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The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises.
2026-08-26

Japan approves election rules requiring AI-generated images and videos on social media to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March.
2026-07-14

The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion).
2026-04-7

Japanese citizens vote for 125 of the 248 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet.
2025-07-20

Two Japanese Air Force pilots are killed after their Kawasaki T-4 aircraft crashes into a reservoir minutes after taking off from Komaki Air Base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
2025-05-14

South Korea summons the Japanese ambassador following remarks by a Japanese senior official mocking South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Moon had hinted at a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, to which the official responded that it was not a possibility and that Moon was "masturbating". South Korea states that the remarks were highly inappropriate, but the Government of Japan said that the remarks were not directed at Moon.
2021-07-17

Aquatic species from Japan hitched a ride on debris from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and were able to reach the West Coast of the United States alive.
2017-09-28

Two people are dead after Typhoon Noul hits the Philippines. The storm is now headed for Japan.
2015-05-11

Voters in Japan go to the polls for a House of Councillors (Japan's upper house) election with the governing coalition led by Shinzo Abe winning control of the upper house.
2013-07-21

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