Japan

Japan puts the brakes on used-car trade

Japan's move to bar most used-car sales to Russia slammed the brakes on a trade… Read More

Russia mulls joining China in banning Japan seafood

Russia is considering joining China in banning Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated radioactive… Read More

Japan tells China to remove buoy from Tokyo’s EEZ

TOKYO: Japan has told Beijing to remove a Chinese buoy floating in waters within its… Read More

Japan launches ‘Moon Sniper’ mission

Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission blasted off Thursday as the country's space programme looks to bounce… Read More

Japan decries China harassment over Fukushima water release

TOKYO: Tokyo demanded Tuesday that China ensure the safety of Japanese citizens as it reported… Read More

Toyota to halt operations at all Japan assembly plants

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will suspend operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan… Read More

Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander

TOKYO: Japan's space agency suspended a planned launch on Monday of an H-IIA rocket that… Read More

China halts Japan seafood imports over Fukushima water release

said was the "selfish" release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan began… Read More

Japan begins release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant

NAMIE, Japan: Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday in… Read More

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday

TOKYO: Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday,… Read More

Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat

Selling jackets with built-in fans, neck coolers and T-shirts that feel cold, Japanese firms are… Read More

More Japanese region brace for storms as Typhoon Khanun heads west

TOKYO: Japan cancelled hundreds of flights and advised more than 60,000 households to evacuate some… Read More

Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence “folly”

TOKYO: Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima,… Read More

Japanese restaurants in China fear ruin

It's been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over… Read More

Japan factory output rises 2% in June as demand buoys manufacturers

TOKYO: Japanese factory output improved in June for the first time in two months, government… Read More

Japan says North Korea threat more serious than ‘ever’

Japan said Friday that North Korea posed a more serious threat to its national security… Read More

Japan sees record drop in population

Japan's population fell by a record in 2022, government data showed Wednesday, as the country… Read More

Digital Yen: Bank of Japan launches forum for pilot programme

The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies… Read More

Japan exports underwhelm in June, global weakness drags on economy

TOKYO: Japan's annual exports grew much-less than expected in June, highlighting weak Chinese and Western… Read More

Japan and UAE agree innovation, climate change cooperation

ABU DHABI: Japan and the United Arab Emirates agreed to cooperate on technology and climate… Read More