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Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall never expected to still be in Japan 24 years after he first arrived, but he quickly realised its advantages over his native London. He lives in Yokohama with his wife and children and writes for publications around the world.
Julian Ryall never expected to still be in Japan 24 years after he first arrived, but he quickly realised its advantages over his native London. He lives in Yokohama with his wife and children and writes for publications around the world.
Activists urge Tokyo to reject the request, pointing to evidence that the military weaponised previous Japanese aid vessels.
Japan regularly drills its schoolchildren for earthquakes evacuations, but foreign visitors are another matter entirely.
The prime minister is looking to make India an ‘important part’ of Japan’s security transition while boosting economic ties, analysts say.
A court order to compensate the family of a detainee shows reforms to immigration centres are urgently needed, observers say.
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Analysts say Japan wants to accelerate production of drones to protect its territory given its shortage of military manpower.
An assault case involving five Japanese girls has cast a spotlight on the consequences of AI misuse.
Some women argue against the double standards, saying they have to wear stockings to work even in summer.
After the 1 trillion yen SpaceJet flop, Japan is pinning its hopes on an aerospace comeback to bridge the technology gap with China.
Analysts say Japan can bring precision manufacturing to the European project aimed at building a home-grown alternative to US-made drones.
Critics question the necessity of safe zones for women. Passengers say a culture of ‘chikan’ abuse makes them vital.
Energy needs have driven Tokyo to explore cooperation with Moscow again, which could make Europe ‘uncomfortable’.
Up to 28 typhoons are predicted to affect Japan this year, with 14 likely to make landfall – close to historical extremes.
Conservatives force the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to drop the word massacre, a move critics say downplays Japan’s wartime aggression.
A right-wing parliamentary supermajority is paving the way for Tokyo to amend its post-war pacifist constitution.
A polar law expert says the continent’s strict mining ban has no expiry date, despite concerns raised in Japan’s parliament.
Tokyo is concerned as its ageing fighters need to be replaced and the project lacks a clear development plan and schedule, analysts say.
Media insiders say Japan’s press is rarely overtly repressed, but access pressures and newsroom caution still shape what gets reported.
The carrier is selling payload space to preserve Earth’s heritage from climate change and war, but sceptics dismiss it as a PR stunt.
Japan is ‘best placed’ to establish new rules given its space capabilities and strong support for nuclear non-proliferation, analysts say.
Analysts said any delay could hinder Tokyo’s defence build-up but also open the door for Japanese firms to produce more US-designed weapons.
A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’.
Tokyo hopes deploying US-built SeaGuardians on Iwo Jima and Chichijima will eliminate a Pacific surveillance ‘blind spot’.
After a year with more than 50,000 sightings and 238 injuries, Japan’s vanishing hunting communities are struggling to contain the problem.
Community groups from the Freeport area are urging Japanese financiers and ministries not to back fossil fuel infrastructure.
Research into the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows fostering social connection and purpose helps survivors rebuild and staves off dementia.
Tokyo also aims to become a major global supplier despite the project facing technological, cost and geopolitical hurdles.
The ruling party is expected to debate raising outlays to as much as 5 per cent of GDP, in line with that of many Nato members.
The removal of wartime sex slave memorials in Germany and New Zealand has electrified certain LDP hardliners, risking a diplomatic rift.
