Japan's Defense Ministry is looking into the possibility that the missile launched by North Korea on Wednesday may have been a new type of solid-fuel missile.
Japanese businesses are lending a hand to municipalities in the transition to electric vehicles, launching new services that help local governments replace their official-use cars with EVs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the military to improve its ability to fight and win any conflict -- comments that appear to reinforce his stated desire for reunification with Taiwan.
The UK justice secretary says his country is ready to work with Japan to help Ukraine gather evidence on war crimes allegedly committed by Russia during its ongoing invasion.
Hackers have attacked the Port of Nagoya in central Japan, the country's largest last year by volume of cargo handled. The attack has halted the loading of containers onto trailer trucks since Tuesday morning.
Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice to hold Iran responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet in 2020.
The four nations filed an application to launch the case on Tuesday. Their nationals were among those killed in the incident.
Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved in June for the first time in seven quarters, rising to 5 from 1 in March, the Bank of Japan said Monday, amid the easing of COVID-related supply bottlenecks and falling raw material costs.
Gender equality ministers of the Group of Seven nations have called for correcting wage gaps between men and women by promoting flexible working styles as well as equitable and transparent pay policies. They also stressed the need to shift perceptions of gender roles.
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