Japan

Mt Fuji heritage site struggles with water-quality concerns linked to coins in ponds

About 50,000 coins have been recovered to date from the Oshino Hakkai spring ponds.

Tunnel collapses at Hokkaido Shinkansen extension construction site

There is currently no timeline for resuming construction.

Death toll after 40m scaffolding collapse near Tokyo rises to 3

Emergency swimmers climb out of the water at the JFE Steel East Japan Works Keihin District construction site in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, on April 7.

Two dead after 40-metre scaffold collapses in Japan

An aerial view of the site where three people were seriously injured and one is missing after falling about 40 metres from collapsed scaffolding at JFE Steel construction site in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi seeking talks with Iran’s President, Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declined to comment on the specifics of a phone call held between Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

Japanese freed in Iran not allowed to leave country: Report

It was the second release after the Japanese government announced in March that another Japanese national was freed by Iran.

Japanese national detained in Iran in January released on bail

A new oil shock accelerates return to nuclear power

An aerial view of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in 2019. An earthquake and tsunami triggered a triple meltdown 15 years ago, scaring many governments off nuclear energy.

Trump renews criticism of Japan, South Korea for not helping US in Iran war

US President Donald Trump during his April 6 press conference.

Japanese bereaved family sues over ‘hostage justice’

The family of Mr Shizuo Aishima (centre), who was falsely accused of unauthorised export of sensitive equipment and died after prolonged detention, is seeking 170 million yen (S$1.37 million) in damages.

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