Hong Kong, Oct 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted southeast of Honshu, Japan at 11:38:05 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
Hangzhou, Oct 2 (UNI) Japan clinched the mixed relay gold medal in triathlon at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday, marking their third consecutive victory in this event following triumphs at Incheon 2014 and Jakarta 2018.
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (UNI) Japan''s Asuma Nakai took home the gold medal of men''s BMX Cycling Racing Sunday at the Hangzhou Asiad.
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (UNI) China has advanced to the men''s basketball quarterfinals at the Hangzhou Asian Games after closing out its group stage action with a 95-50 rout of Hong Kong, China on Saturday.
Hangzhou, Sep 30 (UNI) Japan''s Yuko Takahashi clinched the gold medal in the women''s Individual Triathlon Saturday at the Hangzhou Asiad, while China secured a silver and a bronze.
Hangzhou, Sep 28 (UNI) India outsmarted defending champions Japan 4-2 to book the top spot in Pool A in the Asian Games 2023 hockey match at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here on Thursday.
Hangzhou, Sep 27 (UNI) Japan dominated track cycling at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday, securing all three gold medals on offer.
Honiara, Sep 23 (UNI) Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare on Friday blasted Japan''s discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean, describing it as an attack on global trust and solidarity.
Hangzhou, Sep 20 (UNI) Men''s volleyball preliminary round of the 19th Asian Games kicked off on Tuesday in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Deqing respectively, with Kazakhstan downing Kyrgyzstan 3-2 in the nail-biting opener in the morning.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to hold a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, while no talks are scheduled with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, citing government officials.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0622 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (UNI) Two male construction workers died and three others were injured after steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (UNI) The next meeting of G7 foreign ministers will take place in person in Japan from November 7-8, a spokesperson for the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
Tokyo, Sep 19 (UNI) Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five people, with four in cardiac arrest, according to local authorities.
Tokyo, Sep 15 (UNI) Over 22,500 people in the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have been advised to evacuate due to torrential rains, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday.
New Delhi, Sept 14 (UNI) Adani group on Thursday announced an equal partnership joint venture (JV) with Kowa Holdings Asia Pte Ltd for sales and marketing of green ammonia, green hydrogen and its derivatives.
Tokyo, Sep 14 (UNI) Japanese Prince Hisahito has contracted COVID-19, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Thursday, citing the Imperial Household Agency.
Tokyo, Sep 14 (UNI) Japan''s stance on the Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and Habomai), which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, remains unchanged – to solve the territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Thursday.
Tokyo, Sep 13 (UNI) Special representatives of the Japanese, South Korean and US foreign ministries have discussed over the phone North Korea''s recent missile launches and the ongoing meeting between leaders of Russia and North Korea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Tokyo, Sep 11 (UNI) A new vision of cooperation between Japan and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be presented at a bilateral summit in Tokyo in December designed to mark the 50th anniversary of the parties'' friendship, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday.
Tokyo, Sep 10 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed condolences to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco and stated Japan''s readiness to provide all required assistance.
New Delhi, Sept 9 (UNI) Reaffirming to boost India-Japan ties, the two countries on Saturday decided to work together in areas ranging from advanced technology to maintaining and strengthening free and open international borders based on the rule of law.
Tokyo, Sep 9 (UNI) Japan''s weather agency said on Saturday that high moisture levels are causing atmospheric instability over the Kanto region centered around Tokyo and northeastern Japan''s Tohoku region, bringing heavy rain for the areas.
Tokyo, Sep 8 (UNI) About 150 residents of several Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on Friday to stop the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP), Japanese media reported.
Washington, Sep 7 (UNI) US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy arrived in Japan to participate in the Group of Seven (G7) Speakers’ Meeting and is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech, McCarthy’s office said on Thursday.
Tokyo, Sep 7 (UNI) Tropical Storm Yun-yeung formed over the seas south of Japan is likely to hit eastern Japan''s Pacific Ocean side and make landfall on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Tokyo, Sep 7 (UNI) A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket with Japan''s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) and a satellite dubbed the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center, according to the broadcast of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Tokyo, Sep 6 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced the launch of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Connectivity Initiative, which involves expanding cooperation in six key areas, ranging from infrastructure and maritime to digital connectivity.
Tokyo, Sep 6 (UNI) The Japanese government will be closely monitoring the situation and working with the international community and the United States against the background of media reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un''s possible visit to Russia, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
Tokyo, Sep 6 (UNI) Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man over an explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election event in western Japan in April, after concluding that the suspect is mentally fit to be held criminally responsible.
Ankara, Sep 5 (UNI) Turkish and Japanese ministers will hold a cabinet meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday where they are expected to adopt a joint declaration on cooperation in third countries, including in Ukraine.
Tokyo, Sep 4 (UNI) The postponed lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying the Japanese space agency''s lunar lander has been set for Thursday, the rocket manufacturer said Monday.