UK PM approves world's second 6th-gen stealth fighter aircraft developed to counter Russia, China
Nov 12, 2024, at 05:52 am
London/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given his approval for the world's second 6th-generation fully-stealth fighter aircraft built for the strategically important project that is being co-developed by G7 member states - UK, Italy, and Japan.
Fatal stabbing of Japanese schoolboy in China leaves community members shocked
Sep 28, 2024, at 05:39 am
The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has triggered tension among the community which is beefing up security following the attack.
Japan: Shigeru Ishiba will replace Kishida to become new PM
Sep 27, 2024, at 10:39 pm
Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba will soon become the new Prime Minister of Japan, replacing Fumio Kishida whose tenure will end soon.
Japan may introduce driverless bullet trains by mid-2030
Sep 11, 2024, at 11:34 pm
East Japan Railway has unveiled its plan to introduce driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s, an effort planned to make their service more efficient.
Japan set to impose mandatory online authorisation for travellers from visa-free countries
Aug 31, 2024, at 08:38 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan is set to impose a new rule making it mandatory for travellers from 71 visa-free countries including the United States, Britain, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, media reports said.
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida announces he will step down next month
Aug 14, 2024, at 10:58 pm
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will step down next month and will not run for re-election for a second term as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party amid a series of political scandals that called for his resignation.
May 21, 2024, at 11:42 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the US, Australia, India and Japan have made important strides to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.
US President Joe Biden calls India, Japan 'xenophobic'
May 03, 2024, at 11:01 pm
Grouping together with countries like China and Russia, US President Joe Biden has described Japan and India as 'xenophobic'.
Chinese professor working with Japan's Asia University goes missing after visiting home country
Apr 22, 2024, at 11:44 pm
A Chinese professor, who was working with Japan's Asia University, has gone missing after going to his home country, media reports said.
Japan, China exchange barbs over Beijing's indo-Pacific actions
Apr 22, 2024, at 02:36 am
Beijing has challenged Japan's latest analysis of the threat posed to the Indo-Pacific region as a hyped-up threat and false accusation, media reports said.
Philippines, US, Japan to discuss security situation in South China Sea
Apr 10, 2024, at 10:43 pm
The US, Japanese, and Philippine leaders will discuss the security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at their first-ever trilateral summit in Washington, DC, scheduled for April 11, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.
Japan's Foreign Minister says sending Japanese troops to foreign conflict unconstitutional
Mar 06, 2024, at 08:19 am
Tokyo: Sending the Japanese self-defense forces to join a military conflict abroad would contradict the country’s constitution, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Tuesday.
Japan: 14,000 birds culled following bird flu outbreak
Feb 13, 2024, at 04:29 am
Tokyo: About 14,000 birds have been culled in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima after an avian influenza outbreak was confirmed, local authorities said on Monday.
Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner gives up her title over affair with married man
Feb 06, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner Karolina Shiino relinquished her title after a tabloid reported her alleged affair with a married man.
One injured in fire near railway station in Tokyo, train services disrupted
Feb 04, 2024, at 07:53 pm
Tokyo: A fire broke out in the vicinity of a Japan Railway (JR) station in Tokyo on Sunday, affecting train services on part of the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, with 800 passengers evacuated, according to local media reports.
Japan to release 54,600 tons of Fukushima nuclear wastewater in 2024
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:41 pm
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has announced a plan to release around 54,600 tons of nuclear-contaminated water from the facility into the ocean in fiscal 2024.
Japan earthquake: Oil leakage from Shika nuclear power plant was five times higher
Jan 08, 2024, at 08:39 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: The oil leakage due to earthquake from Shika nuclear power plant in Japanese prefecture Kishikawa was five times higher than the initial amount, the plant said as quoted by various media.
I was on it: Flier posts on X after Japan Airlines flight burst into flames
Jan 03, 2024, at 03:39 am
5 dead as Japan plane catches fire after collision with coast guard aircraft at Tokyo airport
Jan 03, 2024, at 03:34 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Five people aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft died Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground resulting in a fiery collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport, media reports said.
US State Department approves potential $59mln sale of missiles to Japan
Dec 17, 2023, at 07:46 am
Washington: The US State Department approved a potential $59 million sale of Sidewinder Missiles to Japan, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
Three Japanese ministers tender resignations over funds scandal
Dec 14, 2023, at 04:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centering on the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), local media reported.
USD 1.5 million ancient Buddha statue stolen from American art gallery
Sep 24, 2023, at 11:18 pm
A daring heist was caught on camera recently where an old Japanese Buddha statue, which is worth $1.5 million, was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery, media reports said.
Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant
Aug 25, 2023, at 10:19 pm
Japan has begun discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years on from the major meltdown there, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Thursday.
US, Japan, S Korea to confirm commitments to security in Taiwan Strait
Aug 18, 2023, at 09:58 pm
Washington: Leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan, during their trilateral meeting in Camp David on Friday, will confirm their commitments to the security in the Taiwan Strait, a senior US administration official told reporters.
Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial
Aug 11, 2023, at 08:41 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to recommit to eliminating nuclear weapons in his message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, observed on Wednesday.
Japan: 260 flights canceled as typhoon Khanun approaches
Jul 31, 2023, at 04:35 pm
Tokyo/UNI: At least 264 flights have been canceled in Japan due to the approach of typhoon Khanun, the NHK broadcaster reported on Monday.
Japan on alert: Scorching heat and torrential rain pose threat
Jul 17, 2023, at 06:14 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan faced a dual weather crisis on Sunday as scorching temperatures and torrential rain wreaked havoc across the nation, prompting the government to issue heatstroke alerts to tens of millions of people.
Bhutan: Japanese technology implemented in Thimpu to treat wastewater
Jul 03, 2023, at 04:32 am
Thimphu is witnessing the implementation of Japanese technology- Johkasou wastewater treatment- to treat wastewater in the Bhutanese city.
Japan: 5 killed in bus, truck collision in Hokkaido
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:33 am
Tokyo: Five people died after a bus collided with a truck in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido on Sunday, according to local authorities.
Japan: One dead, 2 injured in chemical factory explosion
Jun 14, 2023, at 08:26 pm
Tokyo: One man died and two others sustained light injuries following an explosion at a chemical plant in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Wednesday, local media reported.