Yukana Inoue

With a degree from Georgetown University, experience as foreign and defense minister and the ability to speak fluent English — a rarity among Japan’s top lawmakers — digital minister Taro Kono has a knack for appealing to foreign audiences. That, […]

Japan has agreed to a more expansive long-term monitoring of treated water discharged from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant involving third-party inspectors, including those from China, paving the way for a lifting of Beijing’s ban on Japanese

East Japan Railway (JR East) on Tuesday unveiled plans to introduce driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s in an effort to make operations more efficient and sustainable. The major railway company said it will initially aim to realize driverless operations

Developers responsible for the redevelopment of the historic Meiji Jingu Gaien district in central Tokyo have announced revisions to their plans, which included a reduction in the numbers of trees they plan to cut down, an increase in the number

At least four people were killed and 94 were injured as Typhoon Shanshan battered Japan with strong winds and torrential rain on Thursday, after making landfall in the morning near the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, as a very strong

The Kyushu region was being battered by strong winds, heavy rain and high waves early Thursday morning ahead of a likely landfall by powerful Typhoon Shanshan, with emergency warnings in place and the authorities urging those in the storm’s path

Around 1 in 4 married people in Japan under the age of 40 said they met their partners on a dating app, according to a recent survey on attitudes toward marriage by the children and families agency. The nationwide questionnaire