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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...
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region, no tsunami riskA significant earthquake, measured at magnitude 7.4 by the USGS, struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region. Initial concerns a...
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba signals he'll stay amid resignation callsDespite facing calls for his resignation following the Liberal Democratic Party's loss of its upper house majority, Japanese PM Shigeru Ish...
Japan election results 2024: PM Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition set to lose majority, claims reportJapan election results 2024 have shown Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition is losing majority, according to reports.
Japan's ruling coalition set to lose parliamentary majority, exit polls showExit polls indicate Japan's ruling coalition might not secure a parliamentary majority, heightening uncertainty in the government. The Libe...
Chinese Navy survey ship entered Japanese waters, Japan's defence ministry saysAccording to Japan's defense ministry, a Chinese Navy survey vessel briefly entered Japanese territorial waters off Kagoshima Prefecture be...
Japan issues its first 'megaquake' warning after powerful tremorAn earthquake off Kyushu led Japan to issue its first megaquake warning for the Nankai trough. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a trip...
North Korea fires missile off east coast, South Korea, Japan sayA Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile. The projectile app...
Japan PM pledges to boost defence, diplomatic capabilities to preserve peace, NHK saysJapan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio vows to bolster defense and diplomacy to ensure peace amidst escalating military activities around the...
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...
North Korea fires more missiles, eight in two weeks, South Korean media reportsThe South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the launches -- the seventh and eighth in two weeks -- came from the south...
Japan quake with a magnitude of 5.1 hits Hokkaido: Japan Meteorological AgencyThe epicentre of the earthquake was in the Soya region of the northern island of Hokkaido, and at a depth of 3 kilometres, the National Res...
Nikkei closes down more than 1.4% after reports Japan PM to resignThe Nikkei 225 index fell 1.41 percent, or 326.21 points, to 22,882.65 after local media reported Abe was set to quit, hours before he was ...
China warns of reprisal as Japanese city changes disputed area nameThe row over the uninhabited East China Sea islets may add to recent tension caused by Japan's criticisms of Beijing's plan to impose a new...
Want to buy an 8K TV? Might be time to remortgage the houseSharp has unveiled its first commercially-available 8K TV set is going on sale on October 30. Of course that's commercially-available not c...
- Millions stuck in Tokyo as quake shuts down subways
Seismologists say that the "Big One" - a huge quake below or near Tokyo, forecast to kill thousands - is, statistically speaking, long over...
- Japan's three major non-life insurers eye merger: Report
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings and its two rivals are considering an integration of their operation to become Japan's biggest non...