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World

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

World

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

Asia

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

World

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

World

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

Asia

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

World

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

Neighbours

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

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

Neighbours

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

Sports

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

Neighbours

Japan punishes hundreds of defence officials for mishandling...

The Ministry and its Self Defence Forces have been under scrutiny over allegations that members of the navy violated the...

12 July 2024 5:40 PM IST