11/24/2020 - Russia 'threatened to ram' US ship in Sea of Japan
12/01/2020 - Japan's soaring female suicide rate could be a warning to the world
12/02/2020 - Japan To Give Free COVID-19 Vaccine To All Its Residents
12/10/2020 - Japan To Buy 10,500 Freezers For Coronavirus Vaccines
12/18/2020 - Japan: Snow traps 1,000 drivers in frozen traffic jam
12/28/2020 - Japan's Nikkei 225 surges to levels not seen since early 1990s as Asia-Pacific markets rise
12/28/2020 - New Coronavirus Variant From South Africa Found In Japan
01/01/2021 - Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, Japan's PM says
01/04/2021 - Covid: Japan's top sumo wrestler infected with coronavirus
01/07/2021 - Japan Declares State Of Emergency In Tokyo Area Amid Surge In Covid Cases
01/08/2021 - South Korean court orders Japan to pay WWII sex slaves reparations
01/10/2021 - New Covid Variant Found In Travellers From Brazil: Japan Government
01/11/2021 - Japan has found a new Covid variant. Here's how it compares to virus strains in the UK, South Africa
01/11/2021 - Japan's Chugai soars 7% after UK says its drug reduces hospital time for Covid patients
01/13/2021 - Sri Lanka Revives Port Deal With India, Japan
01/18/2021 - Japan stocks poised to rise; Yellen set to urge U.S. to 'act big' on coronavirus relief
01/19/2021 - Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up
01/27/2021 - Dry Ice, Overworked Doctors: Olympic Hurdles For Japan's Vaccine Roll-Out
01/27/2021 - AstraZeneca To Produce 90 Million Covid Vaccine Shots In Japan: Official
01/29/2021 - The internet raves about Japan's famous bamboo forest. Here's what it really looks like
01/29/2021 - Fearing Eviction From Home, Japan Woman Hid Mother's Corpse For 10 Years
01/30/2021 - Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death
02/02/2021 - US In Touch With Nations Like India, Japan On Myanmar: Official
02/04/2021 - Sexist remark taints Japan's bid to show it's ready to host Olympics
02/09/2021 - Japan: Submarine crew phone for help after crash
02/13/2021 - Earthquake With Magnitude 7.0 Strikes Near Tokyo, Japan
02/13/2021 - Scientists discover new giant fish species off Japan's coast
02/13/2021 - 7.1 Magnitude Quake Off East Japan Coast, No Tsunami Alert
02/13/2021 - Fukushima: Powerful earthquake rocks Japan weeks from disaster anniversary
02/13/2021 - Trains Halted, Scores Injured As Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake
02/14/2021 - Japan Health Ministry Says It Has Approved Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
02/14/2021 - Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
02/17/2021 - Japan finally begins COVID vaccinations amid worries over Olympics
02/17/2021 - Japan's ruling party invites women to 'look not talk' at key meetings
02/17/2021 - Japan student forced to dye her hair wins compensation
02/17/2021 - Covid and suicide: Japan's rise a warning to the world?
02/18/2021 - Tokyo 2020: Japan Olympics minister Hashimoto appointed head of Games
02/18/2021 - India, US, Japan, Australia Call For "Urgent" Return Of Myanmar Democracy
02/19/2021 - Live updates: G-7 leaders to announce boost to global vaccine supply; Japan confirms new virus variant
02/19/2021 - Japan Finds New Strain As Virus Cluster Emerges At Immigration Centre
02/23/2021 - Japan Appoints "Loneliness" Minister To Check Rising Suicide Rate: Report
02/25/2021 - Hi, Robot: Japan's Android Pets Ease Virus Isolation
02/26/2021 - Japan gender equality minister opposes change on separate spouse surnames
03/01/2021 - Covid: Japan asks China to stop anal tests on its citizens
03/01/2021 - Carlos Ghosn: US father and son extradited to Japan
03/02/2021 - Americans behind Nissan exec's brazen escape from Japan face justice
03/02/2021 - Lanka Offers Deep-Sea Port To India, Japan, Month After Scrapping A Deal
03/02/2021 - The couples accused of destroying Japan's families
03/02/2021 - Fly Me To The Moon: Japan Billionaire Offers Space Seats
03/09/2021 - How a "miracle piano" has helped to heal Japan's tsunami scars
03/10/2021 - In Stunning Satellite Pics, How Japan Rebuilt Itself After Quake, Tsunami
03/11/2021 - Japan Scrambles Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report
03/11/2021 - Survivor recalls Japan earthquake hitting his school 10 years later
03/11/2021 - Japan Says PM Suga Plans To Meet Biden In US Next Month
03/13/2021 - Joe Biden, Japan PM Suga Likely To Meet In Washington On April 9: Report
03/14/2021 - US, India, Japan And Australia Summit "Went Very Well": Joe Biden
03/16/2021 - Not Allowing Same-Sex Marriage Is "Unconstitutional": Japan Court
03/18/2021 - Long-Awaited "Super Mario" Theme Park Opens In Japan
03/20/2021 - 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Off Northeast Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued
03/20/2021 - Magnitude 7.2 quake hits northern Japan, 1 metre tsunami - NHK
03/20/2021 - International spectators to be barred from entering Japan for Olympics
03/23/2021 - BofA says Covid crisis will delay India overtaking Japan as third-largest economy by 3 years
03/24/2021 - North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into Sea of Japan, U.S. allies say
03/24/2021 - North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan
03/25/2021 - Japan lights Olympic torch after one-year Covid delay
03/27/2021 - Japan To Issue Digital Vaccine Passport: Report
03/27/2021 - 5.8 Earthquake Jolts Japan's Chiba, No Tsunami Warning Yet
03/30/2021 - Japan's cherry blossom 'earliest peak since 812'
03/31/2021 - Terrace House: Japan man fined $80 over Netflix star's suicide
03/31/2021 - Runway dining at $540 a meal proving hit in Japan
04/01/2021 - Japan Airline Offers Meals On Parked Planes To Travel-Starved Customers
04/07/2021 - Japan's Toshiba reportedly considers a $20 billion deal to take it private
04/07/2021 - Trans in Japan: Sterilisation and legal gender recognition
04/07/2021 - Ahead of the Olympics, Japan's vaccine minister says he fears a virus uptick in Tokyo
04/11/2021 - The Masters: Hideki Matsuyama survives late mistakes to win first men's golf major for Japan
04/12/2021 - Approved Plan To Release Treated Fukushima Water Into Sea: Japan PM
04/12/2021 - Fukushima: Japan approves releasing wastewater into ocean
04/14/2021 - South Korea Aims To Move World Court Over Japan's Fukushima Decision
04/14/2021 - UAE Partners With Japan To Send Rover To Moon In 2022
04/14/2021 - Japan: Clock stopped by earthquake restarts 10 years on
04/15/2021 - Biden seeks closer ties with Japan as the U.S. prepares to challenge China
04/15/2021 - Japan approves plan to release radioactive water into sea
04/15/2021 - Engineering professor says Japan's plan to dump treated radioactive water in the sea is not dangerous
04/16/2021 - Japan Prime Minister Biden's First Guest With Push On 5G, Climate, China
04/16/2021 - US, Japan Show United Front On China In Biden's First Summit
04/21/2021 - Japan PM Cancels Trip To India, Philippines Amid Rising Covid Cases
04/23/2021 - Japan To Have "Short, Powerful" Emergency To Curb Spread Before Olympics
04/23/2021 - Climate expert calls on China and Japan to end financing of coal plants in poorer nations
04/23/2021 - Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near
04/28/2021 - China, Japan Trade Acrimonious Barbs Over Fukushima Tweet
04/30/2021 - 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
05/04/2021 - Covid: Japan town builds giant squid statue with relief money
05/07/2021 - Japan extends Covid-19 restrictions as Olympics draw nearer
05/13/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; Alibaba shares in Hong Kong plunge nearly 5%
05/14/2021 - Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?
05/15/2021 - Japan E-Commerce CEO Calls Olympics "Suicide Mission"
05/18/2021 - Japan pulls controversial asylum seeker bill after criticism
05/19/2021 - Asia-Pacific shares mixed; data shows Japan's exports surging in April
05/21/2021 - Japan bullet train driver leaves cockpit for loo break
05/23/2021 - SoftBank's Masayoshi Son expresses concern about Tokyo Olympics as Covid surges in Japan
05/24/2021 - Japan Considers Zero-Spectator Olympics Amid Backlash Over Covid Surge
05/24/2021 - Japan mass vaccinations begin in Tokyo and Osaka amid Covid surge
05/24/2021 - US issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics
05/25/2021 - Japan's Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics partner, calls for cancellation of Games
05/27/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps nearly 2%; JD Logistics' soars in Hong Kong debut
05/28/2021 - Japan To Be Under Covid State of Emergency Until Month Before Olympics
05/28/2021 - Japan Extends Covid Emergency Until June 20, A Month Before Olympics
05/28/2021 - Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics
06/03/2021 - Japan eases controls on Paraguayan shipments of chia thanks to flawless quality
06/03/2021 - Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Vaccines To Taiwan
06/04/2021 - Japan panda: Possible pregnancy bumps restaurant stock price
06/04/2021 - Covid-19 live updates: Taiwan gets vaccine boost from U.S., Japan
06/05/2021 - Japan's Birth Rate Fell To Record Low In 2020 Amid COVID-19: Reports
06/07/2021 - Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Japan's economy shrinks less than expected in first quarter
06/08/2021 - CDC eases travel recommendations on 61 countries, including Japan
06/08/2021 - US Eases Travel Warning Over Covid Including To Olympics Host Japan
06/08/2021 - US, Japan Covid Aid Aims To Check China Influence In Indo-Pacific: Taiwan
06/10/2021 - Watch: White Rhino 'Emma' Lands In Japan Looking For Love
06/11/2021 - Tsunami Lessons Help Push Vaccination Drive In Japan City
06/16/2021 - Japan To Set 10,000-Spectator Cap Ahead Of Olympics
06/16/2021 - Japan's Nikkei drops 1% as Asia markets mostly slip after U.S. Fed signals rate hikes in 2023
06/16/2021 - Japan Plans To Lift Tokyo's Virus Emergency A Month Before Olympics
06/17/2021 - Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad
06/17/2021 - Giant Buddhist statue gets Covid face mask in Japan
06/17/2021 - Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Bank of Japan monetary policy statement ahead
06/20/2021 - Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid in Japan
06/21/2021 - Tokyo 2020: Does Japan have Covid under control?
06/21/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2% as Asia-Pacific stocks mostly rise
06/23/2021 - Japan's Top Court Rules Couples Must Use The Same Surname
06/23/2021 - A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan's slow vaccine rollout, professor says
06/27/2021 - Japan May Ask Indian Olympians, Others For Daily Covid Tests: Report
06/29/2021 - American Tells Tokyo Court He Regrets Helping Carlos Ghosn Flee Japan
06/29/2021 - Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports
07/02/2021 - Japan Prosecutors Seek Nearly 3 Years Jail For Ghosn Escape Accomplices
07/03/2021 - 19 Missing As Japan Landslide Engulfs Houses After Heavy Rain: Official
07/03/2021 - Japan landslide: 20 missing in Atami city.
07/04/2021 - Rescuers Search For Survivors In Landslide-Hit Japan Town
07/04/2021 - Japan landslide: Elderly couple among survivors pulled from buried homes
07/05/2021 - Japan's vaccination drive is picking up steam. That's good news for the retail sector, says EY
07/06/2021 - Japan Deputy PM Comment On Defending Taiwan Angers China
07/07/2021 - Japan To Impose Virus Emergency In Tokyo During Olympics: Reports
07/08/2021 - Japan Announces Virus Emergency In Tokyo Throughout Olympics
07/08/2021 - Olympics will ban spectators after Japan declares state of emergency
07/09/2021 - Heavy Rain Hits Southern Japan, Over 1,20,000 Ordered To Evacuate: Report
07/13/2021 - Japan Says "Sense of Crisis" Needed Over Taiwan
07/13/2021 - Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan in a box
07/14/2021 - Covid Cluster At Japan Hotel Hosting Brazilian Olympians
07/15/2021 - Asia-Pacific stocks fall; Bank of Japan rate decision ahead
07/18/2021 - Nomura picks 2 winning stocks in Japan — one is already up 122%
07/19/2021 - Japan Court Jails US Father-Son In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case
07/19/2021 - Olympic sponsor Toyota passes on Games TV commercials amid lackluster support in Japan
07/19/2021 - American duo sentenced to prison by Tokyo court for helping Ghosn flee Japan
07/20/2021 - Tokyo 2020: Missing Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko found in Japan
07/20/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 up 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks rise following Wall Street rebound
07/25/2021 - "Purified": Japan's Hikers Return To "Revered" Mount Fuji
07/25/2021 - Afrobeats in Japan: British-Nigerian hip hop dancer teaching children how to dance
07/26/2021 - Russia Plans Free Trade Zone On Disputed Islands Near Japan: Reports
07/28/2021 - Record COVID-19 Cases In Japan's Tokyo Amid Olympics, More Curbs Expected
07/29/2021 - Japan Court Upholds US Father-Son Jail Sentences In Nissan's Ghosn Case
07/29/2021 - US, Australia, Japan on watch at Beijing's growing influence of Pacific islands' states
07/29/2021 - Japan To Expand Coronavirus Emergency One Week Into Olympics
07/30/2021 - Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over 'frightening' spike
08/02/2021 - Japan Government Starts To "Name And Shame" Quarantine Rule-Breakers
08/04/2021 - Belarus Athlete Leaves Japan On Vienna-Bound Flight
08/04/2021 - Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record In Tokyo
08/04/2021 - Japan Considers Expanding Covid Curbs As Surges Strain Hospitals
08/05/2021 - US Probing Missing $5,800 Whiskey Bottle Japan Gave To Mike Pompeo
08/05/2021 - Markets are set for a correction and Japan could be among the hardest hit, warns Scandinavian bank
08/05/2021 - Japan PM Apologises For Skipping Parts Of Hiroshima Anniversary Speech
08/06/2021 - Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
08/07/2021 - Tokyo 2020: Japan beat US to win first Olympic baseball gold medal
08/12/2021 - Ship Snaps In Two Off Japan's Coast, Crew Onboard Safe: Officials
08/13/2021 - After Anti-Coup Salute, Myanmar Goalkeeper To Be Granted Asylum In Japan
08/14/2021 - Japan rain: More than a million residents told to seek shelter
08/14/2021 - Japan floods: Residents rescued as torrential rain threatens homes
08/14/2021 - Torrential Rain Lashes Japan, Three Feared Dead After Landslide
08/15/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 falls more than 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of Chinese economic data
08/15/2021 - Japan's economy bounced back ahead of the Olympics, data shows
08/16/2021 - Japan's "Father Of Sudoku" Maki Kaji Dies At 69 After Cancer Battle
08/20/2021 - Sonny Chiba: Japan's martial arts star and Kill Bill actor dies of Covid at 82
08/24/2021 - Tokyo Paralympics: The lowdown on being disabled in Japan
08/24/2021 - Japan Set To Expand State Of Emergency As Delta Variant Spreads
08/25/2021 - Japan Expands Covid Emergency After Paralympics Open
08/25/2021 - Japan Stops Use Of 1.63 Million Moderna Doses Over Contamination
08/25/2021 - Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna doses over contamination fears
08/26/2021 - JPMorgan names top 5 Japan stocks ahead of a pandemic rebound
08/28/2021 - 2 Die In Japan After Shots From Suspended Moderna Vaccines: Government
08/29/2021 - Japan's Okinawa Suspends Moderna Shots After Detecting More Contamination
08/29/2021 - Japan's huge army of under-employed ex-housewives
08/30/2021 - Japan Withdraws 1 Million More "Contaminated" Moderna Vaccine Shots
08/30/2021 - Japan's Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as 1 million more shots suspended
08/31/2021 - Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
09/01/2021 - Another Moderna Vial With Suspected Foreign Substance Found In Japan
09/01/2021 - Tainted Covid Vaccines Sent To Japan Contained Steel: Moderna Amid Furore
09/02/2021 - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won't run in next vote to lead party, report says
09/02/2021 - Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan's prime minister
09/03/2021 - Japan's Yoshihide Suga Steps Down, Setting Stage For New Prime Minister
09/05/2021 - Japan Covid Vaccine Minister Favoured For PM; Woman Wins Backing: Report
09/06/2021 - Britain's New HMS Queen Elizabeth In Japan On Indo-Pacific Mission
09/06/2021 - Japan's vaccine czar leads polls among potential leadership candidates before formally entering race
09/08/2021 - Japan's Sanae Takaichi Announces Party Leadership Bid To Replace PM Suga
09/09/2021 - Japan Extends Covid Emergency Curbs In Tokyo, Other Areas
09/12/2021 - Suspected Chinese Submarine Spotted Near Territorial Waters: Japan
09/13/2021 - After North Korea Missile Test, Envoys From Japan, US, South Korea Meet
09/15/2021 - Japan condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch as ‘outrageous’ and a ‘threat’ to the region
09/16/2021 - Japan Issues Alert After Volcano Erupts Causing Multiple "Explosions"
09/17/2021 - Japan Message In A Bottle Washes Up In Hawaii... 37 Years Later
09/18/2021 - Japan PM Candidates Differ On Same-Sex, Women Rights Issues
09/20/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 falls 2% as investors continue to monitor Evergrande fallout
09/21/2021 - Uruguay expands meat sales business to Japan, South Korea
09/25/2021 - At Quad, Japan's PM Suga Welcomed Australia Submarine Partnership
09/28/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 falls nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific shares slide after Wall Street tumble
09/29/2021 - Ex Diplomat Fumio Kishida Picked As Japan's Next Prime Minister
09/29/2021 - Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan's next prime minister
09/29/2021 - 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
09/29/2021 - Japan Prosecutors Seek 2 Years' Jail For Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Aide
09/30/2021 - Japan is set to have a new prime minister, here's what you need to know about him
09/30/2021 - Japan Expected To Announce Princess Mako's Wedding Soon: Report
09/30/2021 - Japan's Next Prime Minister Goes Viral With Cabbage Pancake Photo
09/30/2021 - Japan has a new leader, Fumio Kishida who pledges a "new Japanese capitalism"
10/03/2021 - Fumio Kishida: Japan's new prime minister takes office
10/04/2021 - Fumio Kishida Approved As Japan's Next Prime Minister
10/04/2021 - Determined To Fulfill Duty, Virus Fight "Top Priority": Japan's New PM
10/04/2021 - Goldman says Japan stocks could pop as new PM takes over. Here are 6 stocks to watch
10/04/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 3% and enters correction territory following Wall Street losses
10/04/2021 - With "Strong" Message On China, Biden Dials New Japan Prime Minister
10/04/2021 - New Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirms strong alliance with U.S. in talks with Biden
10/11/2021 - Major indexes in Japan and Hong Kong fall at least 1% as investors watch oil prices
10/13/2021 - Suicides Among Children In Japan At Record High During Pandemic: Report
10/14/2021 - Japan PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election
10/18/2021 - North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off Japan
10/20/2021 - Watch: Japan's Mount Aso Volcano Erupts, Shoots Ash 11,500 Feet Into Sky
10/20/2021 - WWII sunken ships resurface in Japan
10/21/2021 - Japan Princess Mako's Long Road To Marry Commoner Nears Its End
10/22/2021 - Japan's Princess Mako Celebrates 30th Birthday Ahead Of Marriage To Commoner
10/23/2021 - Russia, China Hold 1st Joint Patrols In Pacific, Japan Watches "Closely"
10/24/2021 - Japan stocks set to slip as investors look ahead to HSBC earnings
10/25/2021 - Japan's Princess Mako To Marry After Years Of Controversy
10/25/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 surges nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific stocks rise
10/25/2021 - Japan's Princess Mako finally marries commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro
10/25/2021 - Japan's Princess Mako Finally Marries Commoner Boyfriend Kei Komuro
10/26/2021 - Japan's Princess Mako: The woman who gave up royal status to marry
10/27/2021 - Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision
10/28/2021 - Japan election: Why the ruling party keeps winning
10/30/2021 - Japan undersea volcano: Artist tries to swim in floating pumice stone
10/31/2021 - Japan election: Ruling LDP set for reduced majority - polls
10/31/2021 - How Japan's new PM is promising a 'new capitalism'
11/01/2021 - Japan's PM Declares Victory After "Very Tough" Election
11/02/2021 - Japan Train Attack Suspect, Batman's 'Joker' Fan, "Planned For Months": Police
11/04/2021 - Japan Death Row Inmates Sue Over Same-Day Execution Notification
11/05/2021 - Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions
11/07/2021 - Japan Eases Border Rules For Business Travellers, Students Amid Pandemic
11/07/2021 - Japan Sees No Daily Deaths From Covid For 1st Time In 15 Months: Report
11/09/2021 - Family of woman who died in detention files complaint against Japan officials
11/10/2021 - Japan train driver sues over 49 cents in docked wages
11/11/2021 - Japan Seeks Good Relations With China, "Responsible Behaviour"
11/11/2021 - Japan's Biggest Airline Urges Fewer Travel Curbs Amid Fall In Covid Cases
11/11/2021 - US, Japan Agree On Stronger Ties To Seek Free Indo-Pacific: Report
11/12/2021 - Amid Tension With China, Japan Says US Has Committed To Defend It
11/13/2021 - Japan's Former Princess Mako Moves To New York With Husband
11/14/2021 - Japan's former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title
11/14/2021 - Japan's Ex-Princess Mako, Husband Arrive To New Life In New York
11/14/2021 - Japan stocks set for higher start; China October economic data releases ahead
11/14/2021 - Credit Suisse explains why Japan is its favorite developed market
11/16/2021 - Japan Confirms "Highly Pathogenic" Strain Amid 3rd Bird Flu Outbreak
11/16/2021 - Supply chain crisis: Japan's export growth slows as car production slides
11/17/2021 - Asia-Pacific markets mixed as shares in Japan, South Korea and China struggle for gains
11/18/2021 - Japan, South Korea Leave US Hanging At News Conference Amid Islet Dispute
11/18/2021 - Peace, Stability In Taiwan Strait Are Important: Japan Tells China
11/18/2021 - Japan Plans Record $490 Billion Spending To Boost Pandemic Recovery: PM
11/19/2021 - Japan goes from vaccine hesitancy to success
11/22/2021 - India, Japan Working On Oil-Stock Release After US Request: Report
11/22/2021 - Japan Unveils Record $490 Billion Stimulus To Boost Pandemic Recovery
11/25/2021 - Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears
11/28/2021 - Japan stocks set to slide as investors continue to watch omicron Covid variant developments
11/28/2021 - Japan To Ban Foreign Arrivals Over New Covid Variant, Says Prime Minister
11/29/2021 - "Fabricated": Japan's Crown Prince On Coverage Of Daughter's Marriage
11/30/2021 - First Omicron Case In Japan A Day After It Banned Foreigners
11/30/2021 - France issues arrest warrant over Japan 'parental kidnap'
11/30/2021 - Man rescued after 22 hours adrift off Japan coast
12/01/2021 - Japan Halts New Incoming Flight Bookings Over 'Omicron' Strain: Ministry
12/01/2021 - Japan Eases Blanket Ban On New Incoming Flight Bookings
12/04/2021 - Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India
12/05/2021 - Foreign Students No Longer Allowed To Make Duty-Free Purchases In Japan
12/05/2021 - Japan markets set to dip; investors monitor bitcoin volatility
12/06/2021 - Will Strengthen Defence Posture "With A Sense Of Speed": Japan's PM
12/06/2021 - Hong Kong, Japan stocks jump more than 1% after Wall Street rallies on omicron optimism
12/07/2021 - Japan, South Korean stocks up more than 1%; Chinese social media giant Weibo debuts in Hong Kong
12/10/2021 - History Of Ghosts And Murder Awaits Japan PM In 1929 Mansion
12/10/2021 - Japan Researchers Use Ostrich Cells To Make Glowing Covid Detection Masks
12/12/2021 - No Spooky Sights Yet, Japan PM Says On His "Haunted" 1929 Mansion
12/13/2021 - Global supply chain: Toyota extends Japan production stoppages
12/16/2021 - Japan Approves Moderna Covid Booster Shots Aiming To Increase Coverage
12/16/2021 - Beijing Olympics "Used As Political Tool": China Urges Support From Japan
12/16/2021 - 27 Feared Dead In Fire At Japan Building
12/16/2021 - Japan: 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire
12/20/2021 - Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM
12/21/2021 - McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan
12/21/2021 - Why McDonald's Will Ration Fries In Japan
12/22/2021 - Japan carries out three executions in one day
12/24/2021 - Bus Or Train? World's 1st 'Dual-Mode Vehicle' To Begin Operating In Japan
12/25/2021 - Japan To Pay Firms To Keep Sensitive Patents Secret: Report
12/28/2021 - Snow buries north and west Japan
12/29/2021 - Omicron Community Spread Sparks Fear In Japan Ahead Of New Year Travel
12/29/2021 - Japan Faces Royal Dilemma As Ancient Monarchy Shrinks
01/05/2022 - Covid Clusters In US Troops In Japan Force Calls To Limit Movement
01/05/2022 - "... 2 Nations Working Together": Australian Prime Minister On Japan Deal
01/09/2022 - Movement Of US Troops In Japan Restricted For 2 Weeks Amid Covid Spread
01/10/2022 - North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile: Japan
01/15/2022 - Tsunami Reaches Japan, 3-Meter Waves Possible: Meteorological Agency
01/18/2022 - Japan Imposes Fresh Covid Restrictions Across Country Amid Omicron Surge
01/21/2022 - US President Joe Biden, Japan's Kishida Vow To "Push Back" On China
01/27/2022 - 6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims
01/27/2022 - Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
01/27/2022 - Gunman In Japan Shoots Medical Worker, Takes Another Hostage: Report
01/31/2022 - Japan's Resolution On "Human Rights" Doesn't Name China. But It Does
02/09/2022 - US Discusses North Korean 'Missile Threat' With Japan, South Korea
02/11/2022 - 4 Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Factory In Japan
02/12/2022 - Pilot's Body Found 2 Weeks After Japan's Fighter Jet Vanished From Radar
02/17/2022 - Japan's Record Covid Deaths Spiral In Wave Estimated To Last Till April
02/22/2022 - City Pop: Boom Music From 1980s Japan Goes Viral Around The Globe
02/24/2022 - "No To War": From Japan To US, Thousands Protest Against Ukraine Invasion
03/02/2022 - Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month
03/02/2022 - "Halt Such Acts": Japan Protests Suspected Air Incursion By Russia
03/02/2022 - Japan Set To Ease Border Rules For Foreign Students Despite Omicron Surge
03/03/2022 - Video: Russia Removes US, Japan Flags From Space Rocket, Keeps India's
03/16/2022 - Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert, 2 Million Homes Lose Power
03/16/2022 - Japan hit by strong quake cutting power to millions
03/16/2022 - First pictures of earthquake hitting Japan
03/16/2022 - 2 Dead, Dozens Injured After Japan Hit By Powerful Earthquake
03/21/2022 - Japan Sees Partial Blackout After First-Ever Power Supply Warning
03/24/2022 - Possible North Korean Missile Lands In Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone
03/25/2022 - Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear?
04/06/2022 - Japan To Lift Covid Entry Ban For 106 Countries Including US
04/19/2022 - Japan Beef Bowl Firm Sacks Director For Remarks On Getting Women "Hooked"
04/22/2022 - Disputed Islands "Illegally Occupied" By Russia, Says Japan
04/22/2022 - Japan School Gets $27,000 Water Bill After Teacher Fills Swimming Pool
04/23/2022 - Japan: Tourist boat reported missing off coast
04/24/2022 - Viral Video: Ultra-Rare 10-foot Giant Squid Washes Ashore In Japan
04/25/2022 - Ukraine Apologises To Japan For Linking Former Emperor To Hitler
04/25/2022 - World's Oldest Person Dies At 119 In Japan
04/27/2022 - White House Says Biden To Travel To South Korea, Japan Next Month
04/28/2022 - Japan Says Cannot Accept Changing Status Quo By Force Amid Ukraine War
05/02/2022 - Japan Says Chinese Warships Sailed Through Waters Near Its Region
05/03/2022 - Japan To Deploy VR-Controlled Giant Robot For Repairs On Railway Tracks
05/04/2022 - Russia Bans Entry of Japan PM, Several Officials In Fresh Sanctions
05/05/2022 - Japan's Plan To Cut Dependence On Russian Energy Amid Ukraine War
05/05/2022 - We're A Buy: Japan PM Boasts Of New "Version Of Capitalism" In UK
05/06/2022 - Beijing's Response On Japan PM's "Ukraine-Like China Threat In Asia"
05/09/2022 - Japan Will "Eventually Cease To Exist", Musk Tweets. Then, Ire Follows
05/09/2022 - School Athletes Given Sanitiser To Drink In Horrible Japan Mix-up
05/11/2022 - "Feels Amazing To Be Here": Top YouTube Star PewDiePie Moves To Japan
05/17/2022 - Man gambles away huge accidental Covid payment in Japan
05/18/2022 - "Play Responsible Role": Japan To China On Ukraine War Stand
05/19/2022 - Women awarded damages over Japan exam discrimination
05/21/2022 - Furry Flurry Anyone? Dogs Ride Japan Bullet Train On A Paw-Some Day Trip
05/22/2022 - 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; No Tsunami Threat
05/22/2022 - Biden Arrives In Japan Under North Korea's Nuclear Test Shadow
05/22/2022 - Pampered pooches ride Japan's Shinkansen in style
05/22/2022 - PM Modi Leaves For Japan To Attend Quad Summit
05/22/2022 - Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Japan summit
05/23/2022 - Japan, US To Track China Navy's Activities, Drills With Russia
05/23/2022 - PM Modi Highlights India's Investment Potential On Japan Tour
05/23/2022 - Japan Hosts Quad Summit Seeking Unity On Countering China
05/24/2022 - On Joe Biden's Taiwan Remark, Japan's "Peaceful Resolution" Response
05/24/2022 - Quad Nations Stand Against Changing Status Quo By Force: Japan
05/24/2022 - China, Russia Fighter Jets Fly Nearby As Quad Met, Says Japan
05/25/2022 - "North Korea May Take More Provocative Actions": Japan On Missile Test
05/27/2022 - Home To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Now A Vote For Japan's Atomic Path
05/27/2022 - Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years
05/30/2022 - Japan To Open Borders From June 10 To Aid Hobbled Tourism Industry: Report
06/07/2022 - Japan Probe Finds Amino Acid In Asteroid Dust. Know Why It Is Important
06/08/2022 - Cost of living: The shock of rising prices in Japan
06/09/2022 - Covid-19: Japan reopens to tourists - but with strict rules
06/10/2022 - Straw Dolls With Putin's Face Found Nailed On Sacred Tree In Japan
06/10/2022 - "Ukraine Today Could Be East Asia Tomorrow": Japan Prime Minister
06/10/2022 - "Ukraine May Be East Asia Tomorrow": Japan Defence Minister
06/12/2022 - New Dinosaur Species With Massive Knife-Like Claws Found In Japan: Study
06/15/2022 - Russia's Ukraine Invasion Prompts Japan To Attend NATO Meet For 1st Time
06/16/2022 - Japan Airline Ditches 'Z' Logo Used As Pro-Russia Symbol
06/20/2022 - Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional
06/20/2022 - Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights
06/22/2022 - Crisis-Hit Lanka Plans Donor Conference With India, China, Japan
06/23/2022 - Japan City Contactor, Loses Pen Drive With 4.6 Lakh Residents Data: Report
06/26/2022 - Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
06/29/2022 - Japan swelters in worst heatwave since 1875
06/30/2022 - Living through Japan's hottest summer on record
07/01/2022 - Japan Sees Highest Temperature In 147 Years, Government Says Save Power
07/06/2022 - Snake Causes Power Outage For 10,000 Homes In Japan, Residents Shocked
07/07/2022 - Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe Shot At, Shows "No Vital Signs": Reports
07/07/2022 - Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe Showing "No Vital Signs" After Attack: Reports
07/07/2022 - Video: Moment When Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Was Shot On Stage
07/07/2022 - Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack
07/07/2022 - Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Was Shot Twice From Behind At Close Range
07/07/2022 - Shinzo Abe: Japan's Longest-Serving Prime Minister
07/08/2022 - Japan's Shinzo Abe Sought To Revive Economy, Fulfil Conservative Agenda
07/08/2022 - Video: How Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Shooter Was Caught
07/08/2022 - Japan Ex PM Shot: 5 Facts On Arrested Shooter
07/08/2022 - Was "Dissatisfied" With Shinzo Abe: Arrested Japan Shooter Tells Police
07/08/2022 - Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated: 10 Points
07/08/2022 - Shinzo Abe death: Shock killing that could change Japan forever
07/08/2022 - Did Japan Ex PM Shooter Use 3D Printed Gun? Reports Say Shotgun Homemade
07/08/2022 - Japan Peace-Loving Nation, Attack On Shinzo Abe "Shocking": Ex-India Envoy
07/08/2022 - The legacy of Japan's longest serving PM
07/08/2022 - Shinzo Abe: How the former Japan PM's assassination unfolded
07/08/2022 - Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-leader's alleged killer held grudge against group - police
07/08/2022 - Shinzo Abe: Mourners gather on street where Japan's ex-leader was shot
07/08/2022 - "Our Hearts Are With People Of Japan": Quad Mourns Death Of Shinzo Abe
07/09/2022 - Shinzo Abe killing: Security was flawed, Japan police say
07/09/2022 - Japan's Upper House Poll Today Under Shadow Of Ex PM Abe's Assassination
07/10/2022 - Shinzo Abe's Shooter Referred To YouTube To Make Firearms: Japan Police
07/11/2022 - Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination
07/11/2022 - Shinzo Abe: 'It's just so sad' - Mourners attend a vigil for Japan's ex-leader
07/11/2022 - Shinzo Abe Mourned At Wake As Party Secures Sombre Japan Poll Win
07/11/2022 - Japan Prepares To Bid Farewell To Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving PM
07/18/2022 - A Solution to Japan's Overwork: Sleep In An Upright "Nap Box" In Office
07/21/2022 - Japan's Baby Hatch - Where Children Have Been "Safely Abandoned" For Years
07/21/2022 - Japan To Hold Shinzo Abe's State Funeral On September 27
07/24/2022 - Volcano Erupts In Southern Japan, People Urged To Evacuate
07/25/2022 - Vladimir Putin Will Not Attend Japan's Shinzo Abe's Funeral, Russia Says
07/25/2022 - Japan Confirms Country's First Monkeypox Case
07/25/2022 - Japan's police to take measures after wild monkey rampages
07/25/2022 - Tomohiro Kato: Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer, say reports
07/27/2022 - Japan monkeys: Member of gang terrorising locals caught and killed
07/27/2022 - 50 Injured In Monkey Gang's Attacks In Japan City, One Put Down
07/31/2022 - Cats And Dogs In Japan Get Wearable Fans To Beat The Heat
08/04/2022 - 5 China Missiles May Have Landed in Japan Area Close To Taiwan, A First
08/04/2022 - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Arrives In Japan, Final Stop On Asia Tour
08/04/2022 - Japan Tells China To "Immediately Cancel" Military Drills Around Taiwan
08/05/2022 - Meal Slots, No Talking: Japan Companies Face "Unpredictable" Covid Again
08/14/2022 - Tropical Storm Meari leaves trail of devastation in central Japan
08/17/2022 - Japan urges its young people to drink more to boost economy
08/21/2022 - Japan PM Fumio Kishida Covid Positive Amid Spike In Cases In The Country
08/24/2022 - Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch
08/24/2022 - Japan should consider building new nuclear plants: Kishida
08/25/2022 - Japan Police Head Resigns Over Lapses In Ex- PM Shinzo Abe's Security
08/25/2022 - Shinzo Abe: Japan police chief resigns over ex-PM assassination
08/31/2022 - 2022's Strongest Global Storm Expected To Approach Japan Island Today
09/01/2022 - Floppy disks in Japan: Minister declares war on old-fashioned technology
09/04/2022 - Japan's female bosses mapping a course for other women
09/06/2022 - Japan To Spend $12 Million On Ex PM Shinzo Abe's State Funeral
09/07/2022 - State Funeral For Assassinated Shinzo Abe Turns Controversial In Japan
09/11/2022 - Japan could lift cap on foreign tourists to lift economy
09/17/2022 - Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches
09/17/2022 - Japan Issues Rare "Special Warning" Ahead Of Powerful Typhoon
09/18/2022 - Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan
09/18/2022 - Typhoon "Nanmadol", With 230 Km Per Hour Wind Speed, Hits Japan
09/18/2022 - Nanmadol: 5 Points On Japan's Fearsome Super-Typhoon
09/19/2022 - Typhoon Nanmadol Makes Landfall In Japan, Millions Asked To Evacuate
09/19/2022 - Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits
09/19/2022 - Nanmadol: Mudslides and flooding as typhoon batters Japan
09/20/2022 - Man Sets Himself On Fire Near Japan PM's Office: Report
09/20/2022 - Japan Man Opposing Shinzo Abe's State Funeral Sets Himself On Fire: Report
09/20/2022 - Japan man sets himself on fire in apparent protest of Abe funeral
09/20/2022 - The Controversy Over Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's State Funeral
09/22/2022 - Japan to lift restrictions on foreign tourists
09/25/2022 - 2 Dead, Thousands Without Power After Typhoon Talas Slams Japan
09/25/2022 - Japan's push into 'deep tech' innovation
09/26/2022 - PM Modi To Hold Bilateral Meeting With Japan Prime Minister On Tokyo Visit
09/27/2022 - Shinzo Abe: A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM
09/27/2022 - Japan says Russia 'blindfolded and restrained' its consul in Vladivostok
09/27/2022 - Shinzo Abe A Phenomenal Friend Of India: PM Modi's Tribute To Japan Ex-PM
09/28/2022 - US, Japan, South Korea To Conduct Joint Military Drills On Friday
10/01/2022 - US, Japan, Australia Vow To Work Together Against China
10/03/2022 - North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
10/04/2022 - North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan for First Time Since 2017
10/04/2022 - North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan For First Time Since 2017
10/04/2022 - North Korean missile flies over Japan scaring millions
10/11/2022 - "Dream Come True": Japan Reopens To Tourists
10/11/2022 - Japan Orders Space Rocket To Self-Destruct After Failed Launch
10/13/2022 - Suspected Human Skull Found Outside Japan Theme Park: Police
10/14/2022 - Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women
10/16/2022 - Why Wine Is Given As Offering In This Buddhist Temple In Japan
10/17/2022 - Japan To Probe Unification Church In Fresh Scrutiny After Ex-PM's Murder
10/17/2022 - Unification Church: Japan to investigate religious group linked to Abe killing
10/18/2022 - Japan heritage worker backs car into oldest toilet at Kyoto temple
10/20/2022 - "Robbing Women": Japan's New Sperm Law Triggers Controversy
10/26/2022 - Lacalle off to Japan to boost Uruguay's foreign trade
10/26/2022 - Shop In Japan Mistakenly Sells Plastic Pastries To Customers
11/02/2022 - North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan, Residents Told To Shelter
11/02/2022 - Japan, Seoul Issue Alert As North Korea Launches More Missiles
11/02/2022 - North Korea: Nerve-wracking morning as Japan watches missile launches
11/07/2022 - Japan Likely To Rearm By 2027 As China-Taiwan Tensions Heighten: Reports
11/08/2022 - Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe Murder
11/13/2022 - Joe Biden says US, Japan, S. Korea "More Aligned Than Ever" On North Korea
11/14/2022 - 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
11/14/2022 - Cost of living: Japan economy unexpectedly shrinks after yen slide
11/15/2022 - US, Japan, Canada Pledge $20 Billion To Move Indonesia Away From Coal
11/16/2022 - North Korea Fires "Unidentified Ballistic Missile" Into Sea of Japan: Seoul
11/17/2022 - Japan Expresses "Serious Concerns" To China On Regional Security
11/17/2022 - N Korea's Long Range Missile Fell In Japan's Exclusive Waters: PM Kishida
11/18/2022 - North Korea's Missile Had Range To Reach United States: Japan
11/18/2022 - US, Japan Hold Military Drills After North Korea Fires Missile: Report
11/21/2022 - Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth
11/22/2022 - Japan Launched Satellite With NASA's Artemis. Here's What Happened
11/23/2022 - World Cup 2022: Germany stunned by late Japan comeback
11/23/2022 - Japan Team Cleans Up Locker Room After Historic Win Over Germany
11/24/2022 - Celebrations In Japan After Their Historic World Cup Win Against Germany
11/27/2022 - World Cup 2022: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica - Keysher Fuller earns shock win
11/29/2022 - Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings
11/30/2022 - Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but raises rights issue
12/01/2022 - SpaceX Again Delays Japan's Plan To Launch World's 1st Private Moon Lander
12/01/2022 - US, Japan Impose Fresh Sanctions On N Korea After Long-Range Missile Test
12/03/2022 - Volcano Erupts In Indonesia, Japan Monitors Possibility Of Tsunami
12/03/2022 - France, Japan, Australia Congratulate PM Modi On G20 Presidency
12/08/2022 - UK, Italy and Japan team up for mind-reading jet
12/08/2022 - UK, Japan And Italy To Develop Next-Gen Fighter Jet: Report
12/12/2022 - Japan Government To Pay People Extra Rs 48,000 To Improve Birth Rate
12/13/2022 - Japan's Big Shift In Defence Policy In View Of China, North Korea Threats
12/14/2022 - Russia Prepares Nukes More Destructive Than Those Dropped On Japan: Report
12/16/2022 - "Sacred Job": How Japan's Overworked Teachers Are Battling For Change
12/16/2022 - Japan Unveils Unprecedented $320 Billion Military Investment Plan Over 5 Years
12/16/2022 - Japan defence: China threat prompts plan to double military spending
12/20/2022 - North Korea Slams Japan's Military Buildup, Vows To Test Nuclear Missile
12/30/2022 - Tim Cook Conveyed Apple App Store Curb Concerns To Japan PM: Report
12/31/2022 - Japan To Develop Missiles That Can Reach China, North Korea By 2035: Report
01/01/2023 - Japan King's Public New Year Appearance Signals Return To Normalcy
01/04/2023 - Japan takes a turn toward the Americas in 2023
01/09/2023 - UK sponsors Brazil, India, Germany and Japan as permanent members of the UN Security Council
01/10/2023 - "Be Careful About...": China Warns Australia Over Japan Ties
01/10/2023 - China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid
01/11/2023 - US, Japan Agree To Boost Security Cooperation Amid China Worries
01/25/2023 - Japan hunts for person who faxed bomb threats to schools
01/26/2023 - Japan Bans Exports Of Robots, Vaccines To Russia In New Sanctions
01/27/2023 - Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
01/30/2023 - Avalanche kills two skiers in Japan's Nagano region
01/30/2023 - Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
01/30/2023 - Kyle Smaine: US freestyle skier dies aged 31 in avalanche in Japan
02/02/2023 - Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths in ageing Japan
02/02/2023 - Viral Videos Of Sushi Conveyor Belt Pranks In Japan Spark Outrage
02/04/2023 - Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks
02/08/2023 - Japan arrests 'Luffy' robbery suspects after Philippine deportation
02/14/2023 - Japan Says Objects That Flew Over Airspace Could Be Chinese Spy Balloons
02/16/2023 - China's "Spy Balloons" Give Japan, Taiwan Reason To Share Intelligence
02/18/2023 - North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile That Lands In Japan
02/19/2023 - Japan Bids Farewell To Beloved Pandas As They Head Back To China
02/20/2023 - Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16 in sex crime overhaul
02/20/2023 - Japan Discovers 7,000 New Unknown Islands After Fresh Survey Since 1987
02/20/2023 - North Korea Missile Tests Put Thousands In China, Japan At Radiation Risk
02/22/2023 - Mystery sphere found on beach perplexes Japan
02/22/2023 - WATCH: Mystery sphere inspected on Japan beach
02/25/2023 - Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Shakes Japan's Hokkaido, No Tsunami Warning
02/27/2023 - Japan's Top Diplomat Set To Skip G-20 Meeting, Snubbing India: Report
02/28/2023 - Japan ad giant Dentsu named in Olympics bid-rigging complaint
03/02/2023 - LGBTQ rights: Japan PM under fire for same-sex marriage remarks
03/03/2023 - Quad Is Like The Beatles, Says Japan's Foreign Minister In Delhi
03/05/2023 - 7 Missing After Fishing Boat Overturns Off Disputed Japan Islands
03/05/2023 - US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
03/06/2023 - Japan Will "Disappear" Without Action On Births, Says PM's Aide
03/06/2023 - S Korea to pay victims of Japan WW2 forced labour
03/06/2023 - Japan Rocket Fails After Liftoff, Space Agency Issues Destruct Command
03/06/2023 - Multiple Gruesome Cat Killings In Japan Spark Fear Among Residents
03/07/2023 - Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch
03/07/2023 - The female mayor in Tokyo fighting Japan's sexist attitudes
03/08/2023 - 3 Arrested In Japan After Viral "Sushi Terrorism" Pranks Spark Anger
03/13/2023 - Iwao Hakamada: Japan retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate
03/14/2023 - GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP expelled for never going to work
03/15/2023 - Cherry Blossoms Bloom Early In Japan, Twitter Users Share Beautiful Pics
03/15/2023 - South Korea and Japan: A 'milestone' meeting of frenemies
03/16/2023 - Japan Parliament Sacks YouTuber-Turned-Politician For Never Showing Up
03/17/2023 - US Hails South Korea, Japan PMs 'Historic' Meet Amid North Korea Threat
03/17/2023 - Japan's Fumio Kishida Pledges Aid In "Last Chance" To Boost Birthrate
03/20/2023 - Japan Announces $75 Billion Plan To Counter China In Indo-Pacific
03/20/2023 - India, Japan Sign Cooperation Documents On Japanese Language, Bullet Train
03/20/2023 - Japan PM Kishida To Meet Ukraine's Zelensky Today In Surprise Kyiv Visit
03/22/2023 - Japan beat US to win World Baseball Classic
03/23/2023 - Japan celebrates world baseball tournament victory over US

Japan celebrates world baseball tournament victory over US

Published: 03/23/2023 in BBC News - World

Locals had woken up early to watch the final - which saw a dominant performance from Japan's Ohtani.

Japan beat US to win World Baseball Classic

Published: 03/22/2023 in BBC News - World

Japan earn a thrilling 3-2 victory over defending champions USA in Miami to win the World Baseball Classic for a third time.

Japan PM Kishida To Meet Ukraine's Zelensky Today In Surprise Kyiv Visit

Published: 03/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to offer "solidarity and unwavering support," Japan's foreign ministry said.

India, Japan Sign Cooperation Documents On Japanese Language, Bullet Train

Published: 03/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

India and Japan on Monday signed two documents on the renewal of a memorandum of cooperation on the Japanese language and exchange of notes on a 300 billion Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) loan for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train.

Japan Announces $75 Billion Plan To Counter China In Indo-Pacific

Published: 03/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday announced an expansive new plan for an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region in everything from industry to disaster prevention.

Japan's Fumio Kishida Pledges Aid In "Last Chance" To Boost Birthrate

Published: 03/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its "last chance" to tackle a declining population.

US Hails South Korea, Japan PMs 'Historic' Meet Amid North Korea Threat

Published: 03/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The summit between South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Fumio Kishida in Tokyo was the first visit to Japan by a South Korean president in 12 years

Japan Parliament Sacks YouTuber-Turned-Politician For Never Showing Up

Published: 03/16/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A YouTuber-turned-lawmaker was dismissed from Japan's upper house on Wednesday for failing to attend any parliamentary sessions since he got elected last year.

South Korea and Japan: A 'milestone' meeting of frenemies

Published: 03/15/2023 in BBC News - World

BBC correspondents explain why historic rivals are trying to rebuild trust - and who stands to gain.

Cherry Blossoms Bloom Early In Japan, Twitter Users Share Beautiful Pics

Published: 03/15/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Experts say the early blooming of Cherry Blossoms is the result of unusually warm weather, which is being fuelled by climate change.

GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP expelled for never going to work

Published: 03/14/2023 in BBC News - World

The senator and YouTube blogger has not attended parliament even once since he was elected.

Iwao Hakamada: Japan retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate

Published: 03/13/2023 in BBC News - World

Iwao Hakamada, now 87, was on death row for nearly half a century after being convicted of murder.

3 Arrested In Japan After Viral "Sushi Terrorism" Pranks Spark Anger

Published: 03/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The clip shows one member of the group grabbing a piece of sushi from a plate as it passes, shoving the whole morsel into their mouth and then drinking soy sauce directly from a communal bottle.

The female mayor in Tokyo fighting Japan's sexist attitudes

Published: 03/07/2023 in BBC News - World

In a country with just two women in its cabinet, Satoko Kishimoto is trying to change the culture.

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch

Published: 03/07/2023 in BBC News - World

The rocket's failure to launch is a significant blow to the country's space plans.

Multiple Gruesome Cat Killings In Japan Spark Fear Among Residents

Published: 03/06/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

While there is no indication that these gruesome acts may also involve human victims, the city has been on edge because of its history of such incidents.

Japan Rocket Fails After Liftoff, Space Agency Issues Destruct Command

Published: 03/06/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Just after liftoff, an announcement on the Japan space agency's live feed said the rocket's velocity appeared to be dropping.

S Korea to pay victims of Japan WW2 forced labour

Published: 03/06/2023 in BBC News - World

Seoul controversially agrees to pay its own citizens compensation rather than seeking money from Japan.

Japan Will "Disappear" Without Action On Births, Says PM's Aide

Published: 03/06/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will cease to exist if it can't slow a fall in its birth rate that threatens to wreck the social safety net and economy, according to an adviser to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour

Published: 03/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.

7 Missing After Fishing Boat Overturns Off Disputed Japan Islands

Published: 03/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol in the area, coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao told AFP.

Quad Is Like The Beatles, Says Japan's Foreign Minister In Delhi

Published: 03/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

As Asia's "Quad" powers search for ways to define the group, Japan's foreign minister has offered a model -- The Beatles.

LGBTQ rights: Japan PM under fire for same-sex marriage remarks

Published: 03/02/2023 in BBC News - World

Fumio Kishida is facing criticism for his remarks, just weeks after apologising over a separate scandal.

Japan ad giant Dentsu named in Olympics bid-rigging complaint

Published: 02/28/2023 in BBC News - World

It comes after months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the event.

Japan's Top Diplomat Set To Skip G-20 Meeting, Snubbing India: Report

Published: 02/27/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India from Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official.

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Shakes Japan's Hokkaido, No Tsunami Warning

Published: 02/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

WATCH: Mystery sphere inspected on Japan beach

Published: 02/22/2023 in BBC News - World

Authorities can't say what it is yet - not even the police or bomb squad sent to investigate.

Mystery sphere found on beach perplexes Japan

Published: 02/22/2023 in BBC News - World

Authorities say the object is not a threat, but it remains the subject of much speculation.

North Korea Missile Tests Put Thousands In China, Japan At Radiation Risk

Published: 02/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site.

Japan Discovers 7,000 New Unknown Islands After Fresh Survey Since 1987

Published: 02/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that figure dates back to a 1987 study conducted by the Japan Coast Guard.

Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16 in sex crime overhaul

Published: 02/20/2023 in BBC News - World

The current age of consent is the third lowest worldwide and has remained unchanged since 1907.

Japan Bids Farewell To Beloved Pandas As They Head Back To China

Published: 02/19/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week, with some visitors shedding tears.

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile That Lands In Japan

Published: 02/18/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills.

China's "Spy Balloons" Give Japan, Taiwan Reason To Share Intelligence

Published: 02/16/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The flight of suspected Chinese surveillance balloons has shown that Japan and Taiwan need to share "critical" intelligence about potential common aerial threats, a senior defence policymaker for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.

Japan Says Objects That Flew Over Airspace Could Be Chinese Spy Balloons

Published: 02/14/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan said last week it was re-analysing a series of incidents involving unidentified aerial objects in light of a Chinese spy balloon shot down by the United States after crossing US territory.

Japan arrests 'Luffy' robbery suspects after Philippine deportation

Published: 02/08/2023 in BBC News - World

The men had allegedly organised a wave of crimes in Japan from their Philippine jail.

Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks

Published: 02/04/2023 in BBC News - World

Masayoshi Arai was dismissed after reportedly saying he would not want to live next to same-sex couples.

Viral Videos Of Sushi Conveyor Belt Pranks In Japan Spark Outrage

Published: 02/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A handful of unhygienic pranks at sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan have sparked stock slumps, venue overhauls and legal action, along with furious social media commentary.

Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths in ageing Japan

Published: 02/02/2023 in BBC News - World

Deaths in the country, which for long had one of the lowest Covid death rates, peaked earlier this month.

Kyle Smaine: US freestyle skier dies aged 31 in avalanche in Japan

Published: 01/30/2023 in BBC News - World

Former US world champion freestyle skier Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche in Japan.

Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen

Published: 01/30/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.

Avalanche kills two skiers in Japan's Nagano region

Published: 01/30/2023 in BBC News - World

An extensive search took place on Sunday after two men were reported missing following an avalanche.

Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy

Published: 01/27/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.

Japan Bans Exports Of Robots, Vaccines To Russia In New Sanctions

Published: 01/26/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Friday announced additional sanctions in response to Moscow's latest actions in Ukraine, banning exports to Russia of key strategic goods and freezing assets of dozen

Japan hunts for person who faxed bomb threats to schools

Published: 01/25/2023 in BBC News - World

The threats targeted hundreds of schools across the country and prompted hasty closures.

US, Japan Agree To Boost Security Cooperation Amid China Worries

Published: 01/11/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States and Japan on Wednesday announced stepped-up security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China, and Washington strongly endorsed a major military buildup Tokyo announced last month.

China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid

Published: 01/10/2023 in BBC News - World

Beijing called S Korean restrictions on Chinese visitors unacceptable and has now retaliated.

"Be Careful About...": China Warns Australia Over Japan Ties

Published: 01/10/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

China on Tuesday said Australia should remember Japan's war crimes during World War II before cozying up to the regional power.

UK sponsors Brazil, India, Germany and Japan as permanent members of the UN Security Council

Published: 01/09/2023 in MercoPress

“As Foreign Secretary of a former imperial power, I know that in the past we succumbed to the temptation of will and appetite.” In December Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, gave a speech at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office setting out his vision for UK foreign policy'. Among other issues, Foreign Secretary Cleverly pointed out to the creation and history of United Nations, at the end of WW2, praising its achievements particularly making de law – not power alone – the arbiter of relations between states.

Japan takes a turn toward the Americas in 2023

Published: 01/04/2023 in MercoPress

A key US ally, Japan is also a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is to meet with US President Joseph Biden on Jan. 13 at the White House, while Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has left on a South American tour seeking to strengthen ties with Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina.

Japan King's Public New Year Appearance Signals Return To Normalcy

Published: 01/01/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday made his first public New Year's greetings since 2020, resuming an annual tradition with caution as the nation and the royal family gradually return to normalcy.

Japan To Develop Missiles That Can Reach China, North Korea By 2035: Report

Published: 12/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Ministry of Defence is arranging to develop multiple long-range missiles with a range of up to about 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) and aims to deploy them in the 2030s, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the matte

Tim Cook Conveyed Apple App Store Curb Concerns To Japan PM: Report

Published: 12/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook asked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to consider protecting users when regulating distribution of smartphone apps, Nikkei reported on Friday citing sources.

North Korea Slams Japan's Military Buildup, Vows To Test Nuclear Missile

Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions.

Japan defence: China threat prompts plan to double military spending

Published: 12/16/2022 in BBC News - World

It is the most dramatic change to Japan's security strategy since adopting a pacifist constitution.

Japan Unveils Unprecedented $320 Billion Military Investment Plan Over 5 Years

Published: 12/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan said on Friday it would begin a once-unthinkable $320 billion military build-up that would arm it with missiles capable of striking China and ready it for a sustained conflict as regional...

"Sacred Job": How Japan's Overworked Teachers Are Battling For Change

Published: 12/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered "karoshi" -- death from...

Russia Prepares Nukes More Destructive Than Those Dropped On Japan: Report

Published: 12/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Yars missile system is a modified version of the Topol-M missile system. Russia began deploying Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems in 2009.

Japan's Big Shift In Defence Policy In View Of China, North Korea Threats

Published: 12/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.

Japan Government To Pay People Extra Rs 48,000 To Improve Birth Rate

Published: 12/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

According to government data released in 2021, Japan had the fewest births in more than a century.

UK, Japan And Italy To Develop Next-Gen Fighter Jet: Report

Published: 12/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that is Japan's first major industrial defence collaboration...

UK, Italy and Japan team up for mind-reading jet

Published: 12/08/2022 in BBC News - World

The countries enter a joint venture to design and build the next generation of fighter plane.

France, Japan, Australia Congratulate PM Modi On G20 Presidency

Published: 12/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

As India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, French President Emmanuel Macron exuded confidence in India's leadership.

Volcano Erupts In Indonesia, Japan Monitors Possibility Of Tsunami

Published: 12/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday, spewing a column of ash 1.5 km into the air.

US, Japan Impose Fresh Sanctions On N Korea After Long-Range Missile Test

Published: 12/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States, Japan and South Korea have imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to Pyongyang's recent slew of missile tests.

SpaceX Again Delays Japan's Plan To Launch World's 1st Private Moon Lander

Published: 12/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

SpaceX on Wednesday postponed the launch of the world's first private lander to the Moon, a mission undertaken by Japanese firm ispace.

Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but raises rights issue

Published: 11/30/2022 in BBC News - World

A judge in Tokyo says a ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but voices human rights concerns.

Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings

Published: 11/29/2022 in BBC News - World

The prisoners are also seeking financial compensation for the 'mental agony' of living in fear of death.

World Cup 2022: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica - Keysher Fuller earns shock win

Published: 11/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Japan fail to take another step towards the World Cup knockout rounds as Keysher Fuller's late goal earns Costa Rica a smash-and-grab Group E victory.

Celebrations In Japan After Their Historic World Cup Win Against Germany

Published: 11/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The caption of the video reads, "Scenes in Japan after their historic World Cup win against Germany."

Japan Team Cleans Up Locker Room After Historic Win Over Germany

Published: 11/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Not only that, the Japanese team even left a note that said "thank you" in Japanese and Arabic - with some folded paper cranes for good measure.

World Cup 2022: Germany stunned by late Japan comeback

Published: 11/23/2022 in BBC News - World

A stunning late comeback from Japan sees four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat in their opening World Cup game in Qatar.

Japan Launched Satellite With NASA's Artemis. Here's What Happened

Published: 11/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Japanese space agency has now confirmed that it was unable to establish communication with the CubeSat OMOTENASHI.

Japan Using This Unusual Approach To Help Suicidal Youth

Published: 11/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities in central Japan are trying an unusual new approach to tackle the country's longstanding suicide problem: printing messages of support on toilet paper.

US, Japan Hold Military Drills After North Korea Fires Missile: Report

Published: 11/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan and the United States held joint military drills in the airspace over the Sea of Japan after North Korea fired a missile on Friday, Tokyo defence officials said.

North Korea's Missile Had Range To Reach United States: Japan

Published: 11/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A missile fired on Friday by North Korea had sufficient range to reach the United States mainland, and was capable of flying as far as 15,000 km, Japan's defence minister said.

N Korea's Long Range Missile Fell In Japan's Exclusive Waters: PM Kishida

Published: 11/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Friday is believed to have fallen in Japan's exclusive economic waters, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.

Japan Expresses "Serious Concerns" To China On Regional Security

Published: 11/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he had expressed "serious concerns" over regional security issues to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bangkok at the pair's first face-to-face talks.

North Korea Fires "Unidentified Ballistic Missile" Into Sea of Japan: Seoul

Published: 11/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea has fired an "unidentified ballistic missile", Seoul's military said Thursday, the latest in a record-breaking blitz of launches as Pyongyang warned of a "fiercer" military response to the...

US, Japan, Canada Pledge $20 Billion To Move Indonesia Away From Coal

Published: 11/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

United States, Japan, Canada and six European countries pledged Tuesday to raise at least $20 billion to help wean Indonesia off coal and reach carbon neutrality by 2050, a decade earlier than...

Cost of living: Japan economy unexpectedly shrinks after yen slide

Published: 11/14/2022 in BBC News - World

People and businesses spent less than as the weak currency made imports more expensive.

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Published: 11/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off central Japan on Monday, shaking Tokyo and other cities, officials said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Joe Biden says US, Japan, S. Korea "More Aligned Than Ever" On North Korea

Published: 11/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

United States President Joe Biden said on Sunday that his country, Japan and South Korea were "more aligned than ever" on North Korea, which he added has continued its "provocative behaviour".

Japan To Curb Donation Rules To Religious Groups After Shinzo Abe Murder

Published: 11/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination.

Japan Likely To Rearm By 2027 As China-Taiwan Tensions Heighten: Reports

Published: 11/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In order to prevent China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan has now ramped up the process of building arms as the country recently signed a security pact with Australia to...

North Korea: Nerve-wracking morning as Japan watches missile launches

Published: 11/02/2022 in BBC News - World

It could be building to something bigger: a nuclear test or a full long range ballistic missile test.

Japan, Seoul Issue Alert As North Korea Launches More Missiles

Published: 11/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, with one prompting warnings for residents of a South Korean island and people in parts of...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan, Residents Told To Shelter

Published: 11/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government warned residents of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures to seek shelter indoors after North Korea's missile launch, according to J-Alert Emergency Broadcasting System issued on...

Shop In Japan Mistakenly Sells Plastic Pastries To Customers

Published: 10/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The plastic pastries at Osaka-based Andrew's Egg Tart are so convincing that even staff couldn't tell the difference

Lacalle off to Japan to boost Uruguay's foreign trade

Published: 10/26/2022 in MercoPress

The bovine tongue is traded in Russia but alternative markets are needed, Mattos explained Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou is off on an official mission to Japan to boost bilateral trade, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo. In the meantime, Vice President Beatriz Argimón will be in charge of the Executive until Oct. 31.

"Robbing Women": Japan's New Sperm Law Triggers Controversy

Published: 10/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women.

Japan heritage worker backs car into oldest toilet at Kyoto temple

Published: 10/18/2022 in BBC News - World

The man, whose job is to help preserve cultural heritage, mistakenly reversed into the toilet, police say.

Unification Church: Japan to investigate religious group linked to Abe killing

Published: 10/17/2022 in BBC News - World

The ex-leader's death in July later revealed many in the ruling party had links to a religious group.

Japan To Probe Unification Church In Fresh Scrutiny After Ex-PM's Murder

Published: 10/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered on Monday a government probe into the Unification Church, after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe renewed scrutiny of the sect.

Why Wine Is Given As Offering In This Buddhist Temple In Japan

Published: 10/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

At a Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in Japan, grapes and wine bottles are given as offerings, and the head monk is also the honorary president of a vineyard cooperative.

Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women

Published: 10/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.

Suspected Human Skull Found Outside Japan Theme Park: Police

Published: 10/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Suspected human bones, including a skull, have been found outside the popular Universal Studios Japan theme park in the western city of Osaka, police said Thursday.

Japan Orders Space Rocket To Self-Destruct After Failed Launch

Published: 10/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The solid-fuel Epsilon rocket, which has been in service since 2013, was taking several satellites into orbit on its sixth space mission.

"Dream Come True": Japan Reopens To Tourists

Published: 10/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid-19 restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy.

North Korean missile flies over Japan scaring millions

Published: 10/04/2022 in MercoPress

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called Tuesday's event “a barbaric act” A North Korean ballistic missile was reportedly fired early Tuesday over northern Japan, which triggered all alarms before falling into the Pacific Ocean. It was the first such firing since 2017.

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan For First Time Since 2017

Published: 10/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for people to take shelter.

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan for First Time Since 2017

Published: 10/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea fired a missile over Japan for the first time in five years, further ratcheting up tensions over Kim Jong Un's nuclear program and prompting a rare public safety warning to be issued by...

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

Published: 10/03/2022 in BBC News - World

It prompted a warning from the Japanese government for people in northern areas to take cover.

US, Japan, Australia Vow To Work Together Against China

Published: 10/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The defense ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan agreed Saturday to boost military cooperation in the face of China's growing ambitions.

US, Japan, South Korea To Conduct Joint Military Drills On Friday

Published: 09/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Naval forces of Japan, the United States and South Korea will conduct joint military drills on Friday, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) announced on Thursday.

Shinzo Abe A Phenomenal Friend Of India: PM Modi's Tribute To Japan Ex-PM

Published: 09/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shinzo Abe "was a great leader, a phenomenal individual and someone who believed in India-Japan friendship", Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled while offering tribute to Shinzo Abe.

Japan says Russia 'blindfolded and restrained' its consul in Vladivostok

Published: 09/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Tokyo demands an apology after one its diplomats is accused of spying in Russia's Far East.

Shinzo Abe: A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM

Published: 09/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Protesters marched against a state funeral for Abe even as local and global leaders gathered to honour him.

PM Modi To Hold Bilateral Meeting With Japan Prime Minister On Tokyo Visit

Published: 09/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida during his visit to the nation.

Japan's push into 'deep tech' innovation

Published: 09/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Japanese start-up firms are developing next-generation solar panels and microchips.

2 Dead, Thousands Without Power After Typhoon Talas Slams Japan

Published: 09/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Thousands were without running water and power in central Japan on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record rains on the region, triggering floods and landslides, and leaving at least two dead.

Japan to lift restrictions on foreign tourists

Published: 09/22/2022 in BBC News - World

After two-and-a-half years, the country will freely allow in vaccinated travellers next month.

The Controversy Over Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's State Funeral

Published: 09/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe has become a lightning rod for controversy, prompting demonstrations and even a man apparently setting himself on fire.

Japan man sets himself on fire in apparent protest of Abe funeral

Published: 09/20/2022 in BBC News - World

He was reportedly protesting a planned state funeral for the ex-PM who was assassinated in July.

Japan Man Opposing Shinzo Abe's State Funeral Sets Himself On Fire: Report

Published: 09/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A man was taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday, local media said.

Man Sets Himself On Fire Near Japan PM's Office: Report

Published: 09/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A man was taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday, local media said.

Nanmadol: Mudslides and flooding as typhoon batters Japan

Published: 09/19/2022 in BBC News - World

Super typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured 90 others since Sunday.

Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits

Published: 09/19/2022 in BBC News - World

Nanmadol is one of the worst typhoons ever to strike Japan, with flooding and landslides expected.

Typhoon Nanmadol Makes Landfall In Japan, Millions Asked To Evacuate

Published: 09/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.

Nanmadol: 5 Points On Japan's Fearsome Super-Typhoon

Published: 09/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Authorities warned millions of citizens to take shelter as Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday night. The massive storm was packing fierce gusts and torrential rain.

Typhoon "Nanmadol", With 230 Km Per Hour Wind Speed, Hits Japan

Published: 09/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday night, as authorities urged millions of people to take shelter from the powerful storm's high winds and torrential rain.

Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan

Published: 09/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A strong earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, bringing at least one building down in a small town and prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning.

Japan Issues Rare "Special Warning" Ahead Of Powerful Typhoon

Published: 09/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate.

Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches

Published: 09/17/2022 in BBC News - World

Hundreds of thousands of people are urged to evacuate their homes ahead of Typhoon Nanmadol.

Japan could lift cap on foreign tourists to lift economy

Published: 09/11/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials are concerned at the yen's slide to its lowest level against the US dollar in 24 years.

State Funeral For Assassinated Shinzo Abe Turns Controversial In Japan

Published: 09/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The upcoming state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was billed as an opportunity to stand up for democracy after his assassination on the campaign trail. It has ended up dividing...

Japan To Spend $12 Million On Ex PM Shinzo Abe's State Funeral

Published: 09/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan expects to spend around 1.7 billion yen ($12 million) on a state funeral for assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe, the government said Tuesday, despite controversy over the plan.

Japan's female bosses mapping a course for other women

Published: 09/04/2022 in BBC News - World

Female bosses remain a small minority in Japan, but efforts continue to increase their numbers.

Floppy disks in Japan: Minister declares war on old-fashioned technology

Published: 09/01/2022 in BBC News - World

Businesses are still sometimes forced to use the old-fashioned tech when dealing with government.

2022's Strongest Global Storm Expected To Approach Japan Island Today

Published: 08/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor which is threatening Japan and is 2022's strongest storm is expected to approach Okinawa's main island on Wednesday.

Shinzo Abe: Japan police chief resigns over ex-PM assassination

Published: 08/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Local police have previously said there were "undeniable" flaws in security for the former PM.

Japan Police Head Resigns Over Lapses In Ex- PM Shinzo Abe's Security

Published: 08/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The head of Japan's National Police Agency, Itaru Nakamura, announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation into security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinatedin...

Japan should consider building new nuclear plants: Kishida

Published: 08/24/2022 in BBC News - World

Most of the country's nuclear plants were suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch

Published: 08/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.

Japan PM Fumio Kishida Covid Positive Amid Spike In Cases In The Country

Published: 08/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.

Japan urges its young people to drink more to boost economy

Published: 08/17/2022 in BBC News - World

The government's tax agency has launched a programme to encourage a new generation of sake drinkers.

Tropical Storm Meari leaves trail of devastation in central Japan

Published: 08/14/2022 in BBC News - World

Aerial video shows the extent of damage after some areas saw 50% more rain than expected in a month.

Meal Slots, No Talking: Japan Companies Face "Unpredictable" Covid Again

Published: 08/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record wave of COVID-19, disrupting businesses in a country that has until now weathered the pandemic...

Japan Tells China To "Immediately Cancel" Military Drills Around Taiwan

Published: 08/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a "serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Arrives In Japan, Final Stop On Asia Tour

Published: 08/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the final stop on her Asian tour, following a visit to Taiwan that incensed China.

5 China Missiles May Have Landed in Japan Area Close To Taiwan, A First

Published: 08/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Five out of nine ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone for the first time, Tokyo's defence minister said Thursday.

Cats And Dogs In Japan Get Wearable Fans To Beat The Heat

Published: 07/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs - or cats - that can't shed their fur coats in Japan's...

50 Injured In Monkey Gang's Attacks In Japan City, One Put Down

Published: 07/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Local authorities hunting for a gang of monkeys who attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in western Japan have caught and killed one of the marauding primates, an official said Wednesday.

Japan monkeys: Member of gang terrorising locals caught and killed

Published: 07/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials say they have caught and killed one of a gang of monkeys responsible for injuring 50 people.

Tomohiro Kato: Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer, say reports

Published: 07/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Tomohiro Kato was 25 when he killed seven people in a busy Tokyo shopping district in 2008.

Japan's police to take measures after wild monkey rampages

Published: 07/25/2022 in BBC News - World

What started as attacks on women and children, now include the elderly and adult men, officials say.

Japan Confirms Country's First Monkeypox Case

Published: 07/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox, detected in a man in his 30s who had travelled overseas, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike announced.

Vladimir Putin Will Not Attend Japan's Shinzo Abe's Funeral, Russia Says

Published: 07/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the state funeral of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Volcano Erupts In Southern Japan, People Urged To Evacuate

Published: 07/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Dozens of people were urged to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain.

Japan To Hold Shinzo Abe's State Funeral On September 27

Published: 07/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend.

Japan's Baby Hatch - Where Children Have Been "Safely Abandoned" For Years

Published: 07/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

When the alarm sounds at Jikei hospital in southern Japan, nurses race down a spiral staircase. Their mission: to rescue an infant left in the country's only baby hatch.

A Solution to Japan's Overwork: Sleep In An Upright "Nap Box" In Office

Published: 07/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Itoki Corp. and Koyoju Gohan KK are partnering to release vertical "nap boxes" to help bring a healthier office culture to the country.

Japan Prepares To Bid Farewell To Shinzo Abe, Its Longest-Serving PM

Published: 07/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Tuesday prepared to bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country's longest-serving premier,

Shinzo Abe Mourned At Wake As Party Secures Sombre Japan Poll Win

Published: 07/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Family and friends of Japan's assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe paid their respects Monday at a wake in Tokyo as Washington's top diplomat hailed the ex-premier as a "man of vision".

Shinzo Abe: 'It's just so sad' - Mourners attend a vigil for Japan's ex-leader

Published: 07/11/2022 in BBC News - World

Mourners streamed into Tokyo's Zojoji temple, three days after Shinzo Abe was shot at an election rally.

Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination

Published: 07/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the...

Shinzo Abe's Shooter Referred To YouTube To Make Firearms: Japan Police

Published: 07/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The investigation into the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed on Sunday that the man behind the killing checked YouTube when making the firearm used in the attack,...

Japan's Upper House Poll Today Under Shadow Of Ex PM Abe's Assassination

Published: 07/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.

Shinzo Abe killing: Security was flawed, Japan police say

Published: 07/09/2022 in BBC News - World

Japan is in shock after former PM Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign speech.

"Our Hearts Are With People Of Japan": Quad Mourns Death Of Shinzo Abe

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) have expressed shock at the tragic assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the White House said on Friday.

Shinzo Abe: Mourners gather on street where Japan's ex-leader was shot

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

Japan's former prime minister died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event.

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-leader's alleged killer held grudge against group - police

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

The man suspected of killing Japan's ex-PM held a grudge against a group he thought Shinzo Abe was part of, police say.

Shinzo Abe: How the former Japan PM's assassination unfolded

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

How a gunman attacked and fatally shot the former Japanese PM during a campaign rally.

The legacy of Japan's longest serving PM

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

A contentious nationalist, he was known for his signature economic reforms and an assertive foreign policy.

Japan Peace-Loving Nation, Attack On Shinzo Abe "Shocking": Ex-India Envoy

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Former Indian Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, had said that the shooting act at former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shocking to everyone as Japan is a peace-loving country.

Did Japan Ex PM Shooter Use 3D Printed Gun? Reports Say Shotgun Homemade

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly used a handmade shotgun that he may have created with 3D printing technology. There is no official confirmation about this yet.

Shinzo Abe death: Shock killing that could change Japan forever

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

The killing of the former PM has raised questions in a country where people don't think about violent crime.

Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated: 10 Points

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died today after being shot twice at a campaign event in the Nara region, the hospital treating him confirmed.

Was "Dissatisfied" With Shinzo Abe: Arrested Japan Shooter Tells Police

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The man arrested for attacking former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a political event earlier today was "dissatisfied" with him and wanted to kill him.

Japan Ex PM Shot: 5 Facts On Arrested Shooter

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot today while campaigning in the city of Nara. The suspected shooter was arrested moments later.

Video: How Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Shooter Was Caught

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported the ex-premier was showing no vital signs.

Japan's Shinzo Abe Sought To Revive Economy, Fulfil Conservative Agenda

Published: 07/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, launched his "Abenomics" policies to lift the economy out of deflation, strengthen Japan's military and sought to counter China's growing clout in a...

Shinzo Abe: Japan's Longest-Serving Prime Minister

Published: 07/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Shinzo Abe smashed records as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform and forging key diplomatic relationships while weathering scandals.

Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Was Shot Twice From Behind At Close Range

Published: 07/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious and unresponsive after being shot in the chest during a political event on Friday, shocking a nation where gun violence is rare.

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack

Published: 07/07/2022 in BBC News - World

Shinzo Abe collapsed halfway during his speech, and appeared to be bleeding, media reports say.

Video: Moment When Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Was Shot On Stage

Published: 07/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was addressing a political event when he was shot, apparently in the chest.

Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe Showing "No Vital Signs" After Attack: Reports

Published: 07/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe is showing "no vital signs" after being taken to hospital following an apparent attack at a campaign event in the Nara region, Japanese media reported.

Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe Shot At, Shows "No Vital Signs": Reports

Published: 07/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was showing no vital signs after apparently being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region on Friday, local media reported.

Snake Causes Power Outage For 10,000 Homes In Japan, Residents Shocked

Published: 07/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Around 10,000 homes in Japan were recently left without electricity after a snake slithered into an electric substation and fried itself to death.

Japan Sees Highest Temperature In 147 Years, Government Says Save Power

Published: 07/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The highest temperatures in at least 147 years have scorched much of eastern Japan for a week as of Friday, with the government asking citizens to cut power use as much as possible, while still...

Living through Japan's hottest summer on record

Published: 06/30/2022 in BBC News - World

Japan is experiencing record-breaking heat - and summer has hardly begun.

Japan swelters in worst heatwave since 1875

Published: 06/29/2022 in BBC News - World

Unrelenting temperatures break records for June as officials warn of a looming power shortage.

Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights

Published: 06/26/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.

Japan City Contactor, Loses Pen Drive With 4.6 Lakh Residents Data: Report

Published: 06/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

After confessing that a contractor misplaced a USB drive with the personal information of 4,60,000 residents after a night out, a Japanese city has been left with more than just a headache, CBS News...

Crisis-Hit Lanka Plans Donor Conference With India, China, Japan

Published: 06/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Sri Lanka will call China, India and Japan to a donor conference to drum up more foreign assistance to find a way out of its worsening economic crisis, the prime minister said on Wednesday, amid...

Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights

Published: 06/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.

Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

Published: 06/20/2022 in BBC News - World

The ruling is a setback for activists hoping the government will change the country’s marriage law.

Japan Airline Ditches 'Z' Logo Used As Pro-Russia Symbol

Published: 06/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Zipair budget airline only launched in 2020, but an unfortunate coincidence has forced a rebrand of its logo -- the letter Z, now linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Ukraine Invasion Prompts Japan To Attend NATO Meet For 1st Time

Published: 06/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will attend this month's NATO summit in Madrid, becoming the country's first leader to join a top meeting of the transatlantic alliance.

New Dinosaur Species With Massive Knife-Like Claws Found In Japan: Study

Published: 06/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A bipedal dinosaur with knives for fingers roamed around the shores of Asia between 66 million and 145 million years ago, a new study has revealed.

"Ukraine May Be East Asia Tomorrow": Japan Defence Minister

Published: 06/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Manoeuvres by China and Russia have sharpened security concerns in East Asia, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said, adding that Japan was on the front lines as neighbours tried to upend...

"Ukraine Today Could Be East Asia Tomorrow": Japan Prime Minister

Published: 06/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as concerns grow that China could invade democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.

Straw Dolls With Putin's Face Found Nailed On Sacred Tree In Japan

Published: 06/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A police investigation has been launched to figure out who these people are who have stuck these dolls onto a sacred tree.

Covid-19: Japan reopens to tourists - but with strict rules

Published: 06/09/2022 in BBC News - World

The once-popular Asian destination has some of the world's toughest Covid-19 restrictions.

Cost of living: The shock of rising prices in Japan

Published: 06/08/2022 in BBC News - World

Why making Japan's favourite snack more expensive was so controversial it prompted an ad campaign.

Japan Probe Finds Amino Acid In Asteroid Dust. Know Why It Is Important

Published: 06/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Hayabusa 2 probe of Japan brought back the asteroid dust in 2020 and a full-fledged investigation began a year later.

Japan To Open Borders From June 10 To Aid Hobbled Tourism Industry: Report

Published: 05/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's easing of a two-year ban on foreign tourists seeks to balance the enormous economic importance of tourism with concerns that travellers would trigger a Covid outbreak.

Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years

Published: 05/27/2022 in BBC News - World

Visitors from 98 countries will be allowed to enter, but some restrictions still remain.

Home To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Now A Vote For Japan's Atomic Path

Published: 05/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A handful of residents of the coastal town in northern Japan, stood by a road to hear the race's long-shot contender warning of the dangers of nuclear power.

"North Korea May Take More Provocative Actions": Japan On Missile Test

Published: 05/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's top government spokesperson said that North Korea may take more provocative actions after the country fired ballistic missiles off its east coast.

China, Russia Fighter Jets Fly Nearby As Quad Met, Says Japan

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Chinese and Russian fighter jets carried out joint flights over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday as leaders of the Quad bloc met in Tokyo.

Quad Nations Stand Against Changing Status Quo By Force: Japan

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said Quad member nations stand against the unilateral change of status quo by force.

On Joe Biden's Taiwan Remark, Japan's "Peaceful Resolution" Response

Published: 05/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's top government spokesman said that leaders from Japan and United States had called for a peaceful resolution of issues regarding Taiwan

Japan Hosts Quad Summit Seeking Unity On Countering China

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States meet in Tokyo on Tuesday seeking common ground on countering China's growing regional economic and military clout.

PM Modi Highlights India's Investment Potential On Japan Tour

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Nobuhiro Endo, the head of Japanese multinational information technology electronic giant NEC Corporation.

Japan, US To Track China Navy's Activities, Drills With Russia

Published: 05/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan and the United States "will monitor recent activities of the Chinese navy as well as movements related to joint exercises by China and Russia", Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday...

Australia's new PM sworn in ahead of Japan summit

Published: 05/22/2022 in BBC News - World

Two days after his election win, Anthony Albanese will fly to meet leaders of the US, India and Japan.

PM Modi Leaves For Japan To Attend Quad Summit

Published: 05/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned for Tokyo, Japan on Sunday evening to participate in the Quad summit at the invitation of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Pampered pooches ride Japan's Shinkansen in style

Published: 05/22/2022 in BBC News - World

Paws aboard! A pet-friendly service premiers on the iconic train as calls grow for easier pet travel.

Biden Arrives In Japan Under North Korea's Nuclear Test Shadow

Published: 05/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon after...

5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; No Tsunami Threat

Published: 05/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 Richter scale hit Fukushima and other prefectures in Japan's east and northeast at 12.24 pm (local time) on Sunday, the Japan Times reported.

Furry Flurry Anyone? Dogs Ride Japan Bullet Train On A Paw-Some Day Trip

Published: 05/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express.

Women awarded damages over Japan exam discrimination

Published: 05/19/2022 in BBC News - World

Juntendo University in Tokyo set stricter requirements for female medical students in entrance exams.

"Play Responsible Role": Japan To China On Ukraine War Stand

Published: 05/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Beijing to "play a responsible role" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his first talks with his Chinese counterpart in six months.

Man gambles away huge accidental Covid payment in Japan

Published: 05/17/2022 in BBC News - World

The Japanese man's lawyer says the 46.3m yen ($357,400) meant for 463 people cannot be paid back.

"Feels Amazing To Be Here": Top YouTube Star PewDiePie Moves To Japan

Published: 05/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

"Just feels amazing to be here...", top YouTube star PewDiePie, moved to Japan after the country relaxed its Covid-19 entry rules for some visa-holders. Japan has allowed foreign business visitors,...

School Athletes Given Sanitiser To Drink In Horrible Japan Mix-up

Published: 05/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese authorities have pledged to investigate a mix-up that saw high school athletes given hand sanitiser to drink during a race, with one student falling ill after taking a swig.

Japan Will "Eventually Cease To Exist", Musk Tweets. Then, Ire Follows

Published: 05/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birthrate set off a flood of sarcasm and anger on Monday - though much of the angst was aimed at a Japanese...

Beijing's Response On Japan PM's "Ukraine-Like China Threat In Asia"

Published: 05/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

China's foreign ministry accused Japan of exaggerating a perceived threat from Beijing as an excuse to boost its own military might, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned the invasion of...

We're A Buy: Japan PM Boasts Of New "Version Of Capitalism" In UK

Published: 05/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said Japan's economy would continue to see robust growth and told an audience in London that its shift to an upgraded version of capitalism meant investors...

Japan's Plan To Cut Dependence On Russian Energy Amid Ukraine War

Published: 05/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and other countries' dependence on Russian energy.

Russia Bans Entry of Japan PM, Several Officials In Fresh Sanctions

Published: 05/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Russia said Wednesday it has banned entry to several dozen Japanese officials, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after Tokyo joined international sanctions against Moscow over its military...

Japan To Deploy VR-Controlled Giant Robot For Repairs On Railway Tracks

Published: 05/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

What's incredibly unique about this robot is that the human who is controlling it, is doing so through VR goggles. While holding on to a pair of handles, the operator is able to move the robot's arms...

Japan Says Chinese Warships Sailed Through Waters Near Its Region

Published: 05/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan's southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan's defence ministry said in a news release.

Japan Says Cannot Accept Changing Status Quo By Force Amid Ukraine War

Published: 04/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he could not accept any move anywhere in the world to change the status quo by force.

White House Says Biden To Travel To South Korea, Japan Next Month

Published: 04/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan in May, the White House announced Wednesday, paying a visit to two of Washington's main Asian allies amid tensions with rival China and...

World's Oldest Person Dies At 119 In Japan

Published: 04/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday.

Ukraine Apologises To Japan For Linking Former Emperor To Hitler

Published: 04/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

An official Ukrainian government Twitter account issued an apology after showing a picture of Japan's wartime Emperor Hirohito alongside Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in a social media video about...

Viral Video: Ultra-Rare 10-foot Giant Squid Washes Ashore In Japan

Published: 04/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A giant squid has been sighted on a beach in Japan. Measuring three metres (10 foot), the ultra-rare squid was found stranded at Ugu beach in Obama of Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday.

Japan: Tourist boat reported missing off coast

Published: 04/23/2022 in BBC News - World

Coast guards are searching for the 26 people on board after the vessel sent out a distress signal.

Japan School Gets $27,000 Water Bill After Teacher Fills Swimming Pool

Published: 04/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese school has been hit with a $27,000 water bill after a teacher in charge of pool maintenance left a tap on for months hoping to stop coronavirus infections.

Disputed Islands "Illegally Occupied" By Russia, Says Japan

Published: 04/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan described four disputed islands as "illegally occupied" by Russia for the first time in nearly two decades on Friday as ties sour between the countries over the war in Ukraine.

Japan Beef Bowl Firm Sacks Director For Remarks On Getting Women "Hooked"

Published: 04/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Major Japanese beef bowl firm Yoshinoya Holdings Co Ltd sacked a managing director who made derogatory comments about getting naive young women "hooked" on the company's products, saying his conduct...

Japan To Lift Covid Entry Ban For 106 Countries Including US

Published: 04/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government...

Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear?

Published: 03/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Ex-PM Shinzo Abe shocked Japan by saying it should think about nuclear weapons - but he's not alone.

Possible North Korean Missile Lands In Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone

Published: 03/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A suspected North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired on Thursday afternoon landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone, west of the country's north coast, the government said.

Japan Sees Partial Blackout After First-Ever Power Supply Warning

Published: 03/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Parts of Japan lost power on Tuesday after the government issued its first-ever electricity supply warning and called on consumers to conserve energy as a massive earthquake last week forced several...

2 Dead, Dozens Injured After Japan Hit By Powerful Earthquake

Published: 03/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Two people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful overnight earthquake that rattled large parts of east Japan and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said Thursday.

First pictures of earthquake hitting Japan

Published: 03/16/2022 in BBC News - World

Cameras shake as a powerful tremor in north-east Japan strikes, cutting power to millions of people.

Japan hit by strong quake cutting power to millions

Published: 03/16/2022 in BBC News - World

The earthquake rattles Tokyo and triggers a tsunami advisory for parts of the north-east coast.

Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert, 2 Million Homes Lose Power

Published: 03/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Video: Russia Removes US, Japan Flags From Space Rocket, Keeps India's

Published: 03/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The Russian government's space agency has removed the flags of several nations including the US and Japan - but kept India's flag intact - painted on a massive rocket in the spaceport Baikonur.

Japan Set To Ease Border Rules For Foreign Students Despite Omicron Surge

Published: 03/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is set to loosen border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending infection control measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in several...

"Halt Such Acts": Japan Protests Suspected Air Incursion By Russia

Published: 03/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Tokyo lodged a diplomatic protest with Moscow after scrambling fighter jets on Wednesday as a suspected Russian helicopter entered Japan's northern airspace at a time of heightened tensions over...

Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month

Published: 03/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

"No To War": From Japan To US, Thousands Protest Against Ukraine Invasion

Published: 02/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine -- while more than a thousand who...

City Pop: Boom Music From 1980s Japan Goes Viral Around The Globe

Published: 02/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Tel Liyanto wasn't alive during Japan's 1980s boom, but she loves the "timeless" City Pop hits of the era, now going viral thanks to a new generation of young, international fans.

Japan's Record Covid Deaths Spiral In Wave Estimated To Last Till April

Published: 02/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan set a new record for daily deaths from COVID-19 in a wave of Omicron-fuelled fatalities that a government-affiliated researcher estimated may stretch into April.

Pilot's Body Found 2 Weeks After Japan's Fighter Jet Vanished From Radar

Published: 02/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's airforce said Sunday that it had recovered the body of one of two crewmen of a fighter jet that went missing two weeks ago.

4 Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Factory In Japan

Published: 02/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Four workers have died in a blaze at a rice cracker factory in Japan, police said Saturday, with firefighters working throughout the night to extinguish the inferno.

US Discusses North Korean 'Missile Threat' With Japan, South Korea

Published: 02/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang, the...

Japan's Resolution On "Human Rights" Doesn't Name China. But It Does

Published: 01/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps to relieve the situation, as the...

Gunman In Japan Shoots Medical Worker, Takes Another Hostage: Report

Published: 01/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese man attacked at least two reported medical workers making a visit to a home in Fujimino, west of Tokyo, on Thursday night, shooting one and taking another hostage, local media said.

Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project

Published: 01/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear...

6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims

Published: 01/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.

US President Joe Biden, Japan's Kishida Vow To "Push Back" On China

Published: 01/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to "push back" against China and condemned North Korea's spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US commitment to...

Japan Imposes Fresh Covid Restrictions Across Country Amid Omicron Surge

Published: 01/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is set to approve new coronavirus restrictions on a large part of the country, including Tokyo, on Wednesday as it battles record infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.

Tsunami Reaches Japan, 3-Meter Waves Possible: Meteorological Agency

Published: 01/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Tsunami reached Japan late Saturday through early Sunday, and waves as high as three meters were possible, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, hours after a massive volcanic eruption near Tonga.

North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile: Japan

Published: 01/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

North Korea fired what may be a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the Japanese coast guard said, the second apparent launch in less than a week after leader Kim Jong Un urged the

Movement Of US Troops In Japan Restricted For 2 Weeks Amid Covid Spread

Published: 01/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

US troops in Japan will stop making non-essential visits off-base for two weeks from Monday, as local officials in areas hosting the forces link them with a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.

"... 2 Nations Working Together": Australian Prime Minister On Japan Deal

Published: 01/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan and Australia on Thursday signed a "landmark" treaty to strengthen defence ties, saying the accord would contribute to regional stability, as China expands its military and economic clout.

Covid Clusters In US Troops In Japan Force Calls To Limit Movement

Published: 01/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged his US counterpart Thursday to consider restricting American troop movement in the country after a surge in Covid cases on bases and surrounding...

Japan Faces Royal Dilemma As Ancient Monarchy Shrinks

Published: 12/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of royals are out...

Omicron Community Spread Sparks Fear In Japan Ahead Of New Year Travel

Published: 12/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year's holidays on Wednesday.

Snow buries north and west Japan

Published: 12/28/2021 in BBC News - World

The snow has meant grounded flights and stranded travellers as people are told to stay indoors.

Japan To Pay Firms To Keep Sensitive Patents Secret: Report

Published: 12/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation, the Nikkei reported on Sunday, without citing sources.

Bus Or Train? World's 1st 'Dual-Mode Vehicle' To Begin Operating In Japan

Published: 12/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

It's a bus, it's a train, it's a DMV! The world's first dual-mode vehicle, equally at home on road and rail, is set to make its public debut on Saturday in the town of Kaiyo in Japan's Tokushima...

Japan carries out three executions in one day

Published: 12/22/2021 in MercoPress

Japan and the United States are the only two countries in the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations that use capital punishment Japanese judicial authorities Tuesday hanged three death row inmates in the first executions since Dec. 26, 2019 -when a Chinese citizen convicted in the 2003 killing of a family of four in Fukuoka was put to death-, and the first under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said he gave the order to resume capital punishment.

Why McDonald's Will Ration Fries In Japan

Published: 12/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with McDonald's forced to ration fries in the country as Covid-19 and floods in Canada squeeze potato imports.

McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan

Published: 12/21/2021 in BBC News - World

The firm's potato deliveries from North America are being delayed due to supply chain disruptions.

Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM

Published: 12/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry.

Japan: 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire

Published: 12/16/2021 in BBC News - World

Police are looking into the possibility that the blaze was deliberately started, say local media.

27 Feared Dead In Fire At Japan Building

Published: 12/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze at a building in a commercial district of the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, the local fire department said.

Beijing Olympics "Used As Political Tool": China Urges Support From Japan

Published: 12/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China's envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunately "used as a political tool," and asked for Japan's support, while also warning Tokyo...

Japan Approves Moderna Covid Booster Shots Aiming To Increase Coverage

Published: 12/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc filed for first approval of its shot in the country.

Global supply chain: Toyota extends Japan production stoppages

Published: 12/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The carmaker said components plants in South East Asia had faced disruptions due to the pandemic.

No Spooky Sights Yet, Japan PM Says On His "Haunted" 1929 Mansion

Published: 12/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he's sleeping soundly after becoming the first premier in nine years to inhabit the official residence, which is reputedly haunted by ghosts.

Japan Researchers Use Ostrich Cells To Make Glowing Covid Detection Masks

Published: 12/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light.

History Of Ghosts And Murder Awaits Japan PM In 1929 Mansion

Published: 12/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

For the first time in nearly a decade, a Japanese prime minister is set to live in the official residence for the premier -- a century old structure that is a monument to art deco aesthetics and...

Japan, South Korean stocks up more than 1%; Chinese social media giant Weibo debuts in Hong Kong

Published: 12/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Chinese social media giant Weibo made its market debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in what was a secondary listing.

Hong Kong, Japan stocks jump more than 1% after Wall Street rallies on omicron optimism

Published: 12/06/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Dr. Anthony Fauci had said that the initial data on the omicron variant was "encouraging," though he cautioned that more information was needed to fully understand it.

Will Strengthen Defence Posture "With A Sense Of Speed": Japan's PM

Published: 12/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an...

Japan markets set to dip; investors monitor bitcoin volatility

Published: 12/05/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Investors will keep an eye on bitcoin prices after they fell sharply over the weekend.

Foreign Students No Longer Allowed To Make Duty-Free Purchases In Japan

Published: 12/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Foreign students in Japan will no longer be permitted access to duty-free purchases in response to suspected cases of reselling and complaints of cumbersome eligibility checks.

Strict Quarantine Rules In Japan Over Omicron For Travellers From India

Published: 12/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.

Japan Eases Blanket Ban On New Incoming Flight Bookings

Published: 12/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries...

Japan Halts New Incoming Flight Bookings Over 'Omicron' Strain: Ministry

Published: 12/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan has asked airlines to stop taking new incoming flight bookings over concerns about the Omicron virus variant, the transport ministry said Wednesday.

Man rescued after 22 hours adrift off Japan coast

Published: 11/30/2021 in BBC News - World

Watch the moment rescuers reach the 69-year-old, whose boat capsized in stormy waters.

France issues arrest warrant over Japan 'parental kidnap'

Published: 11/30/2021 in BBC News - World

Vincent Fichot says his Japanese wife disappeared from the family home with his two children in 2018.

First Omicron Case In Japan A Day After It Banned Foreigners

Published: 11/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a day after authorities announced new Covid border restrictions.

"Fabricated": Japan's Crown Prince On Coverage Of Daughter's Marriage

Published: 11/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's crown prince criticised the media on Tuesday for falsities and "terrible things" in its coverage of the engagement of his daughter, former princess Mako, who relinquished her royal status to...

Japan To Ban Foreign Arrivals Over New Covid Variant, Says Prime Minister

Published: 11/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry...

Japan stocks set to slide as investors continue to watch omicron Covid variant developments

Published: 11/28/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Investors in Asia-Pacific will continue to watch for developments surrounding the recently discovered omicron Covid variant.

Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears

Published: 11/25/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Stocks in Japan led losses among Asia-Pacific markets in Friday trade, with the Nikkei 225 dropping more than 2%.

Japan Unveils Record $490 Billion Stimulus To Boost Pandemic Recovery

Published: 11/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world's third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country's patchy pandemic recovery.

India, Japan Working On Oil-Stock Release After US Request: Report

Published: 11/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese and Indian officials are working on ways to release national reserves of crude oil in tandem with the United States and other major economies to dampen prices, seven government sources with...

Japan goes from vaccine hesitancy to success

Published: 11/19/2021 in BBC News - World

An unexpectedly rapid turnaround in attitudes has allowed vaccination rates to skyrocket in Japan

Japan Plans Record $490 Billion Spending To Boost Pandemic Recovery: PM

Published: 11/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan plans to inject a record 56 trillion yen ($490 billion) into the world's third-largest economy in a bid to shore up its patchy pandemic recovery, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.

Peace, Stability In Taiwan Strait Are Important: Japan Tells China

Published: 11/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday emphasised to his Chinese counterpart that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are important, while also expressing "deep concern" about...

Japan, South Korea Leave US Hanging At News Conference Amid Islet Dispute

Published: 11/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and US counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two US allies, a...

Asia-Pacific markets mixed as shares in Japan, South Korea and China struggle for gains

Published: 11/17/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japanese shares extended losses from the previous session — the benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.49% while the Topix fell 0.28%.

Supply chain crisis: Japan's export growth slows as car production slides

Published: 11/16/2021 in BBC News - World

Shipments of cars fell sharply as the global computer chip shortage has impacted the motor industry.

Japan Confirms "Highly Pathogenic" Strain Amid 3rd Bird Flu Outbreak

Published: 11/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan has confirmed the highly pathogenic bird flu subtype H5N8 was detected at a poultry farm in the third outbreak of avian influenza in the country this winter, the agriculture ministry said on...

Credit Suisse explains why Japan is its favorite developed market

Published: 11/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japanese stocks have lagged peers so far this year, but Credit Suisse's Suresh Tantia sees that trend reversing soon.

Japan stocks set for higher start; China October economic data releases ahead

Published: 11/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

China is set to release a slew of economic data, including industrial production and retail sales for October, at 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN.

Japan's Ex-Princess Mako, Husband Arrive To New Life In New York

Published: 11/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's former princess Mako Komuro arrived in the United States on Sunday with her husband, swapping ancient imperial rites for the bright lights of New York after leaving the royal family.

Japan's former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title

Published: 11/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Mako was forced to give up her titles when she married her "commoner" husband last month.

Japan's Former Princess Mako Moves To New York With Husband

Published: 11/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's former princess Mako Komuro departed for the United States on Sunday with her husband, swapping ancient imperial rites for the bright lights of New York after leaving the royal family.

Amid Tension With China, Japan Says US Has Committed To Defend It

Published: 11/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, including southern...

US, Japan Agree On Stronger Ties To Seek Free Indo-Pacific: Report

Published: 11/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Amid China's military rise, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday met with the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command and agreed to strengthen their alliance for a free and open...

Japan's Biggest Airline Urges Fewer Travel Curbs Amid Fall In Covid Cases

Published: 11/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings, has asked the government to ease curbs on overseas visitors, and seeks a revival of domestic tourism subsidies to spur travel as pandemic infections fall, its...

Japan Seeks Good Relations With China, "Responsible Behaviour"

Published: 11/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's new foreign minister said on Thursday it was important to build constructive and stable ties with China while calling for responsible behaviour from its giant neighbour.

Japan train driver sues over 49 cents in docked wages

Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World

The tiny sum was docked after the man caused a one-minute delay to Japan's punctual train system.

Family of woman who died in detention files complaint against Japan officials

Published: 11/09/2021 in BBC News - World

The woman died following months of custody in a detention facility in Nagoya.

Japan Sees No Daily Deaths From Covid For 1st Time In 15 Months: Report

Published: 11/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.

Japan Eases Border Rules For Business Travellers, Students Amid Pandemic

Published: 11/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan said Friday it will allow short-term business travellers, foreign students and other visa holders to enter the country, but tourists are still barred under pandemic border restrictions.

Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions

Published: 11/05/2021 in BBC News - World

Prisoners are only notified hours before they are to be executed by hanging.

Japan Death Row Inmates Sue Over Same-Day Execution Notification

Published: 11/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the...

Japan Train Attack Suspect, Batman's 'Joker' Fan, "Planned For Months": Police

Published: 11/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A drifter who admired the Joker from Batman and dressed as him to carry out a Halloween attack on a Tokyo train "wanted to kill lots of people" and planned his moves over months, buying a knife to use...

Japan's PM Declares Victory After "Very Tough" Election

Published: 11/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory on Monday after leading his ruling coalition to a strong majority in national elections.

How Japan's new PM is promising a 'new capitalism'

Published: 10/31/2021 in BBC News - World

Will leader Fumio Kishida's plans to share the wealth materialise?

Japan election: Ruling LDP set for reduced majority - polls

Published: 10/31/2021 in BBC News - World

Polls predict new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party will have a reduced majority in the lower house.

Japan undersea volcano: Artist tries to swim in floating pumice stone

Published: 10/30/2021 in BBC News - World

An eruption from an undersea volcano has coated the coastal waters off a Japanese island in pumice.

Japan election: Why the ruling party keeps winning

Published: 10/28/2021 in BBC News - World

As Sunday's polls approach, we look at why it is so difficult to defeat the ruling party.

Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision

Published: 10/27/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Bank of Japan is set to announce its latest monetary policy decision on Thursday.

Japan's Princess Mako: The woman who gave up royal status to marry

Published: 10/26/2021 in BBC News - World

Japan's Princess Mako has finally married her college sweetheart, thus losing her royal status.

Japan's Princess Mako Finally Marries Commoner Boyfriend Kei Komuro

Published: 10/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny that has left the princess...

Japan's Princess Mako finally marries commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro

Published: 10/25/2021 in BBC News - World

She will lose her royal status and has declined a $1.3m payment for leaving the family.

Japan's Nikkei 225 surges nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific stocks rise

Published: 10/25/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 sailed to record closing highs on Monday.

Japan's Princess Mako To Marry After Years Of Controversy

Published: 10/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Princess Mako finally marries her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday, but it won't be a lavish affair, with the couple forgoing traditional rites after years of controversy.

Japan stocks set to slip as investors look ahead to HSBC earnings

Published: 10/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

HSBC is set to release its third-quarter earnings on Monday.

Russia, China Hold 1st Joint Patrols In Pacific, Japan Watches "Closely"

Published: 10/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean on October 17-23, Russia's defence ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Japan's Princess Mako Celebrates 30th Birthday Ahead Of Marriage To Commoner

Published: 10/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Princess Mako celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday, marking the last birthday she would have as a member of the imperial family before she marries her boyfriend next week.

Japan Princess Mako's Long Road To Marry Commoner Nears Its End

Published: 10/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, will be married next week after years of criticism over her fiance that led to their marriage being postponed for three years and resulted in her being...

WWII sunken ships resurface in Japan

Published: 10/20/2021 in MercoPress

The battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest in WWII World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands have resurfaced due to seismic activity in the region, it was reported.

Watch: Japan's Mount Aso Volcano Erupts, Shoots Ash 11,500 Feet Into Sky

Published: 10/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Mount Aso, a volcano in the tourist destination on the main southern island of Kyushu in Japan, sent plumes of ash 3.5 km high when it erupted on Wednesday, prompting warnings of flows and falling...

North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off Japan

Published: 10/18/2021 in BBC News - World

The launch, confirmed by the South, is the latest in a series of missile tests by Pyongyang.

Japan PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national election

Published: 10/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is seeking the public's mandate for his policies after being elected only 10 days ago to replace Yoshihide Suga.

Suicides Among Children In Japan At Record High During Pandemic: Report

Published: 10/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than four decades, local media have reported, citing the country's education ministry.

Major indexes in Japan and Hong Kong fall at least 1% as investors watch oil prices

Published: 10/11/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Oil prices have been on a tear in recent days, with international benchmark Brent crude futures and U.S. crude futures now sitting above $80 per barrel.

New Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirms strong alliance with U.S. in talks with Biden

Published: 10/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Fumio Kishida said that he received a "strong" message from President Joe Biden about the U.S.' commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets.

With "Strong" Message On China, Biden Dials New Japan Prime Minister

Published: 10/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he received a "strong" message from President Joe Biden about the United States' commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea...

Japan's Nikkei 225 drops more than 3% and enters correction territory following Wall Street losses

Published: 10/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision at around 11:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Tuesday.

Goldman says Japan stocks could pop as new PM takes over. Here are 6 stocks to watch

Published: 10/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Fumio Kishida is set to become Japan's next prime minister after recently securing the leadership position at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Determined To Fulfill Duty, Virus Fight "Top Priority": Japan's New PM

Published: 10/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's new prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged to combat the pandemic with fresh stimulus and fight income inequality after lawmakers voted him leader of the world's third-largest economy on Monday.

Fumio Kishida Approved As Japan's Next Prime Minister

Published: 10/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's parliament voted Monday to approve Fumio Kishida as prime minister, with the new leader expected to announce a cabinet including both holdovers and fresh faces.

Fumio Kishida: Japan's new prime minister takes office

Published: 10/03/2021 in BBC News - World

Mr Kishida succeeded Yoshihide Suga, who decided to step down after just one year in office.

Japan has a new leader, Fumio Kishida who pledges a "new Japanese capitalism"

Published: 09/30/2021 in MercoPress

Kishida owes his election victory to LPD's old guard, such as exPrime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso, who wield vast amounts of power Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday voted for Fumio Kishida as their new leader who on October 4, parliament will appoint him as the country's prime minister. Kishida will become Japan's 100th prime minister since the country adopted a Cabinet system in 1885 and succeeds Yoshihide Suga, who did not run for reelection as party leader.

Japan's Next Prime Minister Goes Viral With Cabbage Pancake Photo

Published: 09/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The politician set to become Japan's next prime minister may not be all that savvy on social media -- but a photo of his favorite food struck a chord with Twitter users overnight after he was elected...

Japan Expected To Announce Princess Mako's Wedding Soon: Report

Published: 09/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Imperial Household Agency (IHA) is expected to formally announce Princess Mako's marriage to a former college classmate as soon as Friday, media said, following years of intense scrutiny that...

Japan is set to have a new prime minister, here's what you need to know about him

Published: 09/30/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Fumio Kishida on Wednesday effectively became effectively become Japan's new prime minister after winning the leadership election at Japan's ruling party.

Japan Prosecutors Seek 2 Years' Jail For Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Aide

Published: 09/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday sought a two-year jail sentence for Greg Kelly, a former aide of fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, on trial over financial misconduct allegations.

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Published: 09/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northwestern coast on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said.

Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan's next prime minister

Published: 09/29/2021 in BBC News - World

Mr Kishida will succeed Yoshihide Suga, who decided to step down after just one year in office.

Ex Diplomat Fumio Kishida Picked As Japan's Next Prime Minister

Published: 09/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball.

Japan's Nikkei 225 falls nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific shares slide after Wall Street tumble

Published: 09/28/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Nasdaq Composite plunged nearly 3% overnight on Wall Street as tech names fell amid rising bond yields.

At Quad, Japan's PM Suga Welcomed Australia Submarine Partnership

Published: 09/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

At a meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed the establishment last week of a trilateral partnership to provide Australia with nuclear...

Uruguay expands meat sales business to Japan, South Korea

Published: 09/21/2021 in MercoPress

Asian markets offer a world of opportunities to Uruguayan beef exports Uruguayan meat sales to Japan have been growing at an increasingly faster pace, according to press reports. In 2019, trade was worth US $ 20 million; in 2020, US $ 24 million and so far in 2021, revenues in dollars have grown 72% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to Montevideo Portal.

Japan's Nikkei 225 falls 2% as investors continue to monitor Evergrande fallout

Published: 09/20/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Markets in mainland China and South Korea are closed on Tuesday for a holiday.

Japan PM Candidates Differ On Same-Sex, Women Rights Issues

Published: 09/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic, but they were split on diversity issues from same-sex marriage to married couples...

Japan Message In A Bottle Washes Up In Hawaii... 37 Years Later

Published: 09/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A message in a bottle released 37 years ago by Japanese high school students has been found -- around 6,000 kilometres (3,700 miles) away in Hawaii.

Japan Issues Alert After Volcano Erupts Causing Multiple "Explosions"

Published: 09/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted, jettisoning large rocks hundreds of metres away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported.

Japan condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch as ‘outrageous’ and a ‘threat’ to the region

Published: 09/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

North Korea launched ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, prompting condemnation from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

After North Korea Missile Test, Envoys From Japan, US, South Korea Meet

Published: 09/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss how to rein in North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, a day after Pyongyang said it...

Suspected Chinese Submarine Spotted Near Territorial Waters: Japan

Published: 09/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's defence ministry said on Sunday that a submarine believed to be from China was spotted in waters near its southern islands, as maritime tensions persist in the Pacific.

Japan Extends Covid Emergency Curbs In Tokyo, Other Areas

Published: 09/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan extended emergency COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.

Japan's Sanae Takaichi Announces Party Leadership Bid To Replace PM Suga

Published: 09/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Sanae Takaichi has officially announced she would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Japan's vaccine czar leads polls among potential leadership candidates before formally entering race

Published: 09/06/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

On Friday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga effectively paved the way for a new leader after announcing he will not be running in the upcoming leadership election.

Britain's New HMS Queen Elizabeth In Japan On Indo-Pacific Mission

Published: 09/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Britain's new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has paid a port call to Japan, in a mission that adds to pressure from Tokyo, the US and allies on China over its increasingly assertive regional...

Japan Covid Vaccine Minister Favoured For PM; Woman Wins Backing: Report

Published: 09/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations is seen as the most suitable candidate to become the next prime minister, while a female former internal affairs minister has secured backing for...

Japan's Yoshihide Suga Steps Down, Setting Stage For New Prime Minister

Published: 09/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Nikkei average futures jumped 2% immediately after media reports that Suga would not run, while the broader Topix Index extended its gains and hit its highest levels since 1991 following the...

Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan's prime minister

Published: 09/02/2021 in BBC News - World

Mr Suga had been appointed to the role just a year ago following the resignation of Shinzo Abe.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won't run in next vote to lead party, report says

Published: 09/02/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Suga told executives of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday that he will not run for leadership race set for Sept. 29, NHK said.

Tainted Covid Vaccines Sent To Japan Contained Steel: Moderna Amid Furore

Published: 09/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Moderna said Wednesday that tainted batches of its Covid-19 vaccine sent to Japan were contaminated with stainless steel particles, but the company did not expect it posed "an undue risk to patient...

Another Moderna Vial With Suspected Foreign Substance Found In Japan

Published: 09/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has put the rest of the lot on hold.

Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine

Published: 08/31/2021 in BBC News - World

It comes less than a week after the country suspended more than a million doses due to contamination.

Japan's Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as 1 million more shots suspended

Published: 08/30/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The suspension of Moderna supplies, affecting more than 2.6 million does in total, comes as Japan battles its worst wave of Covid-19 yet.

Japan Withdraws 1 Million More "Contaminated" Moderna Vaccine Shots

Published: 08/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine contamination problems in Japan have widened with another million doses being suspended, after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died ...

Japan's huge army of under-employed ex-housewives

Published: 08/29/2021 in BBC News - World

Why women are still battling for better jobs in the world's third largest economy.

Japan's Okinawa Suspends Moderna Shots After Detecting More Contamination

Published: 08/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Okinawa region suspended the use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday after another contamination was spotted, the local government said.

2 Die In Japan After Shots From Suspended Moderna Vaccines: Government

Published: 08/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Two people died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday.

JPMorgan names top 5 Japan stocks ahead of a pandemic rebound

Published: 08/26/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japanese stocks have lagged their global peers this year — but three things could help push share prices higher in late August, according to JPMorgan.

Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna doses over contamination fears

Published: 08/25/2021 in BBC News - World

About 1.63 million vials are withheld after 'foreign objects' were detected in some doses.

Japan Stops Use Of 1.63 Million Moderna Doses Over Contamination

Published: 08/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several lots, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said Thursday.

Japan Expands Covid Emergency After Paralympics Open

Published: 08/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government on Wednesday decided to extend a virus state of emergency to eight more regions, a day after the Paralympic opening ceremony, as rising infections put hospitals under pressure.

Japan Set To Expand State Of Emergency As Delta Variant Spreads

Published: 08/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is set to expand a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21, the minister in charge of coronavirus countermeasures said on Wednesday, as a surge in COVID-19 cases...

Tokyo Paralympics: The lowdown on being disabled in Japan

Published: 08/24/2021 in BBC News - World

From moon riders to job quotas, three residents give the lowdown on being disabled in Japan.

Sonny Chiba: Japan's martial arts star and Kill Bill actor dies of Covid at 82

Published: 08/20/2021 in BBC News - World

The actor and martial arts legend played a swordsmith in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films.

Japan's "Father Of Sudoku" Maki Kaji Dies At 69 After Cancer Battle

Published: 08/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The man dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularising the numerical brainteaser loved by millions, has died of cancer at 69, his Japanese publisher has announced.

Japan's economy bounced back ahead of the Olympics, data shows

Published: 08/15/2021 in BBC News - World

Analysts have warned recovery will be modest this quarter after a state of emergency was re-imposed.

Japan's Nikkei 225 falls more than 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of Chinese economic data

Published: 08/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

A slew of Chinese economic data, including industrial production and retail sales for July, is set to be released at 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday.

Torrential Rain Lashes Japan, Three Feared Dead After Landslide

Published: 08/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Torrential rain lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central Nagano prefecture.

Japan floods: Residents rescued as torrential rain threatens homes

Published: 08/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Nearly two million people have been urged to evacuate their homes amid heavy rainfall.

Japan rain: More than a million residents told to seek shelter

Published: 08/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Some provinces are under evacuation alerts as experts warn of "unprecedented" rainfall.

After Anti-Coup Salute, Myanmar Goalkeeper To Be Granted Asylum In Japan

Published: 08/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will grant asylum to a footballer from Myanmar's national team who raised an anti-coup salute during a match outside Tokyo and refused to fly home, reports said Friday.

Ship Snaps In Two Off Japan's Coast, Crew Onboard Safe: Officials

Published: 08/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A cargo ship ran aground and broke into two off northern Japan, the coastguard said Thursday, with the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel taken to safety.

Tokyo 2020: Japan beat US to win first Olympic baseball gold medal

Published: 08/07/2021 in BBC News - World

An elated Japanese side won the coveted Olympic baseball gold at Tokyo 2020 after beating the United States on Saturday.

Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo

Published: 08/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an...

Japan PM Apologises For Skipping Parts Of Hiroshima Anniversary Speech

Published: 08/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Friday for accidentally skipping parts of a speech in Hiroshima to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city 76 years ago.

Markets are set for a correction and Japan could be among the hardest hit, warns Scandinavian bank

Published: 08/05/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

SEB's Sean Yokota says Japanese markets could "suffer the most in this environment" as the country struggles with rising Covid cases and slowing inflation.

US Probing Missing $5,800 Whiskey Bottle Japan Gave To Mike Pompeo

Published: 08/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The US government is looking into what happened to a $5,800 bottle of whiskey given by Japan to former secretary of state Mike Pompeo but which is now apparently missing, US media reported Wednesday.

Japan Considers Expanding Covid Curbs As Surges Strain Hospitals

Published: 08/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan proposed on Thursday expanding emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, a cabinet minister said, as worries grow about strains on the nation's medical...

Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record In Tokyo

Published: 08/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the...

Belarus Athlete Leaves Japan On Vienna-Bound Flight

Published: 08/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Japan on a Vienna-bound flight Wednesday and was expected to head for Poland, where she has been offered a humanitarian visa.

Japan Government Starts To "Name And Shame" Quarantine Rule-Breakers

Published: 08/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people who broke quarantine rules after returning from...

Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over 'frightening' spike

Published: 07/30/2021 in BBC News - World

The Olympics host is facing record Covid case numbers, fuelled by the virulent Delta strain.

Japan To Expand Coronavirus Emergency One Week Into Olympics

Published: 07/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government will extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in four more regions on Friday, as cases surge a week into the pandemic-postponed Olympics.

US, Australia, Japan on watch at Beijing's growing influence of Pacific islands' states

Published: 07/29/2021 in MercoPress

As island nations Tonga, Fiji and Palau, former territories under the rule of colonial powers, have maintained exchanges with former suzerain states China has been stepping up its engagement with South Pacific island nations. It is necessary to monitor China's moves as it looks to win over smaller countries to its side through economic assistance with no concern of how its actions are perceived, turning them into its footholds.

Japan Court Upholds US Father-Son Jail Sentences In Nissan's Ghosn Case

Published: 07/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Tokyo court has upheld jail sentences for a US father-son duo who helped ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan, as the pair waived their right to appeal.

Record COVID-19 Cases In Japan's Tokyo Amid Olympics, More Curbs Expected

Published: 07/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Daily virus cases in Tokyo topped 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as several neighbouring regions weighed emergency restrictions to tackle a surge in infections.

Russia Plans Free Trade Zone On Disputed Islands Near Japan: Reports

Published: 07/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Russia plans to set up a special economic zone with no customs and a reduced set of taxes on a disputed chain of islands near Japan, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was quoted as saying on Monday by...

Afrobeats in Japan: British-Nigerian hip hop dancer teaching children how to dance

Published: 07/25/2021 in BBC News - World

Yinka Oshiletu, a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer is bringing Afrobeats sounds to Japan's young dancers.

"Purified": Japan's Hikers Return To "Revered" Mount Fuji

Published: 07/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

For a year, the peak of Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has been off-limits because of coronavirus, but now hikers are flocking back to catch the spectacular sunrise above the clouds.

Japan's Nikkei 225 up 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks rise following Wall Street rebound

Published: 07/20/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 500 points overnight stateside, mostly recovering from its Monday plunge.

Tokyo 2020: Missing Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko found in Japan

Published: 07/20/2021 in BBC News - World

The Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from a pre-Olympic training camp in Japan has been found.

American duo sentenced to prison by Tokyo court for helping Ghosn flee Japan

Published: 07/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

A Tokyo court doled out the first sentences related to Carlos Ghosn's escape, imprisoning two Americans for helping the former Nissan chairman flee from Japan.

Olympic sponsor Toyota passes on Games TV commercials amid lackluster support in Japan

Published: 07/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda, and other executives will not attend the opening ceremony, Toyota said on Monday.

Japan Court Jails US Father-Son In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case

Published: 07/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japan court on Monday sentenced an American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee the country to between 20 months and two years in prison.

Nomura picks 2 winning stocks in Japan — one is already up 122%

Published: 07/18/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Two high performing stocks in Japan's Nikkei 225 are powering ahead as they ride on a global shipping boom.

Asia-Pacific stocks fall; Bank of Japan rate decision ahead

Published: 07/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Bank of Japan is set to release its monetary policy statement at 11:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Friday.

Covid Cluster At Japan Hotel Hosting Brazilian Olympians

Published: 07/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

At least eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil's Olympic judo team have tested positive for coronavirus, local officials said Thursday.

Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan in a box

Published: 07/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The former boss of Nissan and Renault reveals how evaded house arrest to flee to Lebanon.

Japan Says "Sense of Crisis" Needed Over Taiwan

Published: 07/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Tuesday said US-China tensions over Taiwan are an increasingly urgent issue that threatens regional stability, as the balance of power in Asia shifts between the rival countries.

Heavy Rain Hits Southern Japan, Over 1,20,000 Ordered To Evacuate: Report

Published: 07/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan issued evacuation requests to more than 120,000 residents in some southern prefectures due to heavy rain on Saturday, NHK reported, just days after deadly landslides struck the seaside city of...

Olympics will ban spectators after Japan declares state of emergency

Published: 07/08/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japan's state of emergency due to rising Covid-19 cases will last from July 12 through Aug. 22.

Japan Announces Virus Emergency In Tokyo Throughout Olympics

Published: 07/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government on Thursday announced a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Tokyo Olympics, as reports said organisers could bar fans from almost all events at the Games.

Japan To Impose Virus Emergency In Tokyo During Olympics: Reports

Published: 07/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The Japanese government plans to impose a virus state of emergency in Tokyo during the Olympics, reports said Wednesday, meaning spectators could be barred from venues.

Japan Deputy PM Comment On Defending Taiwan Angers China

Published: 07/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso said: "If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation (for Japan)."

Japan's vaccination drive is picking up steam. That's good news for the retail sector, says EY

Published: 07/05/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japan's vaccination efforts are finally "picking up steam" after a slow start, says EY's Nobuko Kobayashi.

Japan landslide: Elderly couple among survivors pulled from buried homes

Published: 07/04/2021 in BBC News - World

Dozens of homes in the coastal city of Atami were buried as heavy rain triggered a torrent of mud.

Rescuers Search For Survivors In Landslide-Hit Japan Town

Published: 07/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide were forced to suspend their search for survivors several times on Sunday as more rain lashed the devastated area.

Japan landslide: 20 missing in Atami city.

Published: 07/03/2021 in BBC News - World

The government is dispatching an emergency task force to the area around Atami, which has seen heavy rain.

19 Missing As Japan Landslide Engulfs Houses After Heavy Rain: Official

Published: 07/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A landslide engulfed houses and left 19 people missing in Japan's central Shizuoka region on Saturday, local officials said, following days of heavy rain.

Japan Prosecutors Seek Nearly 3 Years Jail For Ghosn Escape Accomplices

Published: 07/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese prosecutors said Friday they are seeking jail sentences of nearly three years for an American father-son duo who admit helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan.

Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports

Published: 06/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday by the country's top court, local media said.

American Tells Tokyo Court He Regrets Helping Carlos Ghosn Flee Japan

Published: 06/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor told a Tokyo court on Tuesday he regretted helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan and said the former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman should have stayed to face...

Japan May Ask Indian Olympians, Others For Daily Covid Tests: Report

Published: 06/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan plans to ask Olympic athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus to have daily virus tests for seven days before leaving for...

A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan's slow vaccine rollout, professor says

Published: 06/23/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted Japan was facing a "critical shortage of doctors."

Japan's Top Court Rules Couples Must Use The Same Surname

Published: 06/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name...

Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2% as Asia-Pacific stocks mostly rise

Published: 06/21/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japanese stocks led gains among major Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 jumping more than 2%.

Tokyo 2020: Does Japan have Covid under control?

Published: 06/21/2021 in BBC News - World

With the Olympics starting in July, what is happening with coronavirus in Japan?

Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid in Japan

Published: 06/20/2021 in BBC News - World

The Ugandan was part of a nine-member squad which were fully vaccinated, reports say.

Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Bank of Japan monetary policy statement ahead

Published: 06/17/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Bank of Japan is set to release its statement on monetary policy on Friday.

Giant Buddhist statue gets Covid face mask in Japan

Published: 06/17/2021 in BBC News - World

Temple managers plan to keep the face covering on the figure until the pandemic is brought under control.

Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad

Published: 06/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.

Japan Plans To Lift Tokyo's Virus Emergency A Month Before Olympics

Published: 06/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced Thursday as reports said only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events.

Japan's Nikkei drops 1% as Asia markets mostly slip after U.S. Fed signals rate hikes in 2023

Published: 06/16/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday brought forward the time frame on which it will next raise interest rates.

Japan To Set 10,000-Spectator Cap Ahead Of Olympics

Published: 06/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is planning to set a cap of 10,000 fans at sports events ahead of the Olympics, a cabinet minister said Wednesday, as organisers weigh how many domestic spectators can attend the Games.

Tsunami Lessons Help Push Vaccination Drive In Japan City

Published: 06/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Soma, a rural city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Tokyo that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has surged ahead of most of the country in vaccinations by heeding lessons learned...

Watch: White Rhino 'Emma' Lands In Japan Looking For Love

Published: 06/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Like many of us, Emma has had her travel plans derailed by coronavirus. But after months of delay, the white rhino has arrived in Japan and is looking for love.

US, Japan Covid Aid Aims To Check China Influence In Indo-Pacific: Taiwan

Published: 06/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States and Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan is intended as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan News reported, citing a political...

US Eases Travel Warning Over Covid Including To Olympics Host Japan

Published: 06/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States on Tuesday eased its warning against travel to a number of major nations including Olympics host Japan, Canada, France and Germany after reassessing Covid concerns.

CDC eases travel recommendations on 61 countries, including Japan

Published: 06/08/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its travel recommendations for 61 countries, recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals

Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Japan's economy shrinks less than expected in first quarter

Published: 06/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Revised government data released Tuesday showed Japan's economy shrank 3.9% in the first quarter, an improvement from the initial estimate of a 5.1% contraction.

Japan's Birth Rate Fell To Record Low In 2020 Amid COVID-19: Reports

Published: 06/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic, said reports.

Covid-19 live updates: Taiwan gets vaccine boost from U.S., Japan

Published: 06/04/2021 in National

Taiwan is fighting a virus wave with a slow vaccine program but additional doses are on the way.

Japan panda: Possible pregnancy bumps restaurant stock price

Published: 06/04/2021 in BBC News - World

News that a cub could be on the way at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo causes excitement among investors.

Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Vaccines To Taiwan

Published: 06/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Tokyo is donating more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, Japan's foreign minister announced Friday, as Taipei struggles to secure jabs, accusing China of...

Japan eases controls on Paraguayan shipments of chia thanks to flawless quality

Published: 06/03/2021 in MercoPress

Senave's González highlighted the importance of proper management of crops Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have announced that controls for the presence of aflatoxins in chia imported from Paraguay were to become less strict, in light of the improvement in the quality and safety now duly recorded.

Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics

Published: 05/28/2021 in BBC News - World

Restrictions in Tokyo and nine other areas will now not be lifted until a month before the Olympics.

Japan Extends Covid Emergency Until June 20, A Month Before Olympics

Published: 05/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government on Friday extended a coronavirus emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country until just a month before the Olympics, fuelling doubts about whether the Games can go ahead...

Japan To Be Under Covid State of Emergency Until Month Before Olympics

Published: 05/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a move that is likely to fuel concerns over whether the Games can be...

Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps nearly 2%; JD Logistics' soars in Hong Kong debut

Published: 05/27/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com soared more than 17% in Friday morning trade as it made its debut in Hong Kong.

Japan's Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics partner, calls for cancellation of Games

Published: 05/25/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be canceled in an editorial on Wednesday.

US issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics

Published: 05/24/2021 in BBC News - World

It comes amid heightened scrutiny and pressure to call off the Tokyo Olympics due to be held soon.

Japan mass vaccinations begin in Tokyo and Osaka amid Covid surge

Published: 05/24/2021 in BBC News - World

The vaccination drive in Tokyo and Osaka comes as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope with cases.

Japan Considers Zero-Spectator Olympics Amid Backlash Over Covid Surge

Published: 05/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

After a year of empty bleachers and fake crowd noises, sports fans are returning to stadiums around the world. But the one arena where they might not be welcome is the biggest event of all.

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son expresses concern about Tokyo Olympics as Covid surges in Japan

Published: 05/23/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

With just two months to go until the Summer Games, much of Japan remains under state-of-emergency restrictions, including Tokyo.

Japan bullet train driver leaves cockpit for loo break

Published: 05/21/2021 in BBC News - World

The Japanese man may be punished for leaving the controls in the hands of an untrained conductor.

Asia-Pacific shares mixed; data shows Japan's exports surging in April

Published: 05/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Japan's exports rose 38% in April as compared with a year ago, data from the country's Ministry of Finance showed Thursday,

Japan pulls controversial asylum seeker bill after criticism

Published: 05/18/2021 in BBC News - World

Criticism of the bill was mounting after the death of a Sri Lankan refugee held in detention.

Japan E-Commerce CEO Calls Olympics "Suicide Mission"

Published: 05/15/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a "suicide mission" as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned.

Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?

Published: 05/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Current polls in Japan show nearly 70% of the population do not want the Olympics to go ahead.

Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; Alibaba shares in Hong Kong plunge nearly 5%

Published: 05/13/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points overnight as stocks stateside rebounded from sharp losses in the previous session.

Japan extends Covid-19 restrictions as Olympics draw nearer

Published: 05/07/2021 in BBC News - World

Officials have extended the state of emergency in several regions until the end of the month.

Covid: Japan town builds giant squid statue with relief money

Published: 05/04/2021 in BBC News - World

Noto, which is known for its flying squid, hopes the giant statue will draw back tourists.

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Published: 04/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said, with no immediate reports of damage.

China, Japan Trade Acrimonious Barbs Over Fukushima Tweet

Published: 04/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

China and Japan accused each other of inappropriate behaviour after a Chinese government official posted a tweet of an iconic Japanese woodblock print manipulated to show nuclear waste being poured...

Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near

Published: 04/23/2021 in BBC News - World

The government says a "short and powerful" state of emergency will come into force in several areas.

Climate expert calls on China and Japan to end financing of coal plants in poorer nations

Published: 04/23/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Rachel Kyte, who served as a special representative of the U.N. secretary-general, says "coal has no place in the race to net-zero" carbon emissions by 2050. 

Japan To Have "Short, Powerful" Emergency To Curb Spread Before Olympics

Published: 04/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will declare "short and powerful" states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures on Friday as the country struggles to contain a resurgent pandemic just three months ahead of the...

Japan PM Cancels Trip To India, Philippines Amid Rising Covid Cases

Published: 04/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has cancelled plans to visit India and the Philippines during his country's extended holiday starting in late April amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, a senior...

US, Japan Show United Front On China In Biden's First Summit

Published: 04/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States and Japan vowed Friday to stand firm together against an assertive China and to step up cooperation on climate change and next-generation technology as President Joe Biden made his...

Japan Prime Minister Biden's First Guest With Push On 5G, Climate, China

Published: 04/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's prime minister began the first summit of Joe Biden's presidency Friday with the allies expected to signal progress on 5G technology and climate change amid a concerted US push to compete with...

Engineering professor says Japan's plan to dump treated radioactive water in the sea is not dangerous

Published: 04/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Brent Heuser of University of Illinois said filtering the water will remove most radioactive elements, leaving only tritium that's not harmful in small amounts.

Japan approves plan to release radioactive water into sea

Published: 04/15/2021 in BBC News - World

Most experts say the plan is safe but locals, environmentalists and neighbouring countries are not happy.

Biden seeks closer ties with Japan as the U.S. prepares to challenge China

Published: 04/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person summit with a foreign leader on Friday when Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga heads to Washington.

Japan: Clock stopped by earthquake restarts 10 years on

Published: 04/14/2021 in BBC News - World

The 100-year-old temple clock has started ticking again after an aftershock hit the region.

UAE Partners With Japan To Send Rover To Moon In 2022

Published: 04/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese space company iSpace will transport a United Arab emirates rover to the moon in 2022, the company announced on Wednesday.

South Korea Aims To Move World Court Over Japan's Fukushima Decision

Published: 04/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials to explore moving an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman said, amid protests...

Fukushima: Japan approves releasing wastewater into ocean

Published: 04/12/2021 in BBC News - World

Most experts say it's a normal and safe practice but environmentalists and locals are not happy.

Approved Plan To Release Treated Fukushima Water Into Sea: Japan PM

Published: 04/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government on Tuesday approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, in a controversial decision that...

The Masters: Hideki Matsuyama survives late mistakes to win first men's golf major for Japan

Published: 04/11/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Hideki Matsuyama overcame a nervy start and a pressure-induced back-nine stutter to become the first Japanese player to win a men's major.

Ahead of the Olympics, Japan's vaccine minister says he fears a virus uptick in Tokyo

Published: 04/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Osaka's Covid cases hit record highs this week and authorities are concerned the outbreak in Tokyo could follow a similar trend, Japan vaccine minister said.

Trans in Japan: Sterilisation and legal gender recognition

Published: 04/07/2021 in BBC News - World

Fumino Sugiyama is a transgender man, but Japanese law means he is not legally recognised as male.

Japan's Toshiba reportedly considers a $20 billion deal to take it private

Published: 04/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Toshiba is considering a $20 billion offer from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Japan Airline Offers Meals On Parked Planes To Travel-Starved Customers

Published: 04/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Airline food might be one of the last things people are missing during the pandemic, but one Japanese carrier has customers flocking to sample luxury in-flight meals on its parked planes.

Runway dining at $540 a meal proving hit in Japan

Published: 03/31/2021 in BBC News - World

Japan's biggest airline is making the most of grounded planes while Australian carriers are cutting prices.

Terrace House: Japan man fined $80 over Netflix star's suicide

Published: 03/31/2021 in BBC News - World

Before she died, Hana Kimura had written social media posts implying she was cyberbullied.

Japan's cherry blossom 'earliest peak since 812'

Published: 03/30/2021 in BBC News - World

The early peak is thought to be linked to climate change as spring temperatures rise.

5.8 Earthquake Jolts Japan's Chiba, No Tsunami Warning Yet

Published: 03/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Chiba Prefecture of Japan on Sunday morning.

Japan To Issue Digital Vaccine Passport: Report

Published: 03/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed at opening...

Japan lights Olympic torch after one-year Covid delay

Published: 03/25/2021 in BBC News - World

It was all supposed to happen in 2020, but Japan has finally kicked off its Olympic torch relay.

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan

Published: 03/24/2021 in BBC News - World

Pyongyang is banned from testing such missiles, which were launched into the Sea of Japan.

North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into Sea of Japan, U.S. allies say

Published: 03/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The string of tests comes as Pyongyang ignores invitations from Washington to discuss denuclearization.

BofA says Covid crisis will delay India overtaking Japan as third-largest economy by 3 years

Published: 03/23/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

A BofA Securities report said India should touch Japan's nominal GDP in dollar terms in 2031 if it grows at 9% annually.

International spectators to be barred from entering Japan for Olympics

Published: 03/20/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee said on Saturday that international spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan during the Olympic Games.

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits northern Japan, 1 metre tsunami - NHK

Published: 03/20/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster and generating a tsunami of 1 meter.

7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Off Northeast Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued

Published: 03/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory on Saturday, after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast.

Long-Awaited "Super Mario" Theme Park Opens In Japan

Published: 03/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Here we go! After months of pandemic delays, Nintendo's first ever theme park, featuring a "Mario Kart" ride in a real-life Bowser's Castle, opened in Japan on Thursday to delighted fans.

Not Allowing Same-Sex Marriage Is "Unconstitutional": Japan Court

Published: 03/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japenese district court on Wednesday ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to marry is "unconstitutional", setting a new precedent in the only G7 nation not to fully recognise same-sex...

US, India, Japan And Australia Summit "Went Very Well": Joe Biden

Published: 03/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday the virtual summit he held last week with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia went very well.

Joe Biden, Japan PM Suga Likely To Meet In Washington On April 9: Report

Published: 03/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden on April 9, the first foreign leader to meet the president in the White House, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on...

Japan Says PM Suga Plans To Meet Biden In US Next Month

Published: 03/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan said Friday Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet President Joe Biden in the United States next month, becoming the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with him.

Survivor recalls Japan earthquake hitting his school 10 years later

Published: 03/11/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

CBS News' Lucy Craft lost contact with her son Kohei for days when the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ravaged the region where he was going to school.

Japan Scrambles Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report

Published: 03/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers that were flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the Interfax agency cited Russia's...

In Stunning Satellite Pics, How Japan Rebuilt Itself After Quake, Tsunami

Published: 03/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will tomorrow mark 10 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami, followed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the worst natural disaster in the country's history. 19,000 people lost...

How a "miracle piano" has helped to heal Japan's tsunami scars

Published: 03/09/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Hiroshi Endo's determination to resurrect a high school's treasured instrument was more about fixing broken hearts than mud-mangled keys.

Fly Me To The Moon: Japan Billionaire Offers Space Seats

Published: 03/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

It's the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world.

The couples accused of destroying Japan's families

Published: 03/02/2021 in BBC News - World

An archaic Japanese law requires married couples to adopt the same surname, but many are asking why.

Lanka Offers Deep-Sea Port To India, Japan, Month After Scrapping A Deal

Published: 03/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Sri Lanka will offer a strategically located deep-sea port to India and Japan, an official said Tuesday, as the island seeks to balance traditional ties against China's rising regional influence.

Americans behind Nissan exec's brazen escape from Japan face justice

Published: 03/02/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son don't deny masterminding Carlos Ghosn's cinema-worthy escape to Lebanon in a speaker box.

Carlos Ghosn: US father and son extradited to Japan

Published: 03/01/2021 in BBC News - World

The two allegedly helped the ex-Nissan boss escape Japan while he was on bail for financial crimes.

Covid: Japan asks China to stop anal tests on its citizens

Published: 03/01/2021 in BBC News - World

Some Japanese citizens have said the tests for Covid-19 caused them "psychological distress".

Japan gender equality minister opposes change on separate spouse surnames

Published: 02/26/2021 in BBC News - World

Japan's Tamayo Marukawa signs a document opposing a move for separate surnames for married couples.

Hi, Robot: Japan's Android Pets Ease Virus Isolation

Published: 02/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and clever Japanese robots whose sales are booming in the pandemic.

Japan Appoints "Loneliness" Minister To Check Rising Suicide Rate: Report

Published: 02/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan Finds New Strain As Virus Cluster Emerges At Immigration Centre

Published: 02/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan confirmed a new variant of COVID-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility, presenting new challenges as the country tries to overcome a third wave of the pandemic.

Live updates: G-7 leaders to announce boost to global vaccine supply; Japan confirms new virus variant

Published: 02/19/2021 in National

The Biden administration is expected to promise $4 billion in assistance to the Covax initiative backed by the WHO, while both Britain and France said they would donate or set aside portions of their vaccine supplies for use in developing nations.

India, US, Japan, Australia Call For "Urgent" Return Of Myanmar Democracy

Published: 02/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his first joint talks with the so-called Quad discussed "the urgent need to restore the democratically elected government in Burma," spokesman Ned Price said.

Tokyo 2020: Japan Olympics minister Hashimoto appointed head of Games

Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World

Seiko Hashimoto was appointed after her predecessor was criticised for making sexist comments.

Covid and suicide: Japan's rise a warning to the world?

Published: 02/17/2021 in BBC News - World

For the first time in 11 years, suicide among women has gone up, and the pandemic is playing a part.

Japan student forced to dye her hair wins compensation

Published: 02/17/2021 in BBC News - World

Teachers told the teenage girl to dye her naturally-brown hair black to comply with school rules.

Japan's ruling party invites women to 'look not talk' at key meetings

Published: 02/17/2021 in BBC News - World

Female MPs will be invited to board meetings - but cannot talk - days after an Olympics sexism row.

Japan finally begins COVID vaccinations amid worries over Olympics

Published: 02/17/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

About 80% of those polled in recent media surveys support cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics because of the virus worries.

Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Published: 02/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The government hopes to secure enough supplies for the whole populace - some 126 million people - by mid-year.

Japan Health Ministry Says It Has Approved Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine

Published: 02/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday it has officially approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the first such approval in the country as it steps up efforts to tame a third wave of infections in the...

Trains Halted, Scores Injured As Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake

Published: 02/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Trains were halted over a wide swath of northeastern Japan on Sunday after more than 100 people were injured in an earthquake that appeared to be an aftershock from the devastating quake that hit the...

Fukushima: Powerful earthquake rocks Japan weeks from disaster anniversary

Published: 02/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The 7.3-magnitude quake struck just three weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the 2011 tsunami.

7.1 Magnitude Quake Off East Japan Coast, No Tsunami Alert

Published: 02/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck late Saturday off the eastern coast of Japan but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese authorities said.

Scientists discover new giant fish species off Japan's coast

Published: 02/13/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

There is a great variety of sea life swimming in Earth's oceans, but according to the National Ocean Service, more than 90% of the species living in them are not yet classified. So when scientists stumbled onto a toothy deep-sea "top predator" off Japan's coast, they could not believe a fish of that size was swimming around the deep blue. Lucy Craft has more.

Earthquake With Magnitude 7.0 Strikes Near Tokyo, Japan

Published: 02/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 was reported near Tokyo, Japan on Saturday evening, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

Japan: Submarine crew phone for help after crash

Published: 02/09/2021 in BBC News - World

The submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off Japan's Pacific coast.

Sexist remark taints Japan's bid to show it's ready to host Olympics

Published: 02/04/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

A remark about "annoying" women by the man in charge has tarnished Tokyo's efforts to highlight meticulous planning for a safe Summer Olympics amid a pandemic.

US In Touch With Nations Like India, Japan On Myanmar: Official

Published: 02/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Terming the military detention of civilian leaders in Myanmar a coup, a senior State Department official on Tuesday said the US is in touch with like-minded allies like India and Japan on the latest...

Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

Published: 01/30/2021 in BBC News - World

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

Fearing Eviction From Home, Japan Woman Hid Mother's Corpse For 10 Years

Published: 01/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A Japanese woman who said she hid her mother's corpse in a freezer in her apartment for a decade told police she feared eviction if the death was discovered, media reported Saturday.

The internet raves about Japan's famous bamboo forest. Here's what it really looks like

Published: 01/29/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Photos of Kyoto's beautiful Arashiyama Bamboo Grove are often heavily edited. This is what Japan's most famous bamboo forest really looks like.

AstraZeneca To Produce 90 Million Covid Vaccine Shots In Japan: Official

Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

AstraZeneca Plc has told Japan's health ministry it would produce more than 90 million coronavirus vaccine shots in the country, Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday.

Dry Ice, Overworked Doctors: Olympic Hurdles For Japan's Vaccine Roll-Out

Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's vaccination roll-out faces logistical hurdles that could further delay the slow-moving campaign, experts and officials say, complicating plans to deliver wide-scale coronavirus inoculations in...

Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up

Published: 01/19/2021 in BBC News - World

One person is killed and at least 10 are injured after cars collide on the Tohoku Expressway.

Japan stocks poised to rise; Yellen set to urge U.S. to 'act big' on coronavirus relief

Published: 01/18/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury secretary, is set for a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka Revives Port Deal With India, Japan

Published: 01/13/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced the revival of an Indian and Japanese investment project to develop a deep-sea terminal in Colombo harbour, next to a controversial...

Japan's Chugai soars 7% after UK says its drug reduces hospital time for Covid patients

Published: 01/11/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.K. said patients receiving the drugs, typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, "left intensive care between 7 to 10 days earlier on average."

Japan has found a new Covid variant. Here's how it compares to virus strains in the UK, South Africa

Published: 01/11/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The identification of a new Covid variant comes as countries scramble to contain two other contagious variants that have emerged in the U.K. and South Africa.

New Covid Variant Found In Travellers From Brazil: Japan Government

Published: 01/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

A new coronavirus variant has been detected in four travellers from Brazil's Amazonas state, Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday, in the latest instance the pandemic virus is evolving.

South Korean court orders Japan to pay WWII sex slaves reparations

Published: 01/08/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Calling it a "crime against humanity," the court says Japan's use of so-called "comfort women" should be subject to Korean law as its occupation of the country was illegal.

Japan Declares State Of Emergency In Tokyo Area Amid Surge In Covid Cases

Published: 01/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan's government declared a month-long coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday as the capital reported a record surge in daily infections.

Covid: Japan's top sumo wrestler infected with coronavirus

Published: 01/04/2021 in BBC News - World

Hakuho, the Mongolian-born grand champion, has tested positive for the virus.

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, Japan's PM says

Published: 01/01/2021 in BBC News - World

Japan's prime minister says the delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead this summer despite concern over rising coronavirus cases.

New Coronavirus Variant From South Africa Found In Japan

Published: 12/28/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan on Monday detected a coronavirus variant found in South Africa, the government said, the first such discovery in a nation that has already identified more than a dozen cases of another variant...

Japan's Nikkei 225 surges to levels not seen since early 1990s as Asia-Pacific markets rise

Published: 12/28/2020 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Stocks in Asia-Pacific were higher in Tuesday morning trade following overnight gains on Wall Street that sent the major averages to record highs.

Japan: Snow traps 1,000 drivers in frozen traffic jam

Published: 12/18/2020 in BBC News - World

Heavy snow has left drivers stranded on a highway in Japan, some of them since Wednesday night.

Japan To Buy 10,500 Freezers For Coronavirus Vaccines

Published: 12/10/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will buy 10,500 deep freezers to store novel coronavirus vaccines and is considering purchasing dry ice in bulk as it prepares to protect its population from the virus, the Ministry of Health...

Japan To Give Free COVID-19 Vaccine To All Its Residents

Published: 12/02/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases.

Japan's soaring female suicide rate could be a warning to the world

Published: 12/01/2020 in World - CBSNews.com

Research shows women hit harder by COVID-19 economic impact, likely fueling an 80% rise in suicides. Experts say if it can happen in Japan, it "can happen anywhere."

Russia 'threatened to ram' US ship in Sea of Japan

Published: 11/24/2020 in BBC News - World

Moscow accuses an American destroyer of entering its waters, but the US denies its vessel was expelled.