Japan raises gasoline subsidy to 36.7 yen a litre TOKYO: Japan raised its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to 36.7 yen (25.3 cents) a litre for the seven days... Published 22 Sep, 2022 11:27am
Business & Finance Japan inflation at highest level since 2014 TOKYO: Inflation in Japan hit 2.8 percent in August, the highest level since 2014, government data showed Tuesday,... Published 20 Sep, 2022 11:40am
World Four feared dead after typhoon hits Japan TOKYO: Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found “without vital signs” after Typhoon Nanmadol... Published 20 Sep, 2022 11:33am
Pakistan PM expresses sympathy for devasation caused by Hurricane Nanmodal in Japan Climate change does not follow a linear pattern and can bring disaster to any country, PM Shehbaz tweets Published 19 Sep, 2022 11:21am
World Typhoon Nanmadol snarls air, land traffic in Japan, more rain expected TOKYO: Typhoon Nanmadol pounded western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds on Monday, forcing airlines to cancel... Published 19 Sep, 2022 10:14am
World Thousands in shelters as ‘dangerous’ typhoon hits Japan MINAMATA: Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol... Published 18 Sep, 2022 12:39pm
World King Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen's funeral LONDON: Britain was gearing up Sunday for the momentous state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III... Published 18 Sep, 2022 11:22am
World Japan issues special typhoon warning as ‘unprecedented’ storm approaches TOKYO: The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on... Published 18 Sep, 2022 06:05am
Markets Yen intervention will not stop sharp declines, official warns TOKYO: Japan’s efforts to stop the yen’s sharp falls through unilateral market intervention would only have a... Published 15 Sep, 2022 11:52am
World Lazard in talks with China, India, Japan on Sri Lanka debt Financial advisory group Lazard has started talks with India, China and Japan on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt, a... Published 13 Sep, 2022 01:07pm
Business & Finance Japan unveils near-term steps to offset hit from rising prices TOKYO: Japan’s government on Friday unveiled near-term stimulus steps to soften the economic blow of high food and... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:02am
World India and Japan plan more military drills to strengthen ties India and Japan said on Thursday they would deepen defence cooperation, with New Delhi inviting investment by... Published 08 Sep, 2022 11:58am
World Japan to spend $12mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral TOKYO: Japan expects to spend around 1.7 billion yen ($12 million) on a state funeral for assassinated former... Published 06 Sep, 2022 10:31am
Business & Finance Toyota to suspend production at 3 western Japan plants as typhoon nears TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp will suspend some evening shifts at three plants in western Japan due to an... Published 05 Sep, 2022 10:56am
Technology Japan’s Rakuten Mobile says service restored after 2-1/2 hour system failure TOKYO: Japan’s Rakuten Mobile Inc said on Sunday that its service for users on Rakuten UN-LIMIT VII plans had been... Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:52am
Business & Finance Nissan still analysing new US law on EV credits, executive says TOKYO: Japan’s Nissan Motor Co is still analysing a new US law that restricts tax credits for electric vehicles to... Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:24am
World Japan to further ease border curbs to exploit weak yen TOKYO: Japan will further ease border controls from Sept. 7 by raising the ceiling for daily entrants to 50,000 and... Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:08am
World Japan to coordinate with Sri Lanka creditors to resolve debt crisis TOKYO: Japan will coordinate with other creditors to resolve Sri Lanka’s deepening financial crisis, Finance... Published 30 Aug, 2022 11:48am
World Tokyo to push for African seat on UN Security Council: PM TUNIS: Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world... Published 28 Aug, 2022 08:00pm
World Swiss group to launch petition to rethink nuclear power plans GENEVA: A group of Swiss politicians has formed ‘Stop Blackouts’, which will launch a petition seeking a revision to... Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:56pm
World Japan to spend $1.83mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on... Published 26 Aug, 2022 10:07am
World Japan national police chief resigns over Abe assassination TOKYO: The head of Japan’s National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation into... Published 25 Aug, 2022 11:41am
World Japan to waive pre-departure COVID tests for vaccinated travellers TOKYO: Japan will waive pre-departure COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on... Published 24 Aug, 2022 12:13pm
Business & Finance Hino Motors emission falsification includes small trucks TOKYO: Japan’s Hino Motors, already under scrutiny for emissions data falsification for large trucks, has had... Published 22 Aug, 2022 10:30am
Print Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat TOKYO: Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to... Updated 22 Aug, 2022 09:55am
Life & Style Hanae Mori: grande dame of Japanese fashion TOKYO: Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed "Madame Butterfly"... Published 18 Aug, 2022 12:53pm
Print Japan PM shuffles cabinet as anger deepens over ties to Unification Church TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday amid growing public anger about the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
Pakistan Japanese envoy meets Miftah ISLAMABAD: Wada Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail here... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
World Japan detects first monkeypox case TOKYO: Japan has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus in Tokyo, the capital’s governor said on Monday.... Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am
Pakistan Japan removes Pakistan from its COVID-19 'red list' The new categorization to come into effect from July 27 Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:41pm
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