North Korea fires ballistic missile say both South Korea, Japan

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi told reporters that the missile apparently fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone,...

Japan issues tsunami advisory for Izu Island chain as quake hits

Following a severe quake in the Pacific Ocean, a tsunami advisory has been issued for Japan's Izu Island chain with...

Typhoon Lan likely to approach Western, Central Japan on August 1

A strong typhoon, moving toward the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on the Pacific coast, is expected to make...

Japan's weaker currency causes price hikes on food items

According to a credit research company, Japan will see a price hike on 30,009 food and beverage products by October...

Crime surges in Japan as Covid restriction ease

The number of crimes recorded in Japan in the first six months of 2023 increased by more than 20 percent compared to...

Japan: 1 dead, over 2,000 evacuated as heavy rains lashes Akita

Amid the heavy rains, a man died and more than 2000 people were evacuated as heavy rains pounded Akita Prefecture in...

Kishida to meet fishery group head over Fukushima water release

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is about to meet the Head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives Masanobu...

Japan's Epsilon rocket engine explodes during test: Official

As per the Kyodo News Agency, no one was injured in the explosion. The incident took place about one minute after...

Bridge girder in Japan slips; 2 killed, 4 injured

Two persons died and six were injured after a bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in...

IAEA Director-General to visit Japan before wastewater discharge

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Japan on Tuesday to...

People exchanges will improve friendships: Japan emperor on Indon

Japanese Emperor Naruhito visited Indonesia for the first time on Saturday and said that exchanges between young...

Japan: Chinese researcher arrested for data leak

In a significant development, a Chinese researcher at Japan's National Institute of Industrial Technology was...