Tag: Japan
Nissan ‘drives’ Japanese hospitality to a new level with self-parking slippers
In Japan, where old traditions are constantly being updated with new technology, one inn is making use of automated driving technology to offer the...
One killed, 12 injured as avalanche engulfs Japan resort
MAEBASHI: A Self-Defence Forces member died and a dozen other people were injured after a volcano erupted near a ski resort in Gunma Prefecture...
Japan condemns US military flights over Okinawa school
TOKYO: Japan criticised the US military on Friday for breaking a pledge to avoid flying helicopters over a school next to its base in...
Japanese calendars exhibition opens at RAC
RAWALPINDI: The annual Japanese Calendars Exhibition 2018, organised by the Japanese embassy in collaboration with the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC), started at the RAC...
Japan tells public broadcaster not to repeat false missile alert
TOKYO: The Japanese government called on public broadcaster NHK on Wednesday to make sure a false alarm warning of a North Korean missile launch...
Japan examines to evacuate citizens from South Korea in crisis
TOKYO: Japan is examining how to evacuate its roughly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports, with...
Japan PM beefs up European ties amid N Korea tensions
TALLINN: Japan’s prime minister on Friday landed in Estonia, his first stop on a tour of the Baltic states and other European nations as he...
Japan conveys concern over Rohingya to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi-Kyodo
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono conveyed serious concern over Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a meeting...
Wing panel falls off Japan PM’s jumbo jet
TOKYO: A panel the size of a laptop computer fell off one of the Japanese prime minister’s jumbo jets, the defence force said on...
Japan refuses South Korean call for new steps to help ‘comfort...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, a euphemism for women forced...
Miyazaki: Japan’s new Supreme Court judge will issue rulings under maiden...
TOKYO: Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country’s top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki —...
Japan’s new all-girl ‘idol’ band sings the bitcoin beats
TOKYO: Japan has a new all-girl "idol" band -- the Virtual Currency Girls -- on a mission to educate the public about bitcoin and...
US apologises to Japan over repeated military accidents: Japanese media
KYODO: The United States apologised to Japan on Tuesday over a recent series of accidents involving its military equipment that has sparked anger over...
South Korea not seeking to renegotiate ‘comfort women’ deal with Japan:...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday it will not seek to renegotiate a 2015 deal with Japan aimed at resolving the sensitive issue of...
Japan ski jumper Kasai set to break Olympic record
PYEONGCHANG: Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai could become the first athlete to compete at eight Winter Olympics after being selected for next month's Pyeongchang...
Japanese FM to arrive in Pakistan on Jan 03
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit on the 3rd of next month.
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Sumo champions face pay cuts over assault scandal
TOKYO: Japan's sumo authority decided Wednesday to cut the pay of two grand champions who failed to stop a brutal assault by a fellow...
