Rallies in support of Palestine take place around the world, including in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain. 2023-10-12
Japan reports a record 236 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the number of cumulative COVID-19 cases surpasses four million. 2022-02-15
Nationwide, a record 3,743 new cases are reported in Japan in the past 24 hours. 2020-12-24
Japan reports a record of 1,601 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 2020-08-7
The finals of the robot football World Cup are held. A Chinese team defeats the Netherlands in the finals of the middle-weight non-humanoid league, while another lost in the final of the small humanoid class to a team from Japan. 2015-07-22
Japan reports that two Chinese ships have entered territorial waters off the coast of the disputed Senkaku Islands. 2013-09-19
Naoki Tanaka, Japan's Minister of Defense, issues orders to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it falls towards Japanese territory. 2012-03-30
Nine North Korean defectors arrive in South Korea after staying in Japan for three weeks. 2011-10-4
Japanese officials announce their intention to send the country's whaling fleet back to Antarctica later in the year; the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is also to return. 2011-07-12
The Shinmoedake volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan explodes again. 2011-03-13