1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (140+ words) Tokyo has been unable to devise a strong response given Japan’s need for oil and natural gas from Russia as war rages in the Middle East. TOKYO - Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (158+ words) The Japan Times Venice, Italy - Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably “commit horrifying acts,” Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam War film at…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (315+ words) The National Police Agency will upgrade its Foreign Affairs and Information Department to a bureau, in order to improve the handling of espionage threats from other countries and foreign-affiliated organizations. The upgrading of the department, which is currently under the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (329+ words) Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far east that are also claimed by Japan, adding to recent friction between the two nations. Missiles were launched from a nuclear-powered submarine,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (111+ words) The Japan Times 98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, who was the oldest war-bereaved relative to attend Saturday’s war-end anniversary ceremony in Tokyo, calls for remembering the fact that some 3.1 million Japanese people died…...