Japan PM Takaichi set to dissolve parliament for snap election
23 January 2026, 08:38 AM
Japan
Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM
Japan
Japan set to restart world's biggest nuclear plant: reports
19 November 2025, 09:08 AM
Japan
Japan-China spat sinks tourism stocks
17 November 2025, 03:15 AM
Asia
Japan considering more skills testing centres to recruit Bangladeshi workers
5 November 2025, 12:57 PM
Bangladesh
PM Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Iron Lady 2.0
21 October 2025, 06:20 AM
Japan
How will Japan pick its next leader?
7 September 2025, 13:02 PM
Japan
Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as Asian markets limp into weekend
8 August 2025, 04:14 AM
Japan
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
6 August 2025, 05:44 AM
Japan
Japan sets record temperature of 41.6C: weather office
5 August 2025, 05:54 AM
Japan
Japan PM Takaichi set to dissolve parliament for snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8
23 January 2026, 08:38 AM
Major Japan quake leaves 30 injured
PM Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) high
9 December 2025, 03:33 AM
Japan set to restart world's biggest nuclear plant: reports
After the 2011 tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors
19 November 2025, 09:08 AM
Japan-China spat sinks tourism stocks
China and Japan's long-testy ties have spiralled further this month
17 November 2025, 03:15 AM
Japan considering more skills testing centres to recruit Bangladeshi workers
Tokyo signals interest in new sectors as number of Bangladeshis in Japan rises to 41,000
5 November 2025, 12:57 PM
PM Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Iron Lady 2.0
She became Japan's first woman prime minister today
21 October 2025, 06:20 AM
How will Japan pick its next leader?
With Japanese PM announcing his resignation, attention turns to who will next steer the world's fourth-largest economy
7 September 2025, 13:02 PM
Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as Asian markets limp into weekend
Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal.
8 August 2025, 04:14 AM
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background
6 August 2025, 05:44 AM
Japan sets record temperature of 41.6C: weather office
The level surpassed the previous record of 41.2C set only last week. The previous high was 41.1C -- seen in 2020 and in 2018.
5 August 2025, 05:54 AM
Election thrashing projected for Japan PM
PM Ishiba's centre-right LDP has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader
20 July 2025, 14:05 PM
Tokyo to waive basic water bills to combat extreme heat
Japan will waive basic water bills will for Tokyo residents this summer to combat the impact of extreme heat, the government said
21 May 2025, 13:42 PM
Japan's quarterly GDP shrinks for first time in a year
Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday.
16 May 2025, 06:12 AM
Japan ruling coalition eyes cash handout plan amid US tariffs, rising prices
The government will carefully make a decision
11 April 2025, 09:58 AM
Japan PM says Trump tariffs a 'national crisis'
Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by US President Donald Trump's administration are a "national crisis," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday as he prepared to hold cross-party talks on mitigating the impact
4 April 2025, 04:18 AM
After disastrous election, what happens to Japan's new PM?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday
28 October 2024, 04:43 AM
Typhoon Shanshan churns up Japan, up to six dead
Typhoon Shanshan dumped record rains Friday as it slowly churned up through Japan, triggering transport havoc and widespread warnings of landslides with up to six people killed.
30 August 2024, 03:37 AM
Japan 'megaquake' advisory after tremor injures eight
Tokyo, Japan.japan.earthquake.By Natsuko FUKUE..Japan's earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming "megaquake" after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south
9 August 2024, 03:42 AM
Japan sees hottest July since records began
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe
2 August 2024, 03:38 AM
Japan urged to triple renewables capacity by 2035
Hundreds of multinational corporations on Tuesday urged Japan to triple its capacity to generate renewable power by 2035, as the heavily coal-dependent country updates its energy policy
25 June 2024, 02:17 AM