believe it or not, this mostly undiscovered continent is getting busy. This year, a record 82 passenger ships will visit the coldest, darkest, windiest, highest, driest place on earth. Most of those will travel the relatively short distance from the tip of South America…