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Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit area

Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit...

Footage on NHK showed an entire street submerged in Wajima

21 Sept 2024 6:36 PM IST

Prince Hisahito, first royal male to reach adulthood in Japan in 4 decades

Prince Hisahito, first royal male to reach adulthood in Japan in 4...

Prince Hisahito, a member of the Japanese royal family, turned eighteen on Friday, making him the first male to attain...

10 Sept 2024 5:21 PM IST

Japans Panasonic to end Olympic sponsorship after 37 years

Japan's Panasonic to end Olympic sponsorship after 37 years

Tokyo: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Tuesday it will stop serving as a major sponsor of the Olympics and...

10 Sept 2024 4:18 PM IST

Celestial clean: Japanese duo spruce up worlds tallest bronze Buddha

Celestial clean: Japanese duo spruce up world's tallest bronze Buddha

USHIKU, Japan: Emerging from the head of the world's tallest bronze Buddha and climbing down to its right ear, two...

9 Sept 2024 1:27 PM IST

Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters

Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its...

Tokyo: Japan lodged a formal protest via China's embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship...

31 Aug 2024 3:28 PM IST

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan, multiple deaths reported

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan, multiple deaths reported

Oita: One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving...

30 Aug 2024 7:04 AM IST

Japan Prime Minister Kishida to step down in September

Japan Prime Minister Kishida to step down in September

TOKYO: Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek...

14 Aug 2024 10:26 AM IST

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Vijayapura district, with its epicenter located 4.3 kilometers southeast of Ukumanal village in the Hegadihal gram panchayat of Vijayapura Taluk. Representational Image/DC

Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued

Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. ...

8 Aug 2024 2:12 PM IST

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average...

Japanese health authorities and weather forecasters repeatedly advised people to stay indoors, consume ample liquids to...

6 Aug 2024 6:42 PM IST

Japans Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 13 pc as world markets tremble over risks to US economy

Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 13 pc as world markets tremble...

Bangkok: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged nearly 13 percent on Monday, extending sell-offs that shook...

5 Aug 2024 11:53 AM IST

EAM Jaishankar invokes Mahatma Gandhis timeless message of non-violence, unveils his bust in Tokyo

EAM Jaishankar invokes Mahatma Gandhi's timeless message of...

Jaishankar arrived in Japan on Sunday from Laos for a two-day visit for the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting. He was...

28 July 2024 3:09 PM IST

Japanese Gymnast Sent Home From Paris Olympics For Smoking

Japanese Gymnast Sent Home From Paris Olympics For Smoking

Tokyo: Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan's team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking...

20 July 2024 5:38 PM IST