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Japan-China tensions escalate in Indo-Pacific over radar confrontationChinese fighter jets targeted Japanese aircraft with radar over international waters. Japan's Defence Ministry reported the incidents, call...
Russia says it could respond harshly to Japan's missile deployment plans near TaiwanJapan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Sunday that plans were "steadily moving forward" to deploy a medium-range surface-to-air ...
Why 7-Eleven and convenience stores in Japan are so specialJapanese convenience stores, like 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson, are integral to daily life, offering diverse services beyond basic reta...
4 Japanese soldiers injured in US military base blast in OkinawaAn explosion occurred at the US military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. The incident took place at a Self-Defense Forces ammunition depot. F...
Japan, US, South Korean coast guards hold 1st joint drill off Japan's coast as China concerns riseJapanese, US, and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first joint drill off Japan's coast, aimed at strengthening maritime tie...
Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years; 7 dead, 77 trapped and 700 injuredTaiwan was struck by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude, the most intense seismic activity in at least 25 years, resulting in fo...
A powerful typhoon pounds Japan's Okinawa injuring people while making its way toward mainland ChinaA powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more than 20 people as it mov...
Japan military member arrested after fatal shooting, says Defence MinistryA Japanese soldier was arrested after two people were killed and one injured in a shooting at a military shooting range in Gifu City on Wed...
Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missileJapanese media reported Saturday that the defence ministry issued the same preparation orders in 2012. Pyongyang has not provided a launch ...
Arata Isozaki, Pritzker-winning Japanese architect, dies at 91Isozaki won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, internationally the highest honor in the field, in 2019.
Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stickSome Moderna shots were temporarily halted in Okinawa on Sunday after foreign materials were discovered in vials and syringes. The health m...
What we know about Japan's contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine suppliesOn Aug. 26, Japan said it had halted the use of 1.63 million Moderna doses shipped to 863 vaccination centres nationwide as a precaution.
Japan's Yasuhide Nakayama says necessary to 'wake up' to protect TaiwanNakayama highlighted growing threats posed by China in space, in missile technology, in the cyber domain and in nuclear and conventional fo...
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 caseOrganizers say the 30-year-old policeman was assigned to control traffic on the April 17 leg in southwestern Kagawa prefecture. They said t...
Electric bike co Okinawa to set up Rs 200 crore plant in RajasthanThe company has acquired land near Bhiwadi for the new plant, which will have a total manufacturing capacity of one million units.
In the two-wheeler sharing market, electric scooters are getting hotBike-sharing is seen as the best solution to solving the last-mile connectivity gap associated with public transport.
India's electric vehicle goals being realised on two wheels, not fourRoadblocks for scooters are fewer. Compared to cars, they are lighter and run on less powerful batteries.
Japan wants India to raise the issue of South China SeaJapan's heightened focus on maritime security is directly proportional to China's assertiveness in East China Sea where the latter challeng...
- Three generations of mutant butterflies found in Fukushima
Radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster has caused a macabre and hair-raising consequence - butterflies that flitted around...
- Earthquake hits Japan's southern islands
A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern islands on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, met...