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Belarusian gymnast Ivan Litvinovich wins a gold medal in trampoline gymnastics, making him the first male neutral athlete to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics.
2024-08-2

The Supreme Court of Japan rules that the country's forced sterilization law, which was in effect from 1948 to 1996, was unconstitutional.
2024-07-3

Japan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 46,199 new COVID-19 cases and surpasses two million cases of COVID-19.
2022-01-20

The Summer Olympics officially end in Tokyo with the closing ceremony. The United States won the most medals and also won the most gold medals, with 113 total medals and 39 gold medals. The Olympic Flag is handed over to the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo in preparation for the 2024 Games.
2021-08-8

Japan reports a record 4,915 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, a record 76 deaths are also reported in the past 24 hours.
2021-01-5

Suzuki says it used improper fuel economy tests for Japan in a widening of a scandal that hit Mitsubishi Motors.
2016-05-18

The man who served as Japan's deputy chief trade negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal, says that there is no room for the sort of renegotiation of a particular provision suggested by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
2016-03-9

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Japanese manufacturer of airbags Takata Corp. agree to a five-year consent decree where the company agrees to pay a civil penalty of $70 million and faces as much as $130 million more in fines if it violates the settlement. Twelve automakers are ordered to speed up recalls that so far have only reached about a quarter of the affected cars.
2015-11-3

Voters in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, go to the polls for the gubernatorial election with anti-US base governor Hirokazu Nakaima reelected.
2010-11-28