Tag: Japan
Lady Gaga arrives in Japan for tsunami charity gig
Lady Gaga, dressed in green from head to toe, flew into Tokyo Tuesday for a charity music event for the victims of the March...
Foreign investors lured to rebounding Japan
Investment may flourish again in Japan as value-hunters return to a market that is slowly rebounding after the March earthquake, but only if the...
Japan PM survives with offer to quit once crisis overcome
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote by offering to resign once he has overcome the worst of the country’s...
Japan PM says will quit after disaster issues settled
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Thursday that he would resign after getting a nuclear crisis and other disaster-related matters under control, raising...
Japan, Peru draw 0-0 in Kirin Cup as Copa America looms
Asian Cup holders Japan were held to a goalless draw by South American side Peru in the opening match of the three-nation Kirin Cup...
Japan PM faces party rebellion as no-confidence vote looms
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a rebellion in his party, media said on Wednesday, that while not enough to unseat him in a...
EU, Japan agree to work towards free trade deal
The European Union and Japan said Saturday they had agreed to work towards a multi-billion-euro free trade deal linking the world’s third biggest economy...
IAEA begins probe into Japan nuclear emergency
A team of foreign inspectors due to visit Japan’s stricken Fukushima plant began questioning officials Wednesday as part of a fact-finding mission on the...
World Cup confirmed for Japan
The volleyball World Cup will go ahead as planned in Japan in November, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced on Tuesday. There had been...
70,000 more should evacuate after Fukushima: watchdog
Seventy thousand people living beyond the 20-kilometre no-go zone around Fukushima should be evacuated because of radioactivity deposited by the crippled nuclear plant, a...
Brand deported from Japan
Funnyman Russell Brand was deported from Japan on Sunday because of his previous convictions, according to his pop star wife Katy Perry. The ‘Forgetting...
Muslims in Japan sue over anti-terror probe
Fourteen Muslims, including Japanese nationals, Monday filed a lawsuit against the Tokyo and state governments, contending that anti-terrorism investigations by police violated their freedom...
New water leaks at Japan nuclear plant
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant reported new problems Thursday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of...
Japan’s Kan declines PM’s pay over nuclear crisis
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he would not accept his premier’s wage until a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is...
Thousands rally in Japan against nuclear power
Thousands of people rallied in Japan Saturday to demand a shift away from nuclear power after an earthquake and tsunami sparked the world’s worst...
KKF gets medical equipment worth Rs 9.1m from Japan
The Japanese government handed over the medical equipment worth Rs. 9.1 million to the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), a welfare organisation, under the Grant...
BoJ chief sees Japan economy shrinking in first half
The Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the economy will likely contract in the first half mainly due to stalled production after the...
