DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

Japan plans to rebuild ageing nuclear plants: report

Japan reportedly plans to replace up to five nuclear reactors by the 2040s, aiming to ensure a stable energy.

AAP · Jun 5

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan’s Kagoshima

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 0 to 7. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the quake’s epicentre near Okinawa Main Island, as reported by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. No tsunami warning has been issued.

The Times of India · May 20

Japanese man arrested after wife's remains found in zoo incinerator, officials say

The victim once told her relatives that her husband was threatening to "burn you until no trace of you will be left," public broadcaster NHK said, citing investigative sources.

Euronews · May 1

Teenager killed and two injured in late-night stabbing

Police arrest 21-year-old man on suspicion of murder

The Independent UK · Feb 15

Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi's ruling party wins a super majority in election

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share index has jumped 4.7% after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Takaichi's coalition on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say

Exit polls say that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Sanae Takaichi’s conservatives cement power in landslide Japan election win

Results mean coalition of recently installed PM has supermajority in lower house of parliament

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8

Heavy snowfall claims 30 lives in Japan and threatens to disrupt impending election

Hundreds of people injured in snow-related accidents as temperatures plunge to -23C

The Independent UK · Feb 4

Man who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gets life in prison

Abe was serving as a regular lawmaker after leaving the prime minister's job when he was killed in 2022 while campaigning in the western city of Nara.

Euronews · Jan 21

At least 15 injured after mass stabbing and chemical attack in rubber factory

Eight were stabbed and seven attacked with a substance believed to be bleach at the factory in Japan

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025