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
North Korea demonstrates two short-range ballistic missiles that land just outside Japan's territorial waters and then only hours later South Korea demonstrates a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Comments made during the South Korean launch immediately draw condemning remarks from North Korea's Kim Yo-jong. 2021-09-14
The Japanese government announces the extension of its state of emergency in 19 prefectures until September 30 with Miyagi and Okayama prefectures being downgraded to a quasi-state of emergency after the expiry of their current orders on September 12. 2021-09-9
Japan reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a 30-year old woman who arrived in Japan on December 19 and later tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-12-29
The United States Forces Japan announces that American troops in the country will begin vaccinations and prioritize front-line medical workers. 2020-12-28
The names of 3,607 employees of Unit 731, a Japanese military medical experimentation unit associated with war crimes during World War II, are released. Prosecutors in the United States had kept their identities secret following the war in exchange for access to data gleaned from the project. 2018-04-17
The United States reclaims its spot as the top export market for Japan as China slips due to economic slowdown. Japan's overall annual trade deficit meanwhile reaches 8.2 trillion yen, the highest on record. 2013-04-18
South Korea announces it will sign a military pact with Japan to encourage sharing of sensitive military intelligence. 2012-06-28
Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii resigns at the age of 77 due to ill health. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-asia-pacific-8442743.stm (BBC)] [http:--home.kyodo.co.jp-modules-fstStory-index.php?storyid=478942 (Kyodo)]date=July 2019 2010-01-6