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Japan faces banana shortage as impact from Middle East conflict spreads

The country ships in the tropical fruit while it's still green, then ripens it in rooms filled with ethylene, but supplies of the naphtha-derived gas are running low.

Abuse case fuels calls for stronger safeguards in Japan youth sports

KITAKYUSHU (Kyodo) -- As Japan pushes to strengthen safeguards in youth sports, a sexual assault case involving a former karate school head in a south

Japan Times 1976: Inoki sits on his fortune as Ali dances to the bank

The Ali-Inoki super fight drew global attention, then baffled fans with 15 rounds of tactical stalemate.

Philippines, Japan seek to strengthen defense ties amid US-China thaw

Philippines, Japan seek to strengthen defense ties amid U.S.-China thaw

Japan's defense minister rejects China criticism, vows Indo-Pacific ties

SINGAPORE (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday pledged to strengthen his country's defense capabilities and security cooper

Few Japan firms take steps toward economic security, government paper finds

Only about 30% of Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying procurement sources and strengthening cybersecurity.

Editorial: Japan's new intelligence bureau may open back door to surveillance of public

To strengthen Japan's intelligence capabilities, a law to create a national intelligence council chaired by the prime minister has been enacted. The C

Japan enacts revised law to boost foreign investment screening for security

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a revised law to strengthen screening of foreign investments in Japan, by setting up a cros

First unit of JAXA’s new ISS resupply craft completes missions

The HTV-X1 delivered supplies to the international space station and then carried out missions in orbit around the Earth in and after March this year.

Huawei’s ’chip queen’ etches her name in China’s tech folklore

He Tingbo's career has tracked Huawei's rise, its struggle following U.S. sanctions, and then a rebirth as the ​core ​driver of China's mission to become a high-tech juggernaut.

He told his wife he was ‘coming home.’ Then he disappeared.

One family's search reveals Japan's growing crisis of dementia-related disappearances.

DBJ to strengthen its investment operations

The state-backed lender announced a five-year medium-term management plan that includes supplying ¥3 trillion in risk capital, including through investments.

Morgan Stanley Japan head says BOJ hike key to strengthening yen

If the central bank fails to raise interest rates in June, that would have an impact on the bond and currency markets, Alberto Tamura said in an interview.