The Latest Breaking News from Fumio Kishida

Japan plans to launch a mini moon lander called SLIM and an X-ray space observatory atop a single rocket on Sunday (Aug. 27), and you can watch live.

Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question seafood ban imposed on Japan

Launch could take place between August 24 and 31, after May’s attempt ended in disaster.

Release plans approved by UN nuclear authority have caused outcry in China and concern for the reputation of Japan’s seafood

The three leaders will likely talk about a range of geopolitical challenges, but China and North Korea are likely to come up most.

Japanese government officials sought understanding from fisheries groups for the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and pledged to support their livelihoods throughout a process that will take decades

The meeting between Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea symbolises a profound hardening of attitudes in the Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday before setting a release date for its treated radioactive wastewater, as his government continues working to promote understanding over the controversial plan at home and abroad