Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate
The four leaders of the “Quad” group of countries vowed on Tuesday to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and to fight climate change, as they met ...
Japan MOF official arrested for suspected assault
Japanese police on Friday arrested a senior finance ministry official involved in coordinating policies with the central bank for possible assault charges, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Heihachiro Ono, 56, deputy vice ...
G7 to phase out Russian oil, U.S. sanctions Gazprombank execs over Ukraine war
Group of Seven (G7) nations committed on Sunday to ban or phase out imports of Russian oil and the United States unveiled sanctions against Gazprombank executives and other businesses to ...
How is Japan’s government connected with Russia’s biggest cigarette maker?
Japan’s government has severed banking and trade ties with Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but a tobacco company in which it owns a one-third stake is still ...
Japan’s Kishida sees growing chance of Russia using nuclear weapons
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday the prospect of Russia using nuclear weapons was “increasingly real”, welcoming a visit by the U.S. ambassador to Hiroshima, the ...
Russia conducts military drills on isles disputed with Japan
Russia was conducting drills on islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese media said on Saturday, days after Moscow halted peace talks with Japan because of its sanctions over Russia’s invasion ...
Japan warns of blackouts, issues dire plea to save energy as temperatures drop
Japan on Tuesday issued an emergency plea for citizens, businesses and local authorities to conserve energy, warning of potential blackouts after a massive earthquake idled several power plants and unseasonably ...
Thousands of Japan homes without power after quake kills four late Wednesday (Video)
Tens of thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday morning after a magnitude 7.4 quake struck shortly before midnight, throwing a swathe of northeastern Japan into darkness, severing key ...
Japan diverting LNG to Europe, extra cargoes arriving in March
Japan has decided to divert some LNG cargoes to Europe in response to requests from the United States and European Union, with the extra shipments expected to arrive in March, ...
Arson suspected in Japan clinic blaze with 27 feared dead (Updated)
A fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, with 27 people feared dead and police reported to be investigating possible arson.
The blaze broke ...
UNIC strengthens cultural relations with Japan
The new Japan Book Corner at the UNIC library is expanding the cooperation between the local university and the embassy of Japan in Cyprus.
The Japan Book Corner, inaugurated at ...
Death row inmates in Japan sue over ‘inhumane’ same-day notification
Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for ...
Overcoming scandal and PTSD, Japan’s Princess Mako finally marries college sweetheart
Japan’s Princess Mako, the emperor’s niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny that has ...
Japanese octogenarian skateboarder learns new tricks
Yoshio Kinoshita is living proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.
The 81-year-old rides the ramps at his local skate park in the city of Osaka almost ...
Tokyo trains crowded but little other damage day after strong quake
Tokyo area commuters faced packed trains on Friday on some lines due to delays, but there was little other impact after a strong quake rocked the Japanese capital late the ...
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warning
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there were no reports of ...
Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death, Moderna woes in Japan widen
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country’s first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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Closer ties between Cyprus and Japan aided return of art treasure
Closer ties between Cyprus and Japan, reflected in the opening by the two countries of embassies in each other’s capitals, played a catalytic part in the first ever repatriation ...
Three dead, 80 missing in Japan after heavy rains trigger landslides
More than a thousand Japanese rescuers combed through crumbled houses and buried roads on Monday two days after landslides tore through a seaside city, fighting time and poor weather to ...
China urges Japan to treat “comfort women” issue in honest, responsible manner
China urged Japan to treat the “comfort women” issue left over from history in an honest and responsible manner at the ongoing 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Strong quake hits off Japan coast, triggering blackouts
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major ...
Japan to consider new Covid-19 emergency declaration
Japan will consider issuing a new emergency declaration after governors in the capital region urged action to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases, the head of the nation’s ...