Tunisia, Japan to play 1,000th FIFA World Cup match
The official countdown has begun, with only 100 days remaining until a landmark moment in FIFA World Cup history — the…
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Gold bars worth $3.6m donated to Japanese city to fix ageing water system
A Japanese city has received a hefty donation to help fix its ageing water system: 21kg (46lb) in gold bars.
The gold bars,…
US, Japan announce first Tranche of $550 billion investments
The United States revealed on Tuesday the first tranche of Japanese investments out of a massive $550 billion pledged by Tokyo in…
Japan seizes Chinese fishing vessel off Nagasaki, escalating tensions with…
Japanese authorities say they have seized a Chinese fishing vessel that tried to flee when ordered to stop for an inspection, in a…
Japanese stocks surge to record high as first female president Takaichi…
Japanese stocks surged to a record high on Monday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) basked…
Japan to restart largest nuclear plant
Japan will restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant next week after a technical alarm fault halted its first reboot since…
Trump endorses Japan’s PM ahead of snap election
Donald Trump has endorsed Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a snap election in her country on Sunday.…
Court sentences man who killed Japan’s ex-PM to life in prison
The man who killed Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after…
Japan’s mayor Yamanaka apologises after calling staff ‘human…
The mayor of Yokohama has apologised for insulting colleagues after an official publicly accused him of making offensive…
Japan hikes interest rate to highest level since 1995 as inflation bites
Japan's central bank has raised its main interest rate to the highest level in 30 years as the country faces a cost-of-living…