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Google is celebrating the 80th birth anniversary of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest with an adorable doodle. (Photo: screenshot)

Google celebrates Junko Tabei's 80th birth anniversary, who advised never to give up

She was also the first and only woman to climb all the highest peaks on each continent including Mount Everest.

22 Sep 2019 2:27 PM

The utility says it will run out of room to store the water by 2022. Harada did not say how much water would need to be dumped into the ocean. (Photo: AP)

Japan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, says minister

‘The only option will be to drain it into the sea and dilute it,’ the minister, Yoshiaki Harada, told a news briefing in Tokyo.

10 Sep 2019 4:01 PM

In Saga Prefecture, in the Kyushu region, the main railway station was flooded and a number of vehicles were seen submerged. A number of landslides were also reported. (Photo: ANI)

Over 6 lakh people in Japan's Kyushu asked to evacuate amid flood-like situation

At least three people have been killed and one person is missing.

29 Aug 2019 11:48 AM

'Negotiations have been underway based on a joint statement the two countries agreed on last September,' Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. (Photo: AP | File)

'Didn’t compromise too much in trade talks with US,' says Japan

Chief Cabinet Secreatry declined to comment when asked if there was still chance US could impose additional tariffs on Japanese automobiles.

26 Aug 2019 2:05 PM

Mahindra was referring to the geographical blunder done by cricketer turned politician during his visit to Tehran earlier this year. (Photo: AP)

Thank God, he wasn’t my geography teacher: Anand Mahindra on Pak PM’s gaffe

While speaking at an event in Tehran, during his two-day official visit to Iran, Khan claimed that Japan and Germany shares border.

26 Aug 2019 1:48 PM

North Korea Saturday fired two 'unidentified projectiles' into the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches by Pyongyang. (Representational Image)

North Korea fires 2 ‘unidentified projectiles’ into sea of Japan: Seoul

South Korea's presidential Blue House said it will hold a National Security Council meeting following the North's latest weapons test.

24 Aug 2019 10:16 AM

The Tokyo-bound Hayabusa No 46 train screeched to an emergency stop in a tunnel shortly after leaving Sendai station in northeastern Japan when the conductor saw a warning light that the door of the ninth carriage was open, East Japan Railway said. (Representational Image)

Mind the doors: Japan bullet train runs with door open at 280 km/hr

'The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door was completely open,' a company spokesman told news agency AFP.

22 Aug 2019 11:00 AM

Mysterios deep-sea creatures don't signal arrival of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Oarfish sightings in Japan not a sign of earthquakes

Experts have debunked a theory that correlates the two.

16 Aug 2019 7:28 PM

The Japanese government aims to start commercializing flying vehicles from around 2023.

Watch: Flying car floats in air for a minute during test flight

The flying car is designed to make deliveries on unmanned flights.

07 Aug 2019 12:13 PM

The modular vertebrae can be adjusted to the wearer's height and weight.

Watch: Japanese researchers develop robotic tail for humans

Researchers at Keio University in Japan have built a prototype robotic tail, called Arque.

06 Aug 2019 7:32 AM

Lee said that this move could ‘jeopardize’ bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan. (Photo: ANI)

Japan 'crossed line' by removing S Korea from 'white list': PM Lee

‘The decision is the second retaliation after the country imposed export restrictions on key chip materials,’ PM Lee said.

03 Aug 2019 3:37 PM

Participating units practiced unit-level mine warfare tactics to include sweeping, hunting, and mine detection. (Photo: ANI)

4 Indian Navy clearance divers participate in Mine Warfare Exercise in Japan

The Indian Navy this year took part in an annual exercise series with the US Navy and JMSDF.

24 Jul 2019 11:53 AM

Mini Coopers to collect the discarded equipment, while pint-sized green pick-up trucks performed the task at the Rio games in 2016.

Toyota introduces self-drive tech in Tokyo Games

The Japanese automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype of its next-generation field support robot.

23 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

SWIFT is the international payments messaging system used by banks to send money around the world.

Japan to lead development of SWIFT network for cryptocurrency: source

Tokyo aims to have the network in place in the next few years.

19 Jul 2019 8:06 PM

Japan last month unveiled tough restrictions on exports crucial to South Korean tech titans like Samsung Electronics. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean man dies after self-immolation in front of Japanese Embassy

The incident comes as relations between Seoul and Tokyo feel the strain over the labour issue.

19 Jul 2019 6:37 PM

The attack appeared to be among the worst violent crimes in decades in famously safe Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Japan fire: Bodies found in stairwell suggest they were trying to escape

At least 33 feared dead after suspected arson attack on Japanese animation studio.

19 Jul 2019 2:57 PM

The blaze started in the three-story building in Japan's ancient capital after the attacker sprayed an unidentified liquid accelerant, police and fire officials said. (Photo: File)

Man came in yelling 'you die' before setting Japan animation studio on fire

Japanese media reported the fire might have been set near the front door, forcing people to find other ways out.

19 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

The investigation into the deadly fire was being complicated by thea fact that the chief suspect, a 41-year-old man detained on Thursday, suffered serious burns in the blaze and was in hospital. (Photo: AFP)

Japan in shock after suspected arson kills 33

there were questions over how so many people could have died in a country where fire safety is taken very seriously.

19 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

Eyewitnesses reported saying it sounded like a blast, after which plumes of smoke was seen billowing out from the building. (Photo: ANI)

24 killed, 35 injured in Japan animation studio fire

Police said that a 41-year-old man poured what appeared to be petrol around the studio and set it on fire.

18 Jul 2019 1:21 PM

Japan also told the South Korean officials that South Korea’s trade control system was “vulnerable”.

Japan export restrictions are not countermeasures over forced wartime labour

South Korean officials did not ask that Japan withdraw the export restrictions.

13 Jul 2019 1:11 PM

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