2026-08-13 b820771e3d0cc3f8dda02936d1d14366f6d78c44 /feed/2026/08/13/unprecedented-torrential-rainfall-due-to-severe-thunderstorms-causes-widespread-flooding-in-chiba-prefecture-japan-leav Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba prefecture, Japan leaving at least eight people dead. 1786708743 2026-08-13 d4373e039245b9ceb29dcae631582b49b9f16690 19 Chiba Prefecture 1 /wiki/chiba%20prefecture Japan 13 /wiki/japan Chiba Prefecture Japan Chiba Prefecture 2026-06-1 bce155fc455840eb97aaf82141e98edf41a19810 /feed/2026/06/1/82921-people-is-evacuated-across-five-municipalities-in-okinawa-prefecture-japan-nine-people-are-injured-in-naha-27 82,921 people is evacuated across five municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Nine people are injured in Naha. 27 municipalities in the prefecture lost power. 1780364395 2026-06-1 62304246febdc70c143859c469fbdaf85b645699 38 Japan 1 /feed/2026/06/1/a-total-of-82921-people-are-evacuated-across-five-municipalities-in-okinawa-prefecture-japan-nine-people-are-injured A total of 82,921 people are evacuated across five municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Nine people are injured in Naha and 27 municipalities in the prefecture lose power. 2026-06-1 29ea0edccae6e81aab4fbe396730593e6e053cd2 15 Japan 1 /feed/2026/06/1/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-that-iran-will-allow-ships-from-japan-to-pass-the-strait-of-hormuz Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-04-7 9f39a16d455e036bbf4b5b7a79384a55af9018d6 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-the-country-s-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-y-1223-trillion-eur664-b The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion). 1776150487 2026-04-7 f5385b6671bdb03bc7e33d788e45fe6eae0db182 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-eur664-billion The Japanese House of Councillors enacts largest state budget in history worth €664 billion. 1775741639 2026-04-7 5a91b969c303f77ac83719b57b81e4722903fca9 43 Japan 1 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-the-country-s-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-y-1223-trillion-eur664-bi The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion). 2026-04-6 a357200700b64e590399c99810fb1d475fd17ec3 /feed/2026/04/6/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-says-that-the-japanese-government-is-planning-to-hold-summit-talks-with-iran-amid Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says that the Japanese government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst ongoing tensions in the Middle East. 1775489598 2026-04-6 0b9f35b16824a4bdbd1300c3e32d6143b35e5266 57 Japan 1 /feed/2026/04/6/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-says-that-her-government-is-planning-to-hold-summit-talks-with-iran-amidst-the-ir Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war. 2026-02-2 7eab44eb3fe8d3f0b3cb2011884d55d69e134563 12 Japan 1 /feed/2026/02/2/japan-announces-it-has-begun-successfully-drilling-and-retrieving-deep-sea-sediment-containing-rare-earth-minerals-near Japan announces it has begun successfully drilling and retrieving deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals near the remote island of Minamitorishima in the Pacific Ocean, as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on China for critical minerals for use in its defense industry and automotive industry. 2025-12-26 3c549b1b48d13a621d105b6d825c8ce81da1bbd1 6 Japan 1 /feed/2025/12/26/the-takaichi-cabinet-of-japan-approves-a-y-1223-trillion-us-785-billion-budget-for-the-next-fiscal-year-the-largest The Takaichi Cabinet of Japan approves a ¥122.3 trillion (US$785 billion) budget for the next fiscal year, the largest national budget in Japan's history, while reducing the debt-dependence ratio to 24.2 percent, supported by projected tax revenues of a record ¥83.7 trillion ($535 billion). 2025-11-7 10d9bad90935ecd2dff7b457bfe41cd35501e9cc 15 Japan 1 /feed/2025/11/7/japan-reports-that-seafood-exports-to-china-have-resumed-for-the-first-time-since-china-imposed-a-ban-in-august-2023-ove Japan reports that seafood exports to China have resumed for the first time since China imposed a ban in August 2023 over treated wastewater releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. However, China maintains restrictions on products from Fukushima and surrounding prefectures. 2025-07-20 2531aa7f9f6fd5a991c82b62858c69f1c826ca6d 9 Japan 1 /feed/2025/07/20/japanese-citizens-vote-for-125-of-the-248-members-of-the-house-of-councillors-the-upper-house-of-the-national-diet Japanese citizens vote for 125 of the 248 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet. 2025-03-25 9848378b53b3af8ab1324d06259e0772ddf4c616 /feed/2025/03/25/the-tokyo-district-court-orders-the-south-korean-unification-church-to-dissolve-as-a-religious-organization-in-japan-it The Tokyo District Court orders the South Korean 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. 1742974272 2025-03-25 746821d5b25e224908ae725ad8f79af3610d13dc 11 Japan 1 /feed/2025/03/25/the-tokyo-district-court-orders-the-unification-church-to-dissolve-as-a-religious-organization-in-japan-it-is-the-first 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. 2025-01-15 0e9304e707a3b9cff8e41708cd3b890d2bd107ad /feed/2025/01/15/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-from-the-kennedy-space-center-on-merritt-island-florida-united-states-carrying-two A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, United States, carrying two moon landers belonging to private companies, the Blue Ghost M1 from the American Firefly Aerospace and the Hakuto-R Mission 2 from Japan's ispace Inc.. 1736990295 2025-01-15 936a9a7309307a17c54d07497bb80cf47f2aa4fb /feed/2025/01/15/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-from-the-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-carrying-two-moon-landers-belonging-to-priva A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying two Moon landers belonging to private companies, Blue Ghost M1 from US Firefly Aerospace and Hakuto-R Mission 2 from Japan's ispace. 1736961141 2025-01-15 ade49a8cd654eb38b9f8c0a26d96c66133478c6d /feed/2025/01/15/an-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-from-the-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-carrying-two-moon-landers-belonging-to-priv An SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying two Moon landers belonging to private companies, Blue Ghost M1 from US Firefly Aerospace and Hakuto-R Mission 2 from Japan's ispace. 1736946690 2025-01-15 ffacd8ad7d63b8a8328ccb4c94863edec5d4eb89 22 Japan 1 /feed/2025/01/15/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-from-the-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-united-states-carrying-the-american-blue-g A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying the American Blue Ghost M1 moon lander from Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese Hakuto-R Mission 2 moon lander from ispace. /feed/2026/08/13/unprecedented-torrential-rainfall-due-to-severe-thunderstorms-causes-widespread-flooding-in-chiba-prefecture-japan-lea BBC News 13 a383dcb255829b6a895622556cab2ba7e2526308 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo 2026 Reuters 13 c7543ac6e7fdcf24d3254e1cb0ce23777b3594ca 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-stranded-japans-narita-airport-after-record-rain-kills-four-2026-08-14/ 2026 Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead.