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January 31, 2024

Former Tokyo Olympic official denies bribery charges in court

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, has pleaded not guilty to charges of accepting bribes related to the 2021 Tokyo Games.

January 29, 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida apologizes as corruption scandal rocks parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began the parliamentary session this year with an apology for a major corruption scandal involving his Cabinet members and political aides.

January 29, 2024

Japanese citizens group sues police on allegations of racial profiling and discrimination

A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, have filed a civil lawsuit against Japan's police, alleging racial profiling and discrimination.

January 29, 2024

Austria suspends payments to UNRWA amid Israeli allegations UN workers helped, celebrated Hamas

Austria became the 12th country to suspend payments to the UNRWA amid allegations that some of its workers helped and celebrated the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel communities.

January 28, 2024

Japan joins list of countries suspending funds to UNRWA after allegations of staffers participating on Oct 7

Japan announced it was suspending funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after allegations staffers participated in Oct. 7 massacre.

January 27, 2024

US will ‘protect our allies’ from North Korean aggression, Kirby says

The U.S. military is prepared to defend its allies in East Asia in the event of an act of aggression by North Korea, according to officials of the National Security Council.

January 25, 2024

Japan sentences man to death for Kyoto animation studio fire that killed 36 people, injured dozens

Japan's Kyoto District court on Thursday sentenced a man to death after he was found guilty of murder in the 2019 arson of an animation studio that killed dozens and injured others.

January 25, 2024

Japanese lunar spacecraft lands upside down on moon's surface

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is celebrating the successful touchdown of the SLIM spacecraft on the moon's surface, even though the craft landed upside down.

January 23, 2024

Japan shuts off SLIM moon lander’s battery in hopes of ‘possibly’ restarting it later

The operators of Japan’s SLIM moon lander say they have shut it off after solar panels failed to generate power but suggest it could be restarted later.

January 19, 2024

Japan becomes the fifth country to reach the moon after its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface

The unmanned Japanese spacecraft SLIM landed on the moon this weekend, marking a first for the East Asian nation, but problems with its solar panels appear to imperil the mission.