Japan

TOKYO: The four-nation grouping Quad on Monday called for concerted action against all UN-listed terrorist groups, including LeT, JeM and their proxy outfits as it urged all countries to take immediate, sustained and irreversible action to…

TOKYO: Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile…

NEW DELHI: A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to UNESCO's World Heritage register on Saturday after South Korea dropped earlier objections to its listing. The Sado gold and…

TOKYO: The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is…

The 26-year-old "Street Fighter" player put the latest version of AI chatbot ChatGPT to the test on his way to a stadium for a recent Para eSports meet-up.

Its operator sits in a cockpit on the truck, "seeing" through the robot's eyes via cameras and operating its powerful limbs and hands remotely.

Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Monday said heavy rain with thunder is expected in western Japan through Tuesday, calling for vigilance against landslides. The weather agency said a warm, damp air mass is flowing…

Tokyo: Only 10.4 per cent of the Japanese public support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, signaling widespread dissatisfaction, a media poll showed on Sunday. Conducted by…

Tokyo: A worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed at a rest area at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and was later confirmed dead, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The male worker, an employee of…

Wage growth has been slow, and prices on imports have risen amid a decline in the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar.

Tokyo: The Japanese government on Monday said that North Korea was preparing to attempt a new satellite launch in the coming days. The government in Tokyo said it has been notified that Pyongyang intends to launch a satellite into space…

Production of the bread was halted at a Tokyo factory, with 104,000 packages being recalled, according to Pasco Shikishima Corp.

The loss is seen as a punishment by voters for the governing party's scandal, which erupted last year and has undermined Kishida’s leadership.

Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but officials believe the two helicopters "highly likely" collided before crashing into the water, Kihara said.

Nagasaki Gov. Kengo Oishi said that he believed Thomas-Greenfield's visit and her first-person experience at the museum "will be a strong message in promoting momentum of nuclear disarmament for the international society at a time the world…

First launched in 1964, the shinkansen network has never suffered an accident resulting in any passenger fatalities or injuries, according to Japan Railways.

The Cabinet also endorsed a revision to Japan's arms equipment and technology transfer guidelines to allow coproduced lethal weapons to be sold to countries other than the partners.

A strong earthquake and tsunami on March 2011, damaged the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing three of its reactors to meltdown and driving thousands of residents from their homes.

In part due to battery life, the drone investigation inside of the reactor is limited to a 5-minute flight each.