Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern JapanA strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Friday. The tremor occurred in Pacific waters off Miyagi prefecture. No tsunami w...
15 May, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
Japan issues advisory for northern coastal areas for slightly increased risk of mega-quakeJapan has issued an advisory for its northern coast. This follows a powerful earthquake earlier today. There is a small chance of a mega-qu...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.37 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
Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, NHK saysAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck mountainous Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday. The quake hit Omachi in ...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.38 AM IST
Japan PM says call with Iranian president being 'arranged'Japan is arranging a phone call between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amidst Middle East conflict. ...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Is Japan, global economic superpower, planning for energy austerity measures amidst Iran war? Prime Minister reveals detailsJapanese government bonds were largely steady on Tuesday, as investors wrestled with optimism over a potential Middle East ceasefire and un...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Japan PM Kishida evacuated unhurt after explosion at speech: Japan MediaKishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to cheer his ruling party's candidate in a local election. There was an expl...
15 Apr, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
Japanese military helicopter goes missing with several people on boardThe UH60 troop transport, commonly known as the Black Hawk, disappeared from radar tracking after leaving a Ground Self Defense Force base ...
06 Apr, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
World's oldest person, Kane Tanaka, passes away in Japan at 119Tanaka was born in the year of the Wright Brothers's first controlled flight of their airplane.
25 Apr, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Volcano eruption triggers evacuation orders, metre-high waves in JapanAround 230,000 people were advised to evacuate across eight prefectures due to the tsunami risk, NHK reported. The alert included areas hit...
16 Jan, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warningNHK said four people sustained injuries in Chiba and showed a two-storey building in neighbouring Saitama prefecture on fire. Private broad...
07 Oct, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
G20 approves global corporate tax rate of at least 15 per centThe G20 finance chiefs wrapped up two days of talks in the Italian city of Venice on Saturday with the adoption of a joint communique, repo...
11 Jul, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Peru's COVID-19 death rate found to be worlds' worst after revised dataThe Peruvian Government has more than doubled the country's coronavirus death toll. The government updated the figure from 69,342 to 180,76...
02 Jun, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Ex-Nissan executive Greg Kelly to stand trial from Sept 15: NHKFormer Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa will be among those who will appear at the hearing at the Tokyo District Court in September, N...
30 Jul, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
- China plants to restart: Honda
Honda Motor Co said production at Chinese joint venture Guangqi Honda's two factories would resume on Thursday after a one-day disruption c...
23 Jun, 2010, 07.56 PM IST