The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at least 20 percent of the population is over 65. In Japan, that figure is close to 30 percent. Newsweek reached out by email to Japan 's Foreign Ministry with a request for comment.

China, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, pushed back on Tuesday against Japan's bid for a permanent seat, saying its recent comments on Taiwan showed it is "totally unqualified".

Korea should resume dialogue with Japan on the delimitation of sea boundaries under the relevant UN framework, a senior Seoul diplomat said, as a bilateral agreement on continental shelf boundaries expired earlier this year.

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhere.

Japan and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed a grant agreement to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) screening in remote parts of the Philippines. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya and UNOPS Geneva Office Director Andrew Kirkwood signed and exchanged notes on Oct.

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The images have prompted Tokyo to lodge a complaint with Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The China Security Report 2026, released by the National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo, argued that the strategic partnership among the three countries is becoming increasingly assertive, though marked by internal imbalances.