Stories from Tokyo · Japan

Korea Investment Corp. will open its first office in Tokyo this summer. The sovereign wealth fund manages $232 billion in assets.

Japan's Cabinet approved a draft supplementary budget of 3.11 trillion yen ($19.5 billion). This comes just over two months into the current fiscal year, which began in April. The budget aims to help tackle ongoing issues.

Some employees of Amnesty International Japan have filed complaints alleging workplace harassment by the Secretary General, including unilateral reprimands.

A female high school student in Japan has been arrested for allegedly recruiting individuals for illegal side jobs.

Japan's leader has called for further expansion of its nuclear arsenal, citing potential threats. The specific statements or actions prompting this concern are not detailed, but they suggest a shift in Japan's long-standing policy on nuclear weapons. Rhetoric from Japan regarding a potential nuclear arsenal has sparked international concern.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has signed an agreement with a national funeral directors' association to handle potential war casualties.

A model of the Grand Fleet 'Brunnerhilde' from the anime 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes' is scheduled for release in October 2026.

Medtronic Japan will begin selling its newly developed, thinner defibrillator lead, the OmniaSecure MRI lead, on June 1, 2026.

Japan has approved a supplementary budget of nineteen billion dollars to fund economic measures over the next two years. The specific details of the economic measures were not immediately available. The budget is intended to stimulate growth and address current economic challenges. The budget is intended to stimulate the economy and support businesses. This budget is intended to bolster the nation's economic recovery. No new information in this update. The package is intended to support domestic consumption and business investment. The source indicated that the supplementary budget aims to stimulate the Japanese economy. This budget is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the Japanese economy. The budget was approved on Wednesday. This follows a period of increased economic activity. The approval follows recent discussions on economic policy.

New seafloor data off the southern coastline of Japan has uncovered variability in fault locking states. The source indicates a 49% probability for a CA wealth tax referendum and a 49% probability for the National Popular Vote Compact by July 2028.