Japan

Japan quake: Rescuers rush to reach survivors

Rescue teams in Japan on Tuesday struggled to reach isolated areas hit by a powerful… Read More

Massive earthquake prompts tsunami warning for western coast in Japan

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Japanese scale – the strongest on the Japanese… Read More

Russia warns Japan

MOSCOW: A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have… Read More

World’s biggest nuclear plant in Japan to resume path towards restart

Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban it imposed on Tokyo Electric… Read More

Daihatsu suspends all domestic production

Japanese car maker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces… Read More

Weird: Police arrest taxi driver for running over pigeon

A Tokyo taxi driver was arrested for deliberately driving into a flock of pigeons and… Read More

Seven missing after US Osprey crashes off Japan

TOKYO: Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday for seven missing US Air Force personnel… Read More

US Osprey military aircraft with 8 crew crashes off Japan: coastguard

A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off the coast… Read More

Japan space agency hit with cyberattack

Japan's space agency was hit with a cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did… Read More

Vietnam upgrades ties with Japan to highest level

Vietnam and Japan on Monday officially upgraded their relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" during… Read More

Japan to cull 40,000 birds after bird flu case

Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a… Read More

Wegovy: Popular weight-loss drug coming to Asia

Novo Nordisk will launch its hugely popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy in Japan on Feb. 22… Read More

North Korea tells Japan it plans to launch satellite in the coming days

North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a satellite between Wednesday and Dec.… Read More

Japan starts third Fukushima water release

TOKYO: Japan on Thursday began releasing a third batch of treated wastewater from the stricken… Read More

Japan announces $113-bln package to combat inflation pain

TOKYO: Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida said on Thursday the government will spend over… Read More

Pakistan, Japan sign agreement to reconstruct educational facilities

Pakistan and Japan Wednesday signed an agreement worth $5.3 million for the reconstruction of educational… Read More

JPY: Japan likely won’t intervene to reverse yen downtrend

Japan likely won't seek to reverse the yen's downtrend with exchange-rate intervention as recent falls… Read More

Second round of Fukushima wastewater release begins

TOKYO: Japan began releasing the second batch of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant… Read More

Japan issues tsunami advisory for islands in eastern Japan

Japan issued an advisory for a tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of… Read More

Japan sees hottest September since records began

TOKYO: Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather… Read More