GPS watch of hiker killed by bear in Japan reveals harrowing details about his final moments

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal ...

Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tensions simmer

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese ...

Here’s What to Know About Japan’s Mega Quake Advisory

Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will ...

U.S. backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

It is the first time the U.S. has criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft as the diplomatic spat ...

As Japan's Muslim population surges, how can friction be avoided?

A heated exchange broke out in front of a mosque in this southwest Japan city in September after members of a conservative ...

Military admits 'mistake' in viral arrest of US civilian in Japan

Kareem El, a civilian from Washington, D.C., visiting Okinawa, was held by U.S. military police for declining to provide ...

U.S. and Japan flex military muscles in a show of force amid Tokyo's feud with Beijing

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South ...

Stuck in the factory: how robotics pioneer Japan missed the AI-driven humanoid boom

Japan's university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent While humanoid robots from China and the US have captured the ...