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...
23 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
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 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 ...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM 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
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
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...
05 Nov, 2023, 04.20 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 - poll
31 Jul, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
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...
17 May, 2021, 11.20 AM 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
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...
10 Jan, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
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...
02 Jun, 2013, 07.09 PM IST
- 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...
13 Mar, 2011, 11.14 AM IST