An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck Japan. The earthquake struck on Tuesday (April 2). However, there were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake and there was no threat of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Iwate and Aomori prefectures in northern Japan. JMA also said […]
Read MoreIn a landmark ruling today, March 14th, a Japanese high court declared the denial of same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, calling for immediate government action to rectify the absence of legislation permitting such unions. The ruling, issued by the Sapporo High Court, emphasized that the current interpretation of marriage law, which confines marriage to heterosexual couples, […]
Read MoreWhile major corporations in Japan prepare to dole out substantial pay raises, small delivery companies, like Ikuko Sakata’s, find themselves on the margins of this wage bonanza. Despite operating in one of Japan’s tightest labor markets and experiencing sustained demand, these companies struggle to meet basic financial obligations. Sakata’s Tokyo-based firm, which she inherited from […]
Read MoreIn a setback for Japan’s ambitious space endeavors, the Kairos rocket, a small, solid-fuelled vehicle developed by Space One, exploded moments after its inaugural launch. The 18-meter rocket, intended to make Japan the first country to launch a satellite into orbit via a private company, lifted off from the Kii Peninsula in western Japan […]
Read MoreThe toll from the powerful earthquake in central Japan rose to 50 on Tuesday, AFP reported citing local authorities. Japan’s western coast rescuers raced to save residents trapped in the rubble of a 7.5 magnitude quake and aftershocks that hit central Japan, killing at least 50, reports CNN. The powerful quake prompted the Japan Meteorological […]
Read MoreA Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been safely evacuated. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft erupt in flames as it skidded down the tarmac […]
Read MoreJapan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. The local government in Saga prefecture will cull about 40,000 birds on the farm, NHK said, citing agriculture ministry officials it did not name. Ministry officials […]
Read MoreTHE historic warming of ties between South Korea and Japan took a new turn when the leaders of the two countries stood together and told a US audience they were looking at ways to strengthen their economic bonds. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told a group of entrepreneurs at […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, a sign that Asia’s two largest economies are looking to patch up strained ties. The two leaders also discussed China’s ban on Japanese seafood and the high-profile case of a Japanese businessman […]
Read MoreTOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Defence chiefs from South Korea, Japan and the United States have agreed to start as planned a real-time data sharing scheme on North Korean missiles in December, South Korea’s defence ministry said on Sunday. U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met his South Korean counterpart, Shin Won-sik, in Seoul on Sunday […]
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