January 23, 2026U.S. military employee convicted of assaulting ex-wife, including strangulation. The case involved unpaid child support payments that were difficult to collect due to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. Japan
January 23, 2026Japan demonstrated the evasion capabilities of its new anti-ship cruise missile in its most recent launch test Japan
January 23, 2026‘Gray divorces’ increasing in Japan; marriage dissolution filings peak in Dec.-March Japan
January 23, 2026Sanseito changes catchphrase from “Japanese First” to “Each and every one of us is Japan” Japan
January 23, 2026A 70-year-old Kobe man was arrested on suspicion of punching a high school boy in the face several times during a dispute at Sannomiya subway station. Japan
January 23, 2026“Tolerance is the essence of conservatism” – Former Prime Minister Ishiba speaks at anti-discrimination street rally Japan
