Japan

Spatial disorientation of pilots was the likely cause of the January F-15 crash, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force says.

Japan has an extremely strict refugee policy and has been reluctant to fully accept migrant workers, making its offer to accept Ukrainians unusual. 

As Ukraine is burned and bombed, one family builds a bridge from Kyiv to Japan.

Environmental groups and critics are urging Japan to focus more on promoting renewable energy.

It’s Japan’s first Reciprocal Access Agreement with any country other than the United States.

Governments in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea routinely detain migrants in closed custodial institutions.

Tokyo is striving to keep pace with China.

The Quad may still be a mist-covered structure but Indo-Japanese cooperation against China is becoming more concrete.

Amid growing threats in East Asia, the Japanese cabinet approved a record extra budget for defense appropriations.

Many foreign residents have had their hopes to enter Japan dashed as new border controls make little impact. 

Japan aims to lead Asia toward a carbon-free society but failed to commit to a turn away from fossil fuel projects. 

The couple will move together to New York to start a new life after facing intense scrutiny and criticism in Japan.