Tag: Japan
Japan buys US missile defence system to counter ‘serious, imminent’ North...
TOKYO: Japan is to boost its ability to counter the “serious and imminent” threat posed by North Korea’s ballistic missiles with the deployment of...
US helicopter part crashes on Japanese school
OKINAWA: Part of a US helicopter has crashed on a school in Okinawa, Japan, renewing tensions with the local population.
The window dropped on the...
Japanese, North Korean fans brush off ‘irrelevant’ politics
Japan and North Korea met on Saturday in what had the potential to be a tumultuous soccer match but spectators largely shrugged off the...
Japan asks its ‘Marios’ to buckle up
TOKYO: People dressed as Super Mario tearing round the streets of Tokyo in go-karts will have to buckle up, Japanese authorities said, following a...
Karachi celebrates Japanese emperor’s birthday
KARACHI: A local hotel on Monday celebrated Japanese Emperor Akihito’s 84th birthday by singing the national anthems of Japan and Pakistan, cutting a cake...
Japan honours Jahangir Khan with a commemorative stamp
TOKYO: The Japanese government has paid tribute to the squash legend of Pakistan, Jahangir Khan, by issuing commemorative stamp in his name.
According to the Japanese...
Japan, China dominate top world’s best restaurants’ list
PARIS: Japan and China have more of the world's best restaurants than anywhere else, according to the La Liste ranking, which will be published...
Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test
After firing missiles at a pace of about two or three a month since April, North Korean missile launches paused in September, after Pyongyang...
Police find men in northern Japan marina claiming to be from...
TOKYO: Police in northern Japan have found eight men near a boat at a seaside marina who said they were from North Korea, and appear...
UNDP, Japan to assist Pakistan in ensuring transparent elections
Japan to provide $ 5.9 million to ECP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will get professional, technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)...
Japan woman claims to have dumped babies in concrete buckets
A mother who dumped four of her babies in buckets filled with concrete that she then kept in her apartment for two decades was...
Japan ‘Twitter killer’ faces first murder charge
TOKYO: Japan’s “Twitter killer”, who is suspected of murdering and dismembering nine people he met on social media, was charged with his first count of...
US military bans troops in Japan from drinking alcohol
OKINAWA: The US military has banned all troops stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol, following a deadly crash on Okinawa island linked to drink...
Japan beat Pakistan by 3-1 in hockey tournament
Green shirts will now face New Zealand
MELBOURNE: Team Pakistan failed to break its losing streak in the four-nation International Festival of Hockey, as it...
Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ sentenced to death
TOKYO: A one-time millionairess dubbed the “Black Widow”, who tricked elderly lovers into drinking cyanide and then pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance,...
Time to exert maximum pressure on North Korea: Japan’s Abe
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday it was time to exert maximum pressure on North Korea and he had agreed with...
Trump greets Japanese emperor with handshake, but no bow
TOKYO: US President Donald Trump greeted Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday with a genteel handshake and nod, but no bow, avoiding...
