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Japan Eases Foreign Tourism Ban, Allows Guided Package Tours
By Mari Yamaguchi
The Japan Tourism Agency says tours are being accepted from 98 countries and regions.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Points to Vertigo in Fatal January Crash
By Kosuke Takahashi
Spatial disorientation of pilots was the likely cause of the January F-15 crash, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force says.
Japan’s Top Envoy Brings Back 20 Ukrainians From Poland
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan has an extremely strict refugee policy and has been reluctant to fully accept migrant workers, making its offer to accept Ukrainians unusual.
Telling Ukraine’s Story to Japan
By Jon Letman
As Ukraine is burned and bombed, one family builds a bridge from Kyiv to Japan.
Official: Japan Hopes to Lead Asian Zero-emissions Push
By Mari Yamaguchi
Environmental groups and critics are urging Japan to focus more on promoting renewable energy.
Australia, Japan Sign Defense Pact as China Concerns Loom
By Haruka Nuga and Steve McMorran
It’s Japan’s first Reciprocal Access Agreement with any country other than the United States.
Bio-tracked, Mistreated, Hog-tied: Immigration Detention in East Asia in 2021
By Surabhi Chopra and Chloe Fung
Governments in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea routinely detain migrants in closed custodial institutions.
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
By Kosuke Takahashi
Tokyo is striving to keep pace with China.
Japan Steps in to Support India Against China in South Asia
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Quad may still be a mist-covered structure but Indo-Japanese cooperation against China is becoming more concrete.
Japan Approves Record Extra Defense Budget
By Kosuke Takahashi
Amid growing threats in East Asia, the Japanese cabinet approved a record extra budget for defense appropriations.
Japan’s New Pandemic Border Restrictions Disappoint Residents Stranded Abroad
By Thisanka Siripala
Many foreign residents have had their hopes to enter Japan dashed as new border controls make little impact.
Japan Pledges Support For Asia-wide Decarbonization
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan aims to lead Asia toward a carbon-free society but failed to commit to a turn away from fossil fuel projects.