Six Seattle-area individuals and organizations have received Japan’s 2026 Foreign Minister’s Commendations for strengthening ties between Japan and the United States.
Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa
The arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman on Okinawa has drawn condemnation from Japan’s leaders and renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern island.
Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an artificial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone.
Yuna Nishimura of Japan wins by 5 shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory
Yuna Nishimura played a flawless back nine after allowing the chasing pack to get close early and won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by five shots on Sunday for her first LPGA victory.
Centenarians living in Japan exceed 100,000 for the first time
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, the latest government figures show, underscoring the country’s rapidly aging and declining population.
Isao Harimoto, A-bomb survivor and Japan baseball great known as ‘Hit Machine,’ dies at 86
Isao Harimoto, the baseball great who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb and still holds Japan’s hits record, has died.
Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday.
Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing seeking to mend ties after fallout from Takaichi’s Taiwan remark
A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers headed to Beijing on Monday seeking to mend strained ties following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comment on Taiwan that angered China and led to tensions that have spilled over into the economy.
Man leaves son behind on Mt. Fuji
A father hiking Mount Fuji with his two sons left his younger son on the mountain for several hours on Thursday, after the 7-year-old grew tired.
Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota’s climb as a global automaker, dies at 93
Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died.
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