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Magnitude 6.0 Deep Earthquake Strikes Off Shima, Japan: 352 km Deep, No Tsunami Threat

Magnitude 6.0 Deep Earthquake Strikes Off Shima, Japan: 352 km Deep, No Tsunami Threat

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · World

Japan: Foreign Minister Motegi Demands Release of Detained National in Meeting With Russia's Lavrov

Tokyo's Shibuya Braces for Halloween: Hachiko Statue Fenced Off, 125 Wardens on Patrol, 62 Stores Asked to Halt Alcohol Sales

Japan: Draft Resolution on a World Without Nuclear Weapons Backed by 150 Countries at UN

Bangladesh-Japan Talks in Tokyo: Six Government-Level Documents Signed, Japan Commits About ¥46.56 Billion in Loans for Two Projects

Japan-Germany Summit in Tokyo: Takaichi and Merz Issue Joint Leaders' Statement, Launch High-Level Dialogue on Super Intelligence (SI)

Japan Imposes Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties of 3.6% to 42.1% on Stainless Steel from China and Taiwan for Five Years

Japan's September Corporate Services Prices Rise 3.7 Percent Year on Year, Up From a Revised 3.5 Percent in August

China Expresses Deep Condolences over the Death of Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Calling Him an Old Friend of the Chinese People

Japan Lake Kawaguchi Hotel Death: Tainan Prosecutors Detain Victim's Husband Over Alleged Fake Marriage and NT$30 Million Insurance Plot

Japan: Keidanren Announces on October 26 Postponement of November China Inspection Tour, Citing Reception Difficulties Due to Large Local Events

Japan: Sanae Takaichi to Chair Cybersecurity Ministerial Meeting on the Afternoon of October 26 in Response to Frequent Data Breaches

Japan PM Takaichi Won't Rule Out Bond Issuance to Fund Food Tax Cut: 8% Levy on Food to Fall for Two Years from April

Follow-Up: US Marine Indicted Over Alleged Murder of Woman in Okinawa

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Japan's Bonin Islands: 492 km Deep, USGS Rates Damage Risk at Lowest Level

U.S. to Bar BYD Vehicles From Kadena Air Base in Japan Over Security Concerns, Yonhap Reports

Japan's Minister Minoru Kiuchi Says It Is Too Early to Declare an End to Deflation

Japan's Farm Minister Arata Takebe Embroiled in Political Funds Scandal a Week After Taking Office; ¥300,000 Donation Returned

Two Japanese Climbers Missing for a Week on Nepal's Gangapurna West: Helicopter Rescuers Find Only a Suspected Bag Near the Summit

Bank of Japan Survey Shows Corporate Fund Demand Turning Positive as Funding Conditions Stay Loose

Japan's New Ambassador to Cambodia Pledges to Expand Trade and Japanese Investment

Super Typhoon Champi Disrupts U.S.-Japan Keen Sword Drills: Portions Scaled Back or Canceled as Winds Reach 178 mph

Japan's September Exports Rise 16.7% as Semiconductor and SI Demand Underpins Trade

China's Foreign Ministry Responds on Japan Rare Earth Reports: Export Controls Aim to Curb 'Remilitarization' and Nuclear Ambitions

Japanese Envoy Yohei Sasakawa Meets Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw to Discuss Peace-Process Support

Japan's MMX Spacecraft Lifts Off for Mars's Moon Phobos: Arrival in 2027, a Sample to Collect and a Return to Earth in 2031

Bank of Japan May Raise Next Fiscal Year's Inflation Forecast: Rates Expected Steady on October 30, December Hike Still Possible

BOJ Governor Ueda Says Underlying Inflation "Quite Close" to 2% Target; PM Takaichi Rejects "Takaichi Weak Yen" Label in Parliament

2026-10-19 · Event 2026-10-19

Yokohama Chinatown Holds Double Tenth National Day Parade; Chinese Community Celebrates at Yokohama Chinese Academy

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-10

Osaka 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2026' Draws Record 32,000 Visitors Over Two Days, Organised by Chinese Community Groups

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-11

Poll: Takaichi Cabinet Support Falls 11.2 Points to 47.1% Amid Farm Minister Resignation

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-19

Follow-Up: Takaichi Makes Second Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine on Final Day of Autumn Festival

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-19

U.S.-Japan 'Keen Sword' Drills Begin, Largest Ever, with First U.S. Anti-Ship Missile Deployment to Yonaguni

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-19

Japan PM Takaichi's Support Rate Falls Below 50% for First Time, Kyodo Poll Shows

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-18

Japan to Sidestep Explicit 3.5% Defence Spending Target Despite US Pressure, Asahi Reports

Takaichi Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine, Skips Visit as Autumn Festival Opens

IMF: Bank of Japan May Need to Tighten Faster If Inflation Beats Forecasts

Japan's Weather Agency Apologises After Mistakenly Issuing a Magnitude 9.9 Quake Warning

China's Foreign Ministry Responds on Chinese Delegation's South Kuril Visit: A Sister-Province Exchange, No Comment on Private Business

Japan's First Disney Cruise Ship Named Disney Imagination, Set for Spring 2029 Tokyo Debut

Takaichi to Replace Farm Minister Yana in First Cabinet Resignation of Her Administration

IMF Projects Japan to Slip to World's No. 6 Economy in 2027, Overtaken by India and UK

Japanese Journalist Detained on Sakhalin on Espionage Suspicion; Tokyo Seeks Fair Treatment

Japan's Cabinet Backs Three Energy Security Bills to Offset Hormuz-Bypassing Oil Transport Costs

Typhoon Koguma Holds Very Strong Intensity Over Ogasawara Waters on Holiday Sunday

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