The companies said the transport vehicle would launch from an offshore site and could link any two points within an hour.

Watch live coverage as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo.

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.

President Donald Trump landed in Tokyo Monday morning as part of a three-nation Asia trip, meeting with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi.

The Japanese yen gained on Tuesday, rebounding from seven consecutive days of losses against the U.S. dollar, after comments from a Japanese minister and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent eased some concerns about more expansionary fiscal and monetary policy in the country.

An anime feature set in an alternate 2027 Japan is at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, promising a blend of feudal imagery and futuristic warfare.

As Tokyo moves to ramp up its defence spending and increase military personnel amid concern over China, users on Chinese social media mocked Japan's efforts to attract recruits, citing a video purportedly showing women military pilots dancing.

"I know that I could go everywhere I wanted to in Japan and never see another scout," Ted Heid, the longtime Mariners Pacific Rim scout who helped the team land Ichiro Suzuki, told MLB.com recently. "