Nagasaki marks 81 years since the atomic bombing as Japan’s nuclear debate intensifies. PM Sanae Takaichi faces pressure over the country’s non-nuclear principles, U.S. nuclear umbrella and rising threats from China and North Korea. At 11:02 a.m., Nagasaki fell silent. But beyond the memorial ceremony, a far more uncomfortable question is now shaking Japan: […] Read more
Japan Shaken by Major 7.1 Earthquake as Tsunami Alerts, Building Collapses and Mass Evacuations Follow Japan has once again demonstrated both the destructive force of nature and the resilience of its disaster-response system after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu, unleashing widespread destruction, triggering tsunami advisories, and […] Read more
Tokyo Launches First Centralized Spy Agency Since World War II as China, Russia and Cyber Threats Redefine National Security TOKYO — Japan has crossed a historic threshold. For the first time since the end of World War II, the world’s fourth-largest economy is building a centralized national intelligence system, marking one of the most dramatic […] Read more
