Japan to extend Tokyo area state of emergency to March 21
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally...
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Japan priestess stabbed to death at shrine in ‘family feud’
A Shinto priestess was killed on the grounds of a famous Tokyo shrine by a man wielding a traditional Japanese sword who then killed another...
Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years
The Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday was hit by its first November snow in 54 years, slowing rush hour trains as residents slogged to...
Typhoon Malakas hits southern Japan, heading toward Tokyo
A strong typhoon made landfall on south-western Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that caused floods, forcing flight cancellations and prompting local authorities to issue...
Attacker in Japan stabs, kills 19 in their sleep at disabled centre (Updated)
A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and killed 19 patients as they...
Thousands of anti-Abe protesters rally in Tokyo as election nears
Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Tokyo on Sunday to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the military...
Lefkara included in top 30 beautiful villages by Japan’s travel agents
By Evie Andreou Lefkara village has been included in the list of Europe’s 30 most beautiful villages by Japan’s Association of Travel Agents, (JATA) the...
‘No going back’ on Eleftheria Square, despite costs
By Evie Andreou Award-winning architect Zaha Hadid, whose design won the Europe-wide competition in 2005 for the revamp of Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square, has seen her...
Eastern Japan shaken by 5.6 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook Tokyo and surrounding areas on Monday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency...
Strong quake hits Japan, Taiwan; tsunami warning lifted
A strong earthquake rattled Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan on Monday, official monitoring sites said, briefly prompting a warning for...
Biden on delicate mission to defuse tensions in east Asia
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and David Brunnstrom U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will seek a delicate balance between calming military tensions with China and backing ally...
Japan, S.Korean military planes defy China’s new defence zone
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Ju-min Park Japanese and South Korean military aircraft flew through disputed air space over the East China Sea without informing China,...
Japan’s new CO2 goal dismays UN climate conference
By Elaine Lies and Stian Reklev China, the EU and environmentalists criticised Japan at U.N. climate talks on Friday for slashing its greenhouse gas emissions...
50 years after JFK’s death, daughter takes public office in Tokyo
By Elaine Lies Caroline Kennedy, daughter of slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy, arrived in Japan on Friday to take up her first high profile...
Baghdatis to take on Del Potro in Tokyo
By Nemanja Bjedov Marcos Baghdatis has been drawn to take on top-seeded Argentinean Juan Martin Del Potro in the first round of the Rakuten Japan...