Japan: what is happening now
25 current events in Japan from 19 news outlets, updated every 30 minutes.
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- 2026-10-04 15:45 UTCJapan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder World · 9 sources
- 2026-10-04 17:30 UTCJapan changes the language around parent-child deaths World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:45 UTCSony digital camera model numbers explained: Bigger isn't always better Tech · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:10 UTCTokion keskiosassa satoi 37 päivänä peräkkäin World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:03 UTCНавіть у п’ятирічних дітей. Вчені Токійського університету виявили дивну закономірність у русі пішоходів Tech · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 15:21 UTCEl brutal femicidio de una mujer japonesa reabre la polémica por los excesos de los marines de los Estados Unidos en el exterior World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 11:12 UTCM5.5 earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region Disasters · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 10:39 UTCAthletes celebrated as curtain falls on eventful Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Good news · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 09:00 UTCAmid shifting attitudes toward immigrants, disinformation unsettles Vietnamese in Japan World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 08:24 UTCConvenience stores beef up apparel to attract young shoppers World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 07:58 UTCMarquez wins in Japan to cut Martin's MotoGP lead Sport · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 06:54 UTCAs wind power momentum slows in Japan, can tech help the industry get back on track? World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 06:51 UTCJapan needs to protect its undersea lifelines World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 05:20 UTC‘Act before it’s too late’: Tokyo residents fight for more trees World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 03:35 UTCNat'l sports chief says S. Korea must learn from experience in Nagoya World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 03:30 UTCEl níspero de Japón, el perfume del aire de los meses fríos World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 02:35 UTCTokyo’s record rainfall streak ends after 37 days World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 02:00 UTCFencing double gold medalist voted S. Korean MVP World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 01:42 UTCJapan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games Sport · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 01:30 UTCJapan’s tame answer to jobseeker sex harassment: name and shame World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 00:12 UTCNorth Korea says intermediate missile’s range bests Tokyo and Seoul estimates Conflict · 1 source
- 2026-10-03 23:37 UTCS. Korea beat Japan for 4th straight men's football gold Sport · 1 source
- 2026-10-03 03:33 UTCThis is Asia's only entrant among world's 20 highest-performing cities World · 1 source
- 2026-10-03 01:30 UTCJapan’s entertainment robots diversify with AI, offer comfort Tech · 1 source
- 2026-10-02 11:10 UTCVideo shows bear slamming into car in northern Japan World · 1 source