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The Niigata prefectural assembly approves the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world's largest nuclear facility, nearly 15 years after Japan shut down its reactors following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
2025-12-22

Serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
2025-06-27

The Tokyo District Court orders the Unification Church to dissolve as a religious organization in Japan. It is the first religious group to be given a revocation order in modern Japanese history.
2025-03-25

China suspends the issuance of short-term travel visas to Japanese and South Korean citizens in order to reciprocate the two countries' imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese citizens in response to China's recent COVID-19 surge.
2023-01-10

Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April.
2020-07-22

In a tit-for-tat move, South Korea removes Japan from its preferred trade list.
2019-08-12

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles, one of which explodes immediately after its launch while the main part of the other lands in Japan's economic exclusion zone.
2016-08-3

United States Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Seoul, South Korea, as he embarks on three-day trip through South Korea, Japan, and China to send a "tough" message to North Korea.
2013-04-12

Japan goes on full alert as North Korea announces it has delayed its launch of a long range Unha rocket until 29 December.
2012-12-10

A subcontractor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reportedly told workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent effort to keep its contract. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20120723234142-http:--ajw.asahi.com-article-0311disaster-fukushima-AJ201207210069 ("Asahi Shimbun")] [http:--main.omanobserver.om-node-103852 ("Oman Daily Observer")]date=August 2019
2012-07-21