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Tokyo: Bar worker fatally stabbed by customer in Shimbashi district
Tokyo: An 18-year-old female working at a bar in Tokyo was fatally slashed early on Sunday, October 27 by a male customer with a knife, local media reported. The police said that…
- World
4.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Tokyo area: JMA
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 on early Wednesday rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 01:47 a.m. local time, measuring 3…
- World
EAM meets Australian FM; discusses bilateral ties & cooperation across Indo-Pacific
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed steps to intensify bilateral ties, including in security, trade and education, and deepening practical cooperation across…
- Middle East
Japanese hotel ‘cancels’ Israeli guest’s reservation over ‘war crimes’
A Japanese hotel has been accused of cancelling an Israeli tourist’s reservation due to alleged ‘war crimes’ committed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza. The incident has sparked a backlash from the Israeli…
- Opinions
Women hand rickshaw pullers in Tokyo
Capital of Japan, Tokyo, one of the world’s most economically developed nations with highly advanced technology is lately seeing a large number of young women taking up the job of “hand pulled…
- World
Japan: Train services suspended between Tokyo, Yokohama due to concrete on tracks
Tokyo: Train services on Japan’s JR Yokosuka line between Tokyo and Yokohama stations were suspended on Thursday due to concrete on tracks in a tunnel. Multiple pieces of concrete have fallen onto…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 jolted Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas in Japan on Sunday morning, the country’s weather agency said. The quake occurred at 8:59…
- Technology
Japan aims to make 1st-ever moon landing on January 20
Tokyo: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is expected to make the first-ever landing on the lunar surface on January 20. If successful, Japan will become…
- World
5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
- World
Disapproval rate of Kishida cabinet rises to 50%
Tokyo: The disapproval rate of the Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached 50 per cent for the first time since last December, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The…
- World
Tokyo area on red alert for heatstroke as summer heat lingers
Tokyo: Japanese authorities on Thursday issued the highest-level heatstroke alert for the Tokyo metropolitan area as the scorching summer heat continues to bake many parts of the country, according to the Ministry…
- World
Japanese population falls in all 47 regions for first time
Tokyo: The population of Japanese nationals totaled 122,423,038 across the country in 2022, down by 801,000, marking the biggest drop and the first time all 47 of the country’s prefectures have seen…
- World
Japan braces for wave of food price hikes
Tokyo: A new survey released on Wednesday revealed that over 30,000 food and beverage items were subject to price increases in Japan this year as businesses continue to pass on their higher…
- Middle East
Dubai helps Japan to seize USD 310 million of drugs shipment
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Customs has assisted Japanese customs authorities in intercepting a significant quantity of illicit drugs. Up to 700 kilogrammes of “methamphetamine” powder, valued at approximately USD 310 million, were concealed…