5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Japan: ReportsAn earthquake hit Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Tuesday. The magnitude was estimated between 5.9 and 6.2. Parts of Amami in Kagoshima fel...
20 May, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
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 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
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
Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, disrupting thousandsA railway power outage in Tokyo caused widespread morning commute disruptions on Friday. Two major lines, the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku, w...
16 Jan, 2026, 06.25 AM IST
Toyota may announce US-made vehicle imports to JapanToyota Motor is likely to announce plans next week to import vehicles made in the United States to Japan, NHK reported on Saturday. The ann...
25 Oct, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo's Haneda airport -NHKSome flights were delayed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, pu...
10 Jun, 2023, 12.04 PM 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
At least 27 people feared dead in blaze at clinic in JapanTwenty-eight people were believed to be affected, 27 of whom were found in a state of heart and lung failure, NHK reported.
17 Dec, 2021, 10.32 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
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
Ex-Nissan worker arrested for corporate secrets theft from Japanese automakerKenichi Okamura, who was working at the company's office in Atsugi when the alleged incident occurred, denies involvement, NHK added.
13 May, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
- 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...
28 Dec, 2008, 03.47 PM IST
- Fujitsu to spin off chip business: Reports
Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu Ltd. plans to spin off its semiconductor business into a separate company as part of efforts to reduce c...
20 Jan, 2008, 07.30 AM IST