112-year-old Japanese is world's oldest man
Tokyo, Aug 22 (IANS) A 112-year-old Japanese has become the world's oldest man, a media report said.
Officials from the Guinness World Records…Read more
Twin typhoons approaching Japan
Tokyo, Aug 22 (IANS) Two powerful typhoons are expected to hit Japan's Ogasawara islands and Okinawa prefecture on Saturday and Sunday.
Japan's…Read more
Evacuation order lifted for Japan volcano
Tokyo, Aug 22 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Saturday lifted an evacuation advisory for residents near a volcano in Kagoshima prefecture.
World Sushi Cup held in Tokyo
Tokyo, Aug 21 (IANS) International and domestic sushi chefs showed off their skills in the two-day World Sushi Cup event held in Japan's capital city…Read more
Japan to introduce buses with lifts
Tokyo, Aug 21 (IANS) Japan's transport ministry plans to launch early next year trial services of buses equipped with lifts to enable the physically…Read more
Japan stocks open sharply lower
Tokyo, Aug 21 (IANS) Japanese stocks opened sharply lower in early trading on Friday, falling below the 20,000 line for the first time since July…Read more
SoftBank's Indian director buys shares worth $482 mn
Tokyo, Aug 19 (IANS) India-born former Google executive Nikesh Arora has bought shares valued at $482 million (Rs.3,148 crore) of Japanese multinational…Read more
Japanese shares open lower on poor US market
Tokyo, Aug 19 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened slightly lower on Wednesday as sentiment here was weighed down by poor performances in the overnight European…Read more
Meteorite hit Earth to create building blocks of life: Study
Tokyo, Aug 18 (IANS) Meteorite impacts on ancient oceans may have created nucleobases and amino acids - the building blocks of life - Japanese researchers…Read more
Japan's GDP shrinks by 1.6 percent in Q2
Tokyo, Aug 17 (IANS) Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2015, contracting for the first time in three…Read more