Japan
- Business
Japan charges Apple with $98 mn for overlooking abuses of rules
Tokyo: Apple’s Japan unit has been charged $98 million in additional taxes by the authorities in Tokyo for overlooking abuses of rules covering duty-free purchases, the media reported. Bulk purchases of iPhones…
- Opinions
Japan announces big military push
After Germany, Japan becomes the second country to overhaul its military in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and increasing Chinese belligerence. It seems as if the war indirectly and the Chinese…
- World
Japan hit by record snowfall
Tokyo: A strong winter pressure pattern has brought record snowfall to Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region , with weather officials urging caution for the possible impacts on public transport and power outages. The…
- Technology
Tim Cook visits Sony’s cutting-edge facility in Japan
Tokyo: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday visited tech giant Sony’s cutting-edge facility in Japan. Taking to Twitter, Cook said: “We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the…
- World
PM Rishi Sunak launches new UK-Italy-Japan joint fighter jet project
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan on the next generation of combat air fighter jets through an “unprecedented” international aerospace coalition, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday.…
- World
UK, Italy, Japan team up for new fighter jet
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a collaboration between Britain, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence (AI). According to Sunak, the…
- Sports
Tulsidas Balaram: Footballer from Secunderabad who helped India defeat Japan and Korea
Way back in the 1950s a group of youths were playing football in a lower division league match on one of the grounds that were scattered around the Secunderabad cantonment area in…
- Middle East
FIFA WC 2022: Japanese players clean dressing room, leave message in Arabic
Once again, Japanese players and fans make headlines for their utmost respect and tidiness at FIFA World Cup’s Qatar stadium, after Japan’s historically second victory in the first round, over its Spanish…
- World
Japan’s nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of infants
Tokyo: Three female teachers, who previously worked at a nursery school in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, were arrested on Sunday for repeatedly abusing infants in their care, local media reported.…
- World
US, Japan impose fresh sanctions on N Korea after ballistic missile test
Tokyo: The United States and Japan have announced fresh sanctions on North Korea, in response to Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile tests. The Biden administration targeted three individuals who have led organizations linked…
- World
Japan government urged to end free Covid-19 vaccinations
Tokyo: An advisory panel for the finance minister has proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting concerns over a further increase of its financial strain. Japan’s Ministry of Finance…
- World
2 killed in vehicle collision caused by deer in Japan
Tokyo: Two men died in a vehicle collision apparently caused by a deer in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local police said on Thursday. The police said they received an emergency call…
- World
Japan rolls out Covid vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years
Tokyo: Japan began Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between six months and four years on Tuesday at a hospital in Tokyo. Japan’s health ministry started to distribute the vaccines to municipalities on…