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Japan records 13,192 positive cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan has reached 13,192, including 712 infected passengers of Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was quarantined off the coast of Yokohama in February, according to the data compiled by NHK public broadcaster.
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6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Miyagi Prefecture
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Miyagi [Japan], April 20 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude 6.1 on the richter scale struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Monday, NHK reported citing Japanese authorities.
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Number of coronavirus-infected people on board of ship off Japan coast rea
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Yokohama [Japan], Feb 07 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus on board of the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the Japanese coast, has risen from 20 to 61, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday.
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Coronavirus death toll mounts to 304 in China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hubei [China], Feb 02 (ANI): The death toll from coronavirus on Sunday reached 304 following 45 new deaths in China's Hubei Province, NHK reported citing health authorities.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at 101
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 29 (ANI): Japan's former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone died on Friday morning at a hotel in Tokyo, NHK reported.
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Hong Kong elections record a high 71.2 pc voter turnout
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (ANI): Hong Kong voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for local elections on Sunday, with 71.2 per cent of the city's 4.1 million registered voters casting their ballots by the time the polls closed, the semi-autonomous region's Election Commission said, as cited by N
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Hong Kong: High Court rules ban on face masks unconstitutional
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 18 (ANI): Hong Kong High Court on Monday ruled out that the ban on masks is "unconstitutional", reported NHK citing the territory's media.
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Japan to pardon 550,000 criminals on Emperor's enthronement ceremony
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 18 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday decided to pardon as many as 550,000 convicts on the occasion of Emperor Naruhito's upcoming enthronement ceremony, state broadcaster NHK reported.
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Typhoon Hagibis: Japan considers postponing emperor's enthronement parade
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 17 (ANI): The Japanese government is planning to postpone an enthronement parade for Emperor Naruhito due to typhoon Hagibis that has left a trail of destruction across the country, national broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.
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G-20 meet to discuss state of world economy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 15 (ANI): Group-20 (G-20) nations will discuss the state of world economy amid growing concerns over slow growth during their meeting in Washington DC, NHK World has reported.
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Typhoon Hagibis in Japan claims 67 lives
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 15 (ANI): The death toll due to Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has risen to 67 here on Tuesday. National broadcaster NHK said 67 people were known to have died after Typhoon Hagibis swept across central and eastern Japan.
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Typhoon Faxai to make landfall in Tokyo tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept 08 (ANI): A strong typhoon with a record level of gusts and torrential rains is expected to make landfall near Tokyo by early Monday morning, reported NHK.
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