North Korea's projectiles did not reach Japan's exclusive economic zone: Tokyo
Tokyo, Aug 2 (Sputnik/UNI) The Japanese government said projectiles reportedly launched by North Korea in the early hours of Friday have not reached the waters of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
New York, July 20 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history.
New York, June 30 (IBNS): The world needs to create conditions for “harmony between humankind and nature”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in Osaka, Japan, during a meeting on Saturday with the Foreign Ministers of China and France, on the margins of the G20 summit.
Japan announces $1.2 billion aid to Bangladesh
Tokyo, May 30 (UNI): Japan announced 132.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in aid to Bangladesh on that will go toward economic development, a high-speed railway and other projects.
Police reveal details of Tokyo fatal stabbing rampage
Tokyo, May 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Police investigators said on Wednesday that a stabbing rampage that took place near Tokyo a day earlier in which 17 children and two adults were attacked leaving two dead, took the assailant less than 20 seconds.
Japan knife attack incident leaves two people killed
Tokyo, May 28 (IBNS): At least two people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed as a man attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo with a knife, media reports said.
Japan: 1 elementary schoolgirl dead, 12 other girls, 3 adults injured in stabbing incident
Tokyo, May 28 (IBNS): One elementary school girl was killed and 12 others and three adults were injured in a knife attack incident in Japan's Kawasaki city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Four missing after two ships collide in Japan
Yokohama, Japan, May 26 (UNI): Four crew members were missing after two Japanese cargo ships collided on Sunday in the Pacific to Japan's east, the coast guard official said.
Trump says to meet Putin, Xi at G20 in Japan next month
Washington, May 14 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in June.
Trump, Xi likely to meet at G20 summit in Japan: White House Advisor
Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) US President Donald Trump may meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at G20 summit in Japan at the end of June, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said in an interview with Fox News, released on Sunday.
Trump says US, Japan may sign trade deal by end of May
Washington, Apr 27 (Sputnik/IBNS) US President Donald Trump told reporters the United States and Japan may close a bilateral trade deal before his visit to Tokyo in May.
Japanese prosecutors slap ex-Nissan Chairman Ghosn with fresh indictment-Reports
Tokyo, Apr 22 (Sputnik/UNI) Japanese prosecutors have indicted former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on new charges over his alleged financial misconduct, local media reported on Monday.
Donald Trump to be first foreign leader to meet Japan's new emperor
Washington, Apr 18 (Xinhua) US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will travel to Japan at the end of May as the country's first state guests to meet the newly enthroned emperor, the White House said late Thursday.
US, Japan computer-based exercise focuses on joint missile defence
Washington, Mar 5 (Sputnik/UNI) US and Japanese military forces conducted a computerized joint exercise to integrate air and missile defense systems, US Pacific Command said in a press release.
World's 'oldest man' Masazo Nonaka dies in Japan
Tokyo, Jan 20 (IBNS): Masazo Nonaka, the Japanese man who was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2018 as the world's oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days, passed away on Sunday, media reports said.