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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...03 May, 2026, 08.19 AM IST- 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...20 Apr, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
- 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 ...20 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
- 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...20 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
- 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...17 Apr, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
- United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Japan, 2 people injured: reportUnited Airlines Flight 32, en route to Cebu, Philippines, from Narita Airport, Japan, executed an emergency landing at Kansai International...12 Sep, 2025, 06.21 PM IST
- 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...25 Nov, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
- Japan government considers declaring end to deflation: ReportThe government acknowledged that Japan's economy was in deflation for the first time in 2001, with the nation struggling for much of the pa...04 Mar, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
- Foreign minors who grow up in Japan to now be eligible for special permission for residencyForeign nationals under 18, who were born and raised in Japan, may be eligible for special permission for residency in the country if they ...04 Aug, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
- 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo causes minor injuries, damageFour people were hurt, including a man who was hit by a falling ceiling light, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency, and some rail servic...11 May, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
- 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.19 Apr, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
- 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...24 Dec, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
- Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex PM Shinzo Abe pollSlim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll31 Jul, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
- 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...08 Apr, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
- Radiation levels surge in seawater near Japan's N-plantAmid efforts to stabilise Japan's Fukushima plant, radiation levels have surged in seawater near the nuclear reactors north-east of the cap...26 Mar, 2011, 06.56 PM IST
- Toyota chief ready to testify over recalls: ReportToyota president Akio Toyoda is prepared to testify at US congressional hearings if he is formally asked to do so, a report by Kyodo news a...13 Feb, 2010, 01.44 AM IST
- Japan creating $73 bn stimulus packageJapan is drawing up an economic stimulus package worth eight trillion yen ($73 billion) to help businesses and consumers cope with soaring ...23 Aug, 2008, 03.21 PM IST
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