Japan trade minister holds brief talks with Chinese counterpart amid diplomatic rowJapan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa confirmed a brief, undisclosed conversation with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao before a dinne...
Japan contains one of its biggest wildfires in decades after 11-day battleJapan forest fire: After a grueling 11-day fight, firefighters and military forces in Japan's Iwate region have finally brought wildfires u...
Japan to roll out prepaid transport card for foreign visitors from MayJapan will launch a new prepaid IC card, “Tourist Pasmo”, for foreign travellers in May, according to Kyodo News. Issued by Pasmo Co., the ...
Japan Earthquake: Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits off Japan, tsunami observedEarthquake Today in Japan: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 has shaken northeastern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported t...
Japan Earthquake: Bullet train services halted between Tokyo–AomoriEarthquake Today in Japan: A magnitude 7.5 quake off Japan's coast has halted bullet train services between Tokyo and Aomori. The powerful ...
Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off JapanA powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake off Japan's northeast coast triggered tsunami warnings, with waves potentially reaching 3 meters. Evacu...
China calls passage of Japanese warship through Taiwan Strait a 'provocation'China has strongly protested a Japanese military vessel sailing through the Taiwan Strait. Beijing views this move as a deliberate provocat...
US drawing up contingency plans for Taiwan emergency: KyodoThe United States is developing contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in response to potential emergencie...
Japanese unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida's ratings hit low - pollJapanese are unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida's ratings hit low - poll. The telephone survey found 62.5% of respondents did not hig...
Japan PM Fumio Kishida says ChatGPT will be on G7 summit agenda: Report"International rules need to be created," Kyodo quoted Kishida as saying in a meeting with executives of regional newspapers.
Japan prosecutors to indict suspected Shinzo Abe assassin - KyodoThe decision follows psychiatric examination of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 42-year-old. Abe was killed with a handmade gu...
Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex PM Shinzo Abe pollSlim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll
Over 80 percent of Japanese oppose Olympics this summer: PollThe latest survey comes after Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency Friday as the nation battles the fourth wave of virus infecti...
Japan looks to raise 2030 emissions cut target to at least 40%: ReportPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a goal of making Japan carbon neutral by 2050, and the government aims to finalise the 2030 target by...
80 percent of Japan wants Tokyo Olympics cancelled or delayed, says a local surveyAbout 80% of people in Japan say this year's Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronav...
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...
- Japan quake toll may cross 2,000, nuclear-reactor meltdown feared
Technicians struggled Sunday to prevent a meltdown at a nuclear power plant damaged by an earthquake in Japan as officials said the toll mi...