Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed after an explosion at a western port on Saturday, NHK television reported, and a suspect was apprehended for allegedly throwing the explosive. The explosion occurred just before he was to begin his speech, NHK
Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island. The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar
Prosecutors in Japan have formally charged the man suspected of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, was arrested right after he allegedly shot Abe with a homemade gun, as the former leader was making a
Japan: Emperor Akihito holds ritual ahead of abdication ceremony The world is filled with royal dynasties, from Britain to Denmark, Spain to Morocco, Cambodia to Bhutan. Today, one of those families celebrates the birthday of their former emperor: Japan’s Akihito. The trailblazer