Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakesA devastating earthquake in western Japan claims 100 lives, with rescue efforts ongoing amid aftershocks. Some survivors were miraculously ...
06 Jan, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
Japan Is bringing in more foreigners than you thinkAs Japan's population declines, the country has been quietly bringing in more foreign workers, with the number of foreigners comprising 2.4...
04 Aug, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Japan's Toyota, Isuzu, Hino join in truck technology tie upToyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, sold off in 2018 a 5.9 per cent stake in Isuzu that it had bough...
24 Mar, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
Magnitude 6.1 quake kills three, stops factories in Japan's Osaka areaNo tsunami warning was issued. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said authorities were assessing damage and that its top priority was the safety of...
18 Jun, 2018, 09.23 AM IST
World’s worst commodity was radioactive for investor portfoliosPrices tumbled 41 per cent last year, touching a 12-year low below $18 a pound in November, according to Ux Consulting Co., which compiles ...
06 Jan, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
This is what kept our celebrities awake in 2016From the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad to the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed at JNU, the young are a worried lot.
25 Dec, 2016, 08.09 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Japan Q1 growth fastest in more than 2 years before tax hikeIt was the fastest expansion since 10.8% annualised growth in Q3 of 2011, when the country was recovering from an earthquake & nuclear disa...
15 May, 2014, 10.12 AM IST
New Toyota chief Akio Toyoda finds feet, company set for big profitsAkio had to deal with with a terrible crisis and in a great turnaround, Toyota earned more than the combined profits of GM and Volkswagen l...
22 Nov, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
- Sony Corp dips below 1,000 yen for first time since 1980
Sony Corp.dropped below 1,000 Yen in Tokyo trading for the first time since 1980, when the Walkman was new, after Japan's currency gained a...
05 Jun, 2012, 08.12 AM IST
- Honda Motors January-March net up 61% at $ 871 million
Honda Motors had a net profit of 44.5 billion yen in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011, Honda said in a statement.
27 Apr, 2012, 08.27 PM IST
- Good vibes propel crude to 3-month high
Italy's efforts to form a new govt & Japan's first growth in a yr boost prospects for oil as it traded near the highest level.
15 Nov, 2011, 12.41 AM IST
- Suzuki Motor Corp half yearly net income up 5%
Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corp today reported 5.26 per cent jump in its net income for the six-month period ended September 30.
07 Nov, 2011, 10.31 PM IST
- New 5.9 quake jolts Japan; Zeolite dropped in Pacific
Japanese engineers began dumping zeolite mineral to check sea water contamination, even as desperate efforts were launched to combat surge ...
16 Apr, 2011, 09.04 PM IST
- Oil prices slip back in Asia after hitting record above $135 on supply worries, weak dollar
Oil prices hit a record above $135 a barrel before falling back in Asia on Thursday, with supply worries, rising global demand and a slumpi...
22 May, 2008, 10.15 AM IST
- Earthquake hits Japan's southern islands
A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern islands on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, met...
21 Apr, 2007, 09.20 AM IST