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Ichiro Miyashita arrives at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday after being named the new minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a Cabinet reshuffle the same day.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2023
Japan aiming to diversify export markets to cut risks
New agriculture minister Ichiro Miyashita has expressed his intention to work on diversifying export destinations to reduce risks.
Qingdao Port in China's Shandong province in August
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2023
China checks ballast water on Japanese ships amid Fukushima row
China has been checking ballast water loaded on cargo ships arriving from Japan at some key ports, amid a row over the release of tainted water.
Over half of the respondents in a poll support the release into the sea of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 14, 2023
Fukushima water release supported by 52.9% in Japan, poll shows
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, started the water release on Aug. 24.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, a day after she was named as the replacement of Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) in a Cabinet reshuffle.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 14, 2023
Japan's new foreign minister: A change in face, not policy
Yoko Kamikawa's appointment as foreign minister — the first time a women assumed the role in 19 years — is unlikely to bring a change in policy.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian at a press briefing in Beijing on Aug 31.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2023
China military officers shelve Japan visit amid Fukushima water row
The trip was planned as part of reciprocal visits between the two Asian powers' defense officers.
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 24
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2023
First round of release of treated Fukushima water completed
Tepco is releasing approximately 31,200 tons of the tritium-laced water in four rounds during the current fiscal year through March.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2023
G20 ends summit, with Japan explaining safety of Fukushima release
Japan says the water release is safe, noting that the IAEA has concluded that the impact on the environment will be "negligible."
Then-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang waves as he leaves a joint news conference with then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the last trilateral leaders' meeting between China, South Korea and Japan, in Chengdu, China, in December 2019.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2023
Japan, China and South Korea diplomats may meet this month
The planned working-level talks could set the stage for the resumption of annual three-way leader summits, which have been suspended since 2019.
A group of plaintiffs for a lawsuit demanding a halt to the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant walk to the Fukushima District Court in the city of Fukushima on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2023
Japan fishers file suit to stop Fukushima water release
The plaintiffs said the water discharge threatens citizens' right to live safely and hinders local fishermen's businesses.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang (front left) walk to the so-called ASEAN Plus Three meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2023
Regional summits a missed chance to mend Japan-China ties
While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang had a brief exchange, the Fukushima issue may have a lasting impact on bilateral ties.
An activist in Seoul protests Japan’s plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
PODCAST / deep dive
Sep 7, 2023
Anger at Fukushima’s wastewater; hope in its renewables
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An All Nippon Airways employee escorts a group of Chinese tourists through Haneda Airport in Tokyo last month.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2023
Fukushima water release won’t deter Chinese tourists: ANA CEO
The number of inbound visitors from China was about 300,000 in July, he said, compared with 30,000 in January, says Koji Shibata.
Journalists tour the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the tanks that contain contaminated water on Aug. 27
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 6, 2023
We need to put low-dose radiation into perspective
Public fear of the effects of low-dose radiation isn’t backed by science. The Fukushima water release shows, once again, that better education is needed.
Packs of raw fish at a Japanese food store in Beijing prior to China's ban on Japan's seafood products
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 6, 2023
China takes its anti-science disinformation campaign to a new level
Japan can counter China's disinformation on the safety of the Fukushima water release, and gain people's trust, by sharing the data.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chinese Premier Li Qiang hold hands for a commemorative photo during the ASEAN Plus Three meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2023
Kishida meets Chinese premier for first talks since water release
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought to tamp down Beijing's concerns, explaining Japan's stance to Chinese Premier Li Qiang during meetings in Jakarta.
A vendor serves customers at a seafood market in Beijing on Aug. 25.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2023
Seafood exports to China fell 23% in July amid radiation testing
Beijing tightened its inspections prior to the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
A pipe to transport treated radioactive water diluted with seawater into a large water tank is presented to the media at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Aug. 27. Beijing has ignored Tokyo's repeated proposals for a science-based dialogue involving experts on the release of the treated water into the Pacific.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2023
China rejected call to join Fukushima water framework
China is staunchly opposed to the ocean discharge and has banned all seafood imports from Japan since it began in late August.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel talks to local fishermen on Thursday to show his support for the water discharge from the nearby Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 5, 2023
Fukushima water disposal is leadership opportunity for Japan
Some 1,000 storage tanks that hold the water are almost full and more tanks can’t be installed as they would interfere with the plant’s decommissioning.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters on Monday evening at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2023
Japan OKs additional fisheries aid and ups pressure on China
Support for the industry now tops ¥100 billion, as the government struggles to soothe fears over contaminated water at home and abroad.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, leave Tokyo's Haneda Airport for Indonesia on Tuesday for a series of regional meetings.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2023
Kishida starts trip to Indonesia and India for ASEAN and G20 talks
Kishida is expected to hold bilateral talks with leaders of countries such as India and Indonesia on the fringes of the international conferences.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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