Japan

Japan fights coronavirus in luxurious style with million-yen masks

The diamond masks are embellished with a 0.7 carat diamond and more than 300 pieces… Read More

‘Amusement workation’: Japan theme park becomes new office for teleworkers

The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers,… Read More

Japan’s Yoshihide Suga formally voted in as PM

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, resigned because of ill health after nearly eight years in office.… Read More

Japan provides 500 million yen grant to Pakistan

Japan also offered to provide assistance for the management/transportation of garbage/solid waste for Karachi Read More

Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall

Water was discharged at 23 dams in six prefectures to prevent damage from floods caused… Read More

Japan says it will bear cost of coronavirus vaccines for populace

The government also said it planned to establish funds to compensate for possible side effects… Read More

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe’s successor

Japan's ruling party will vote on September 14 on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's replacement, an… Read More

Japan’s Suga to join race to succeed PM Abe

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo… Read More

What’s next after Japan PM Abe quits?

The abrupt resignation of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, on Friday triggered an election… Read More

Japan economy shrinks record 7.8% in April-June

Japan's economy shrank a record 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in… Read More

Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Japan will order 120 million doses of the experimental vaccine Read More

COAS Bajwa, Japanese defence minister discuss military cooperation: ISPR

Both of them also discussed Pakistan’s efforts to tackle coronavirus, said the ISPR. Read More

Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack Read More

Japan approves dexamethasone as COVID-19 treatment

Japan’s health ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second… Read More

16 dead in Japan as heavy rain triggers floods, mudslides

At least 16 people are dead after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and… Read More

Mysterious ‘UFO’ captures national attention in Japan

The unidentified flying object was first spotted on Wednesday morning when residents in northern Sendai… Read More

Japanese ambassador writes to COAS Bajwa on International day of UN peacekeepers

Japanese ambassador to Pakistan, Kuninori Matsuda on Friday penned a letter to Pakistan's Chief of… Read More

‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ back on big screen as Japan reopens

Japanese chain Toho Cinemas reopened 10 of its 66 theatres in areas deemed relatively safe… Read More

FM briefs Japanese counterpart on PM’s ‘Global Initiative on Debt Relief’

He thanked Japan for its assistance to Pakistan to combat the pandemic Read More