Tag: Japanese
American, Japanese win Nobel for lifesaving cancer research
STOCKHOLM: Two researchers from the United States and Japan won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that help the body marshal...
Japan fire kills 11 at home for old people
TOKYO: Eleven people were killed in northern Japan after a fire broke out at a home for elderly people with financial difficulties, police said...
SBI chairperson meets Japanese CG, agrees to enhance trade ties
KARACHI: Japanese Consul-General (CG) in Karachi, Toshikazu Isomura, on Tuesday called on the Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) Chairperson Naheed Memon at her office...
Missing Japanese families to urge prosecution of North Korean
TOKYO: The families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, and those believed to have been taken, will urge the International Criminal Court to prosecute...
Japanese crime boss arrested in Thailand after ‘yakuza’ tattoos go viral
BANGKOK: A retired Japanese crime boss has been arrested in Thailand ending more than 14 years on the run after photos of his ‘Yakuza’ tattoos...
Japanese astronaut apologises for wrongly stating height growth in space
A Japanese astronaut has apologised for wrongly stating he has grown 9cm (3.5in) since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) just over three...
US navy carrier conducts drills with Japanese, Indian navy
TOKYO: The US Navy carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, conducted three days of drills with a Japanese destroyer and two Indian warships in the...
Trump dumps entire fish food box into pond of Japanese koi...
TOKYO: US President Donald Trump sparked a feeding frenzy on social media Monday when he was photographed dumping a box of fish food into...
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...
Japanese ‘serial killer’ confesses to killing victims over ‘two months’
TOKYO: A Japanese man, arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house, has confessed to killing all his victims over a...
Shinzo to push for reform of Japanese pacifist constitution
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday’s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation’s longest-serving premier...
Japanese software company sues Apple over ‘animoji’ feature in iPhone 8
A Japanese software company is suing Apple in a US court over the trademark for the term “animoji”, alleging the US technology company stole...
Locals warned to stay away as Japanese volcano erupts
Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan erupted for the first time in six years Wednesday, shooting a plume of ash several hundred metres into the...
US flies bombers over Korean peninsula with South Korean, Japanese fighter...
SEOUL: The US military flew two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday amid...
Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs
TOKYO: Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the...
Japanese engineer commits suicide
A Japanese national was found dead on Thursday morning after falling from the roof of a hotel, a police official said.
He said the incident...
Typhoon Goni slams into Japanese mainland
Typhoon Goni slammed into the Japanese mainland Tuesday, leaving at least one person missing, more than 70 others injured and disrupting rail and flight...
