25+ min ago  (123+ words) South China Morning Post Why Beijing is outraged over Taiwan's Lai honouring a WWII-era Japanese engineer Scathing commentary accuses self-ruled island's leader of "forgetting his ancestors' and "ingratiating himself' with Tokyo amid frayed ties Based in Taiwan from 1910 until his…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (12+ words) Lawmaker Ashika Tamang objects to "monkeys should be killed" remark in Ho R...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (968+ words) By Kim Yeon-chul, former minister of unification and current professor at Inje University Two powers met in a world of disappearing norms. China underlined its principles on the Taiwan issue, while the US asked for China's cooperation in its war…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (328+ words) By KOHEI MORIOKA/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 16: 56 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a gathering of government and ruling coalition officials on May 18. (Takeshi Iwashita) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said May 18 she is considering a supplementary budget to resume a…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (167+ words) China has urged Japan to "earnestly reflect and correct" its wrongdoings and create conditions for normal economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. He Yongqian, spokeswoman for the ministry made the remarks…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (272+ words) Recently, in Japan, information related to illegal employment arrangements or forging status of residence has been reportedly spreading through SNS. The Residence Management Agency plans to collect such posts and related information to not only illegally employed people but also…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (112+ words) Get latest articles and stories on World at Latest LY. Toyama Prefecture is enriched by natural resources and tradition. They are the attractive landscape of the Tateyama mountains, each season' s marine products, seasonal tradition " Owara Kazenobon" and…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (211+ words) May 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 8 and 17. The first story was viewed by 23. 9% of our regular readers. (The Mainichi) PM Takaichi calls…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (116+ words) A U. S. Air Force member assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing greets attendees of the 2026 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2026. The festival gives Japanese community members a chance to come onto Yokota to see static aircraft, witness…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (284+ words) Public approval of the Cabinet led by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dropped by 2. 5 percentage points to 61. 3%, according to the latest poll conducted by'Kyodo News,'Qazinform News Agency reports. The survey showed that 70. 6% of respondents are concerned about disruptions…...