A U.S.F-35B stealth fighter is seen in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, after takeoff from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, in this Oct.... The FY 2022 budget will be allotted to secure the U.S. stealth fighter jets, the most advanced in the world, to accelerate preparations to guard against China's maritime maneuvers.... F-35 stealth fighters are fifth-generation fighter jets that are elusive for radars....

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center in the back row, and other lawmakers raise their hands in a customary" banzai," after the dissolution of the lower house was announced at the Diet in Tokyo on Oct.... The government has poured effort into the active participation of women in politics.... The Cabinet approved a Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality at the end of 2020, which aimed to increase the proportion of female candidates in national elections to 35%....

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers a question from Kenta Izumi, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, during a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Dec.... The government has planned a stimulus package for households raising children that would provide 50, 000 yen in cash and 50, 000 yen in coupons for each child aged 18 or under.... The coupons could be used to purchase items households need to raise their children, but the cost involved in de

In this file photo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference regarding the declaration of a state of emergency, at his office in Tokyo on April 7, 2020.... While Abe is backing former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi in the Sept.... Speaking about the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, Takaichi indicated eagerness to resolve the situation, saying," Japan can still strengthen sanctions against North Korea....

A prototype railgun made by Japan's Acquisition, Technology Logistics Agency is seen in this image provided by the agency.... TOKYO--Japan's Ministry of Defense is putting serious research and development resources into railguns, a hitherto science fiction weapon that fires projectiles very fast, very far, and at a high rate using electromagnetic power rather than gunpowder.... " Our one hope is a prototype weapon called a railgun....

TOKYO--After months of frustration and delay, Japan has hit the remarkable benchmark of 1 million vaccines a day.... Skeptics are sometimes swayed by rumors and online misinformation about vaccines.“ How we might encourage younger generations to get vaccinated is a big issue, ” Kono said.... The pace has since picked up to hit 1 million a day, a target set by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that was once widely considered overly ambitious.As of Tuesday, about 8.2% of the country was fully vaccin

24, 2021 photo, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane is seen before its departure from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, on a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals and locals working at Japanese organizations from Afghanistan.... When the Afghan capital of Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug.... 15, the Japanese Embassy there received instructions from the U.S. military, which was in charge of security....