Japan’s Nikkei ends nearly flat TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed nearly flat on Tuesday, giving up most of its early gains as investors... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
World Japan to spend extra $660mn in quake relief TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day... Published 25 Feb, 2024 12:03pm
World Convenience store stabbing in Japan kills one, injures two, NHK says TOKYO: One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store... Published 25 Feb, 2024 10:56am
Supplements Japan’s Evolving Vegetarian Culture, As health consciousness grows around the world, people are taking another look at plant-based foods and... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
Supplements The Emperor’s Birthday & National Day of Japan Message from Raza Bashir Tarar, Ambassador of Pakistan to Japan We are honoured to extend felicitations on His Majesty’s Birthday and the National Day of Japan. We wish His... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
World G7 transport ministers to meet online on Red Sea crisis, Japan says TOKYO: Transport ministers of G7 countries to hold an online conference on Tuesday at 1200 GMT to address the Red... Published 20 Feb, 2024 12:10pm
World Japan and Ukraine start talks on investment treaty, PM says TOKYO: Japan said on Monday it had started negotiating an investment treaty with Ukraine and vowed to keep up ... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
World Ukraine PM seeks reconstruction help in Japan TOKYO: Ukraine’s prime minister urged Japan’s government and private sector on Monday to step up support for the... Published 19 Feb, 2024 11:37am
Markets Japan mulls extending fuel subsidies amid political backlash TOKYO: Japan’s government and ruling party officials are considering extending fuel subsidies beyond May, sources... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
World Japan successfully launches next-gen H3 rocket TOKYO: Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it ... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Business & Finance Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan: PSMC announces terms for purchase of shares KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has announced terms, conditions and procedure for purchase of 22,145,760... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
World Japan finance minister says a weak yen has merits and demerits TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that a weak yen has its merits and demerits although... Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:57am
Business & Finance No change to Japan 2023 growth forecast despite weak GDP: IMF WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday its 2023 economic growth forecast for Japan remained... Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:35am
World Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy TOKYO: Once forecast to become the world’s biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place,... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Markets Japan buys 115,035 metric tons of food wheat via tender TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) bought a total of 115,035 metric tons of... Published 15 Feb, 2024 01:32pm
Business & Finance Japan unexpectedly slips into recession, Germany now world’s third-biggest economy TOKYO: Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s... Published 15 Feb, 2024 10:42am
Markets Japan to seek 60,000 tons of feed wheat and 20,000 tons barley via tender TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said on Wednesday that it will seek 60,000... Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:53pm
Business & Finance QatarEnergy to supply condensate to Japan’s Mitsui in 10-year deal DOHA: QatarEnergy has signed a deal to supply Japan’s Mitsui & Co with 11 million barrels of condensate per... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
Sports Iran should have played Japan in Asian Cup final, not quarters DOHA: Japan and Iran should have met in the Asian Cup final and not the quarters, Iranian coach Amir Ghalenoei said... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:27pm
World Japan’s government interest costs seen more than doubling over next decade TOKYO: Japan faces more than a two-fold increase in annual interest payments on government debt to 24.8 trillion yen... Published 02 Feb, 2024 09:59am
World Japan earthquake survivors battle unsanitary conditions with no running water SUZU: A month on from a huge earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast, survivors are battling freezing and... Published 31 Jan, 2024 12:26pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher, tech stocks shine TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, while investors... Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:58am
World China foreign ministry will ‘seriously’ study resuming visa-free policy for Japan BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that it would “seriously” study resuming a previous visa-free... Published 29 Jan, 2024 01:13pm
World Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17 billion TOKYO: The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central... Published 26 Jan, 2024 11:41am
Business & Finance Average price of new Tokyo apartment jumps in 2023, sets record TOKYO: The price of new apartments in Tokyo leapt to a record 114.8 million yen ($777,093) in 2023, pushed up by... Published 25 Jan, 2024 11:15am
Life & Style ‘Oppenheimer’ to be shown in Japan, 8 months after ‘Barbenheimer’ outrage TOKYO: Japanese audiences can watch the movie “Oppenheimer” in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters... Published 24 Jan, 2024 03:19pm
Markets Japan’s lunar craft lands successfully but can’t generate solar power TOKYO: Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating... Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am
World Japan tightens air traffic control protocols after crash TOKYO: Japan has tightened its air traffic control protocols after a fiery collision at Tokyo’s main airport in... Published 10 Jan, 2024 11:11am
World Death toll from New Year’s Day quake in Japan rises above 200 TOKYO: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on... Published 09 Jan, 2024 05:18pm
World Japan sharply revises down quake missing TOKYO: Japanese authorities sharply revised downwards on Tuesday the number of people unaccounted for following a... Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:22am
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