Japan confirms season's fourth bird flu outbreakJapan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local m...
Japan kabuki star Ennosuke Ichikawa arrested on suspicion of mother's suicide, say Tokyo copsEnnosuke Ichikawa, a well-known kabuki actor in Japan, was arrested on charges of assisting in his mother's suicide. He allegedly gave her ...
China concerned about Japan's plan to curb chipmaking gear exportsIn a commerce ministry statement on Thursday, Wang Shouwen, Chinese vice commerce minister, urged Japan to follow World Trade Organization ...
Japan Prime Minister says considering Ukraine tripTokyo has worked in lockstep with its G7 allies to sanction Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and boost support to Kyiv, even taking the ...
Asian stocks stall amid global volatilityThe International Monetary Fund cut its 2023 global growth forecast from 2.9% to 2.7%, warning that pressures from inflation, war-driven en...
Iconic Japanese actor Akira Takarada of 'Godzilla' fame dies at 87Takarada passed away in hospital after contracted pneumonia.
Nikkei falls on profit-booking as boost from Yellen call fadesNikkei share average edged down 0.38 per cent to 28,523.26, while the broader Topix inched down 0.34 per cent to 1,849.58.
Rare bomb threats in Japan as Donald Trump kicks off Asia tourBomb threats are extremely uncommon in Japan. No explosives were found and no arrests were made in any of the cases, which took place far a...
Japan PM eyes snap election this year: reportsAbe floated the idea of holding a vote on October 22 or October 29 in meetings with senior ruling party officials, Jiji Press and the Asahi...
- NABARD to finance public, private sectors for warehouse in Rajsthan
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development will provide finances up to Rs 1,000 crore for warehouse development in Rajsthan in nex...
Japan Airlines finds fault on Boeing's modified Dreamliner: ReportsJapan Airlines found a fault with a modified Dreamliner on Sunday, reports said, a day after it resumed full operation of Boeing's flagship...
- Toyota to start Prius production in Thailand: Reports
Toyota Motor will start producing the Prius hybrid in Thailand this year, stepping up overseas output of the fuel-sipping vehicles.
- Toyota to liquidate joint venture with GM: Reports
Japan's Toyota Motor plans to liquidate its joint venture with General Motors in the US state of California by the end of August, press rep...
- Japan's Mitsubishi Motors to join downsizing trend: Reports
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will join other major Japanese carmakers in making further cuts to production and jobs to cope with the global econ...
- Toyota to post first North America loss: report
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will post its first ever operating loss in North America in the six months through September as demand slumps in...
- Japan's Yamato Life Insurance goes bankrupt: Official
Japan's Yamato Life Insurance will file for bankruptcy protection, becoming the first Japanese insurer to fail amid the global credit crisi...
- Japan's Norinchukin in deal with France's Credit Agricole
Japan's Norinchukin Bank has worked out a deal to invest in France's biggest retail bank Credit Agricole SA, which has been hit hard by the...