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Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida announces that he will not run in the party’s presidential election scheduled for late September, effectively stepping down from the premiership.
2024-08-14

South Koreans gather in central Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
2023-08-12

Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%.
2022-06-13

Japanese manufacturing company Olympus announces it is exiting the camera business after 84 years, stating its financial losses caused by their inability to compete with smartphone cameras was a major factor in the decision.
2020-06-24

The death toll from the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan rises to 44. There are now no reports of individuals missing and the search operations have been called off.
2018-09-10

A court in Thailand awards a Japanese man paternity rights over 13 of his children from Thai surrogate mothers.
2018-02-20

A referendum was held in Osaka, Japan to mandate the implementation of the Osaka Metropolis plan. The proposal was defeated by 50.38% to 49.62%. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announced retirement from politics by the end of his term in December 2015.
2015-05-17

Japan's ambassador designate to China, Shinichi Nishimiya, dies after suddenly collapsing outside his home in Tokyo on Thursday.
2012-09-16

Japanese anti-nuclear protests following the Fukushima I nuclear accidents: Hundreds of farmers protest against Japan's atomic crisis, outside the TEPCO head office in Tokyo.
2011-04-26

Two Japanese ministers are censured by the House of Councillors over a territorial dispute with China.
2010-11-27