Recent News Headlines : Tokyo. - Japan

BANK OF JAPAN TAPER TALK GIVES WAY TO EASING CHATTER


Kuroda, 73, is the first Japanese central bank governor to be given an Act II since the 1950s... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 28

ANY U.S. TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA WOULD PRESS DENUCLEARIZATION DEMAND


Any US talks with North Korea would press denuclearization demand Pence... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 43

NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA ARE UNITED IN THEIR HATRED OF JAPAN


These swirling emotions were front and center Wednesday as a combined team of North and South Koreans played regional power Japan in women's hockey... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 16

ANY U.S. TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA WOULD PRESS DENUCLEARIZATION DEMAND


Pence says US open to North Korea talks sanctions to continue... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 137

JAPAN'S WORRIES ABOUT NORTH KOREA'S 'CHARM OFFENSIVE'


The North Koreans feel the same as us, South Korean player Choi Ji Yeon said before the game... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 69

JAPANESE COMPANY PLANS WORLD'S TALLEST WOODEN BUILDING


Other parts of the world are also exploring wood as a construction material, with the 24-storey HoHo Tower scheduled to open later this year... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 431

CHINESE NEWSPAPER SAYS BRITAIN IS 'TRYING TO VALIDATE ITS EXISTENCE AND GRAB ATTENTION' WITH SOUTH CHINA SEA PATROL


If not provocation, the Royal Navy should behave modestly when passing through the South China Sea, it said in an English-language editorial published late Tuesday... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 8

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR DAY


S&P 500 futures are declining and European stocks are fluctuating following a late downswing in Asia, with Japanese equities hit by a sudden rally in the yen... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 73

NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL POSES THREAT TO RICH ASIAN FISHERIES


It is the largest oil spill in decades, but the disaster has unfolded outside the glare of international attention that big spills have previously attracted... READ MORE

13th February, 2018 46

A NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL THREATENS SOME OF ASIAS RICHEST FISHERIES


Caused by a fiery collision in the East China Sea, the spill has created an environmental disaster that has tested Chinas ability to lead... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 4068

WORLD SHARES REBOUND AFTER WORST WEEK IN TWO YEARS


Germany's 10-year bond yields, the euro zone's benchmark, traded around 0.76 percent after earlier rising as high as 0.786 percent... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 137

JAPANESE, SOUTH KOREAN POLITICIANS MEET IN SEOUL, AGREE TO SEEK A DENUCLEARIZED NORTH KOREA


Oshima is leading a delegation of nine Japanese nonpartisan lawmakers for talks with 16 South Korean counterparts, including National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun, in Seoul... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 22

SOUTH KOREA: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AFTER NORTH'S VISIT


'Longing for reunification' On the last day, President Moon bade farewell to the North Korean delegation at a North Korean art troupe's music concert in Seoul... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 1808

JAPAN WORRIED KOREAN THAW WILL MELT UNITED FRONT AGAINST PYONGYANG


It has argued that yielding to dialogue on North Korea's terms would effectively equal accepting it as a nuclear power... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 38

NORTH KOREA HEADS FOR DIPLOMACY GOLD MEDAL AT OLYMPICS


Seafood, once a major North Korean export, was now more widely available at home after U.N... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 3007

NBC DUMPS OLYMPIC ANALYST AMID FURY AT KOREA-JAPAN COMMENT


Japan ruled Korea with an iron fist from 1910 to 1945 in a bloody occupation that still strikes a raw nerve... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 1484

'IGNORANT & INSENSITIVE': NBC APOLOGIZES TO KOREA FOR JAPAN COMMENTS


The comments were made by NBC Winter Olympics Analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo during Friday's opening ceremony Koreans were not impressed... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 266

PENCE SAYS US WILL IMPOSE 'TOUGHEST, MOST AGGRESSIVE' SANCTIONS YET ON NORTH KOREA


US Vice-President Mike Pence threatened on Wednesday to slap the toughest US sanctions ever against North Korea during a visit to Japan... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 86

BOTTEGA VENETA AT HOME ON NEW YORK RUNWAY


CEO Claus-Dietrich Lahrs played down talk of any crisis at Fashion Week, although the relocation to New York was one-time only... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 0

NHK WORLD UPDATES APP TO ISSUE DISASTER ALERTS IN ENGLISH


The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake taught us many important lessons, said Shogo Takahashi, editor in chief of an NHK World news program... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 983

THE 11 CITIES MOST LIKELY TO RUN OUT OF DRINKING WATER


Cape Town faces the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to run out of drinking water... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 33736

TOKYO PUBLIC SCHOOL SELECTS $730 UNIFORMS FROM ARMANI


Taimei Elementary School's redesigned uniforms are no doubt sleek and stylish... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 13

BLOODY NOSE POLICY ON NORTH KOREA WOULD BACKFIRE


The possibility of a U.S. military strike against North Korea has dominated the news in the United States and South Korea... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 289

2,500 ANTI-DOPING TESTS TO BE TAKEN DURING PYEONGCHANG GAMES


A total of 2,500 urine and blood tests are planned during the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, confirmed the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA here on Thursday... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 0

ANTARCTICA IS SUCH A TRENDY VACATION SPOT THAT CHINESE OFFICIALS MADE A DON'T-TOUCH-PENGUINS RULE


Inspectors will watch tourists' actions, and those who violate the policy will be banned from visiting Antarctica for up to three years, the Post wrote... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 327

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! ASIA'S THIRD WINTER OLYMPIAD KICKS OFF


Conservatives protest North Korean participation in the Olympic Games on roads leading to the venue in Daegwallyeong on Feb. 9, 2018... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 31

US STOCKS END BRUTAL WEEK ON BENIGN NOTE; EUROPEAN, ASIAN STOCKS DIVE


The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 1.4 percent at 24,190.90 after swinging more than 1,000 points during the session... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 0

US STOCKS END BRUTAL WEEK ON BENIGN NOTE; EUROPEAN, ASIAN STOCKS DIVE


The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 1.4 percent at 24,190.90 after swinging more than 1,000 points during the session... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 0

KANSAI BUSINESS LEADERS SEEK NATIONWIDE SUPPORT FOR WORLD EXPO BID


Kansai-area corporate leaders urged the local business community on Friday to boost efforts to promote Osaka's bid to host the World Expo 2025, and called... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 0

A TOKYO PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNOUNCED $730 ARMANI UNIFORMS. PARENTS WEREN'T HAPPY.


Taimei Elementary School is located in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 865

Trending News Headlines : Tokyo.

COINCHECK SAYS IT LOST CRYPTO COINS VALUED AT ABOUT $400 MILLION


We know where the funds were sent, Otsuka said during a late-night press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 6941

WATCH OUT, AIRLINES. HIGH SPEED RAIL NOW RIVALS FLYING ON KEY ROUTES


In Asia and Europe, super-fast locomotives are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 5761

FURIOUS TRUMP AIDE ASSAILS BOOK, CALLS PRESIDENT A 'GENIUS'


Wolff has said the book was based on White House access, conversations with Trump and interviews with senior staffers, including Bannon... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 5699

HE LAY DEAD IN HIS APARTMENT FOR FOUR MONTHS. THIS IS THE JAPANESE CREW THAT TOOK THE CALL.


Akira Fujita, the supervisor of a crew that specializes in cleaning up after lonely deaths, prepares to enter the apartment where Hiroaki was found... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 5490

NORTH KOREA FUELS ARMS, MISSILE, ANTI-MISSILE RACE IN REGION AND BEYOND


All these represent wild cards for US defense planners focusing on North Korea... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 5403

FIRST HAWAII, NOW JAPAN SENDS A FALSE ALARM ABOUT INCOMING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE


North Korea fired two missiles over the Japanese island of Hokkaido last year, triggering the expansion of the system... READ MORE

16th January, 2018 2057

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE NORTH KOREAN ESCAPEE AT THE STATE OF THE UNION


The incredible story of the North Korean escapee at the State of the Union... READ MORE

31st January, 2018 1973

AVALANCHE AND VOLCANO HIT JAPAN SKI RESORT


Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, 150km 93 miles from Tokyo, erupted on Tuesday but it is not confirmed if that is what triggered the avalanche... READ MORE

23rd January, 2018 1936

THE NEW GODZILLA FILM IMAGINES A STRONG JAPAN PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE U.S.


Japanese people can come out of the movie theater and feel proud to be Japanese... READ MORE

24th September, 2016 1878

A LITTLE CORNER OF BRAZIL THAT IS FOREVER OKINAWA


Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan?... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 1783

THE MYSTERIOUS TWITTER USER DRAWING A SWARM OF JAPAN TRADERS


Two minutes later, Okasanman clarified It was Hiroki Kuroda, former pitcher for the baseball team Hiroshima Carp... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 1447

ENGLISH TEACHER CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO PLUG IN TO THE WORLD


But Mio Horio, a 32-year-old English teacher from mountainous Shiga Prefecture, is challenging the nation's system and nudging her students to think outside the box... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 1253

'US MILITARY CRAZY, OUT OF CONTROL'


While just two days earlier, a UH-1 helicopter from the Futenma base had to make an emergency landing on a beach on Ikei Island... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1103

HUNTING A C.I.A. MOLE, AGENTS GAMBLED AND LET A SUSPECT RETURN TO CHINA


At least once in recent years, according to a government official, Mr. Lee returned to the United States without attracting the F.B.I.'s attention... READ MORE

18th January, 2018 1008

DONALD TRUMP CALLS SUTHERLAND SPRINGS MASSACRE 'AN ACT OF EVIL'


Donald Trump has called the massacre at a Texas Baptist church, 'an act of evil'... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 907

NORTH KOREA AGREES TO SEND ATHLETES TO OLYMPICS, SOUTH SAYS


If they want to drive a wedge into the alliance between the United States and South Korea, this could just be their opening gambit, he said... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 850

AS TRUMP FOCUSES ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA PUSHES INTO WEST PACIFIC


There is an attempt to alter the present status in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, Abe told the publication... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 802

LIVING COSTS IN MANY AUSTRALIAN CITIES RISING FASTER THAN REST OF WORLD


A one-bedroom, city centre apartment costs the equivalent of 3,881 a month in New York, 2,876 in London and 2,618 in Sydney... READ MORE

18th January, 2018 788

COINCHECK PROMISES 46BN YEN REFUND AFTER CRYPTOCURRENCY THEFT


Tokyo-based digital currency exchange Coincheck says it will reimburse some 260,000 victims of theft... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 721

INDIAN ICBM PUTS BEIJING IN RANGE, MAY SPUR BUILD-UP IN SOUTH ASIA


The test came a day after India staged joint sea drills with Japan's Self Defence Force in the Indian Ocean... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 668

JAPANESE CAPITAL HOLDS FIRST NORTH KOREAN MISSILE ATTACK DRILL


Japan has also decided to buy two land-based Aegis batteries and cruise missiles that could strike North Korean missile sites... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 633

JURY TO HEAR OPENING STATEMENTS IN WAYMO-UBER TRIAL OVER AUTONOMOUS CA


Jury to hear opening statements in Waymo-Uber trial over autonomous car secrets... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 624

JAPAN AND FRANCE PLAN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES IN 'SHOW OF STRENGTH' AGAINST CHINA


The exercise between Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the French Navy would involve the French frigate Vendemiaire, which is charged with patrolling France's overseas territories, the sources said... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 601

OLYMPIC CHAMP SIMONE BILES SAYS SHE WAS ABUSED BY DOCTOR


Simone Biles watched as her friends and former Olympic teammates came forward to detail abuse at the hands of a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor... READ MORE

16th January, 2018 504

PHILIPPINES NOT TAKING DOWN STATUE OF WW II SEX SLAVE DESPITE JAPAN'S OBJECTION


A spokeswoman from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was extremely regrettable that comfort women statues including the one in the Philippines had been erected... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 499

NORTH KOREA NOT INTERESTED IN MEETING PENCE, U.S. OFFICIALS DURING OLYMPICS


North korea delegation, including dictator's sister, to meet saturday with south korea president... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 489

CHINA SAYS HOPES TO GET JAPAN TIES BACK ON TRACK


Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 487

JAPAN'S PUBLIC BROADCASTER SENDS FALSE ALARM ABOUT NORTH KOREAN MISSILE


Local time alert said North Korea appears to have launched a missile ..... READ MORE

16th January, 2018 478

TOKYO HOLDS MISSILE EVACUATION DRILL AMID THREAT FROM NORTH KOREA


Protesters in the South Korean capital Seoul burned a large photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 472

THE GERMAN MILITARY IS CURRENTLY 'NOT DEPLOYABLE,' AND 6 OTHER GLOBAL STORIES


Marder infantry fighting vehicles and other German military equipment arrive in Sestokai, Lithuania, in February 2017... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 422


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