Japan workers exposed to dangerous radiation in lab
Japan's nuclear energy agency said Wednesday that five employees have been exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation after a bag containing plutonium broke apart during a routine inspection.
Jun 07, 2017, 15:56 PM IST
Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has aggressively promoted nuclear energy, calling it essential to powering the world's third-largest economy.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Four confirmed dead in small plane crash in Japan
The single-propeller plane with four people on board plunged into Japan's Northern Alps in Tateyama on Saturday.
Japan parliament passes controversial anti-terror bill
Japan's lower house of parliament passed a controversial bill to crack down on people planning crime.
May 23, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Six more Japanese detained in China
China had already detained five other Japanese citizens since 2015, largely on suspicion of spying.
May 22, 2017, 14:23 PM IST
Japan scrambles jets over China drone flight near disputed islets
Japan scrambled fighter jets on after four Chinese coastguard vessels entered in its territorial waters.
May 19, 2017, 09:49 AM IST
Japan Cabinet approves bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan`s cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down.
May 19, 2017, 08:43 AM IST
Shinzo Abe announces plan to revise Japan's pacifist charter
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war pacifist constitution and said he wants the revisions to take effect in 2020.
May 03, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
Eight students feared dead in Japan avalanche
Eight Japanese high school students are feared dead after being caught in an avalanche on Monday during a mountain climbing outing at a ski resort, authorities and media said.
Mar 27, 2017, 15:12 PM IST
Six students feared dead in Japan avalanche
Six high school students were feared dead today after they were engulfed by an avalanche while on a mountain-climbing outing, officials and reports said.
Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM IST
Japan court strikes down ban on 'mannequin mob' protest
Japanese political dissenters chalked up a small victory today when a court struck down a city's move to ban a "mannequin flash mob" anti-government protest.
Mar 08, 2017, 16:12 PM IST
5.6-magnitude quake hits off Japan's Fukushima, no tsunami risk
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake today struck northeastern Japan near the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japanese and US authorities said.
Feb 28, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
Japan man to stand trial over killing spree: Media
A man will stand trial over the brutal stabbing deaths of 19 people at a disability centre in Japan last year -- the nation`s bloodiest crime in decades -- media reported Friday.
Feb 24, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
Michael Phelps returns to 2020 Olympics as swimwear salesman
In a partnership with US manufacturer Aqua Sphere, which started in 2014, Phelps said he felt reinvigorated by his new career.
Feb 17, 2017, 12:08 PM IST
Japan resumes work on controversial US base on Okinawa
The Japanese government today resumed work on building a controversial US airbase on Okinawa island
Feb 06, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
China urges US to desist from erroneous remarks on disputed islands
China has urged the US to stop making erroneous remarks on the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands after American Defence Secretary James Mattis reportedly said the US-Japan mutual defence treaty applies to the disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Feb 04, 2017, 12:01 PM IST
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says will keep seeking Donald Trump's understanding on TPP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed United States President Donald Trump understood the value of free trade and that he would keep pitching a multinational trade pact that Trump's administration has vowed to exit.
Jan 23, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort woman' statue
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on South Korea to remove a statue of a "comfort woman" which has reignited a diplomatic row over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery.
Jan 08, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
5.5-magnitude quake strikes near Japan's east coast: USGS
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan`s east coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
Dec 31, 2016, 05:51 AM IST
