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Lunar setback: Japanese lander loses contact during descent; fate of ‘Resilience’ mission uncertain

This image provided by ispace, inc. shows the Resilience lander circling the moon (AP photo) A Japanese private lunar lander lost communication during its descent to the moon on Friday, leaving its fate unclear. Tokyo-based ispace confirmed that the lander, named Resilience, successfully departed lunar orbit, but contact was lost during the hour-long descent phase.The […]

2 Japanese men killed in northern China in business dispute, police say

Representative image (AI) BEIJING: Two Japanese men were killed last month in the Chinese port city of Dalian because of a dispute with a Chinese business partner, police said Tuesday.The partner, a 42-year-old man surnamed Yuan, was arrested May 24, one day after the killings were reported to Dalian police.Yuan is a long-time resident of […]

Japanese military training plane crashes with two on board

Tokyo: A Japanese military training plane crashed near a lake shortly after takeoff with two people on board, authorities said on Wednesday.“A T-4 training aircraft that belongs to the Air Self-Defense Force crashed at 3:08 pm (0608 GMT) after radar lost (it) near a lake… after taking off at Komaki Air Base” in central Japan, […]

A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea | World News

A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea (Photo: AP) A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a years long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership that had further […]

Trump says he’s joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House

US President Donald Trump (Source: AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he’s joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs and trade with a top Japanese official who is traveling to Washington for the talks. The Republican president said in a post on his social media […]

‘Keep Japanese cars out and respect will roll in’: Trump’s 1995 interview viral amid tariff chaos

A resurfaced 1995 interview featuring then-businessman Donald Trump has been circulating widely online, with many noting how closely his views from nearly three decades ago mirror his actions as US President.In the interview, Trump delivered a scathing assessment of US trade policy, particularly with Japan, accusing American negotiators of weakness and calling a then-recent auto […]