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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is set to visit with Japan's prime minister on what is likely his last official visit to the Asia-Pacific region

World

Pentagon chief to meet Japan PM on final Asia trip

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday, having a day earlier warned American troops near Tokyo of...

AFPDecember 9, 2024

World

Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo urged Russia to stop nuclear threats.

AFPDecember 9, 2024

Japanese director Kenji Kamiyama directed 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' as a J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy epic told in the distinctive visual style of Japanese anime

Entertainment

‘Lord of the Rings’ gets anime makeover with ‘War of the Rohirrim’ film

"The Lord of the Rings" returns to the big screen this month with a new Japanese anime-style movie.

AFPDecember 9, 2024

World

Japan’s A-bomb survivors: from discrimination to a Nobel

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

AFPDecember 9, 2024

In 2022, Japan's gaming, anime and manga sectors raked in 4.7 trillion yen ($30 billion) from abroad -- close to microchips exports at 5.7 trillion yen

Tech & Science

Japan to use AI to tackle online manga and anime piracy

There are at least 1,000 websites illegally offering free downloads of Japanese content.

AFPDecember 3, 2024

The Edgar Thomson steel plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania, which has been producing since 1875, would go to Nippon Steel under a proposed buyout of United States Steel

Business

Trump says will ‘block’ Nippon Steel from taking over US Steel

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he would "block" a planned takeover of US Steel by Japanese company Nippon Steel.

AFPDecember 2, 2024

A petition asking for Paul Watson's release has gathered 210,000 signatures

World

Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Watson

A Greenland court on Monday extended the detention of US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson for two more weeks.

AFPDecember 2, 2024

Terumi Tanaka (2nd R), co-chair of Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, will join a delegation headed to Oslo to collect their Nobel Peace Prize

World

30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel prize

Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo said Monday a 30-strong delegation will collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after a crowd-funding campaign...

AFPDecember 2, 2024