Tokyo, Mar 18 (UNI) As Japan continues to see record-breaking numbers of foreign visitors, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has instructed relevant authorities to draft a new plan to increase the number of inbound tourists to 60 million by 2030 while boosting regional appeal, local media reported Tuesday.
Tokyo, Mar 17 (UNI) The average prices of rice at supermarkets across Japan reached 4,077 yen per 5 kg (about 27.5 U.S. dollars) in the week ending March 9, nearly doubling from the same period last year amid the government''s move to release reserve rice, official data showed Monday.
Tokyo, Mar 17 (UNI) A house fire in Japan''s Kochi City on Monday left two dead and another one in critical condition, local police reported.
Tokyo, Mar 16 (UNI) Japan is eyeing the deployment of long-range missiles on the island of Kyushu to the southwest of the country in order to enhance its'' defense capabilities, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing government sources.
Tokyo, Mar 15 (UNI) The leader of a Japanese political group, Takashi Tachibana, has been slashed in an attack while campaigning in central Tokyo, although his injuries were not life-threatening, the Tokyo police said.
Tokyo, Mar 14 (UNI) The disapproval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba''s cabinet rose 4.0 percentage points from the previous month to 44.1 percent in March, the highest level since the launch of his administration in October last year, according to a Jiji Press survey.
Tokyo, Mar 12 (UNI) Japan''s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday expressed regret over the U.S. decision to impose additional tariffs without exempting Japan, stating that such broad trade restrictions could significantly impact Japan-U.S. economic relations, the global economy, and the multilateral trade system.
Tokyo, Mar 10 (UNI) Japan''s key stock index rebounded on Monday as buying interest in semiconductor stocks, which had recently seen notable declines, helped lift the market.
Tokyo, Mar 6 (UNI) One person was killed and two others slightly injured after a dust collector exploded Thursday at a factory in central Japan''s Aichi prefecture, local media said.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) A delegation from the Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee (JIBCC) led by its Chairman, Tatsuo Yasunaga, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
Tokyo, Mar 2 (UNI) A fire broke out in a two-story wooden apartment building early Sunday in Nishinari Ward of Japan''s Osaka, leaving two dead, local media reported.
Tokyo, Mar 2 (UNI) The wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan''s Iwate Prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burnt area expanding to approximately 1,800 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (UNI) India and Japan have renewed the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) effective from Friday for up to USD 75 Billion.
Santiago (Chile), Feb 27 (UNI) United States took on Japan a day after their FIH Hockey Women''s Nations Cup match was originally scheduled to be played, following a general power outage in Chile which led to a government imposed a lockdown last evening.
Tokyo, Feb 27 (UNI) The birth rate in Japan fell to nearly 721,000 people in 2024, the lowest rate since 1899, when such statistics began to be kept, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported on Thursday, citing preliminary data from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Tokyo, Feb. 27 (UNI) A forest fire in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate has damaged at least 84 residential buildings, triggering evacuation orders for over 2,000 people living in the vicinity, local media reported Thursday.
Tokyo, Feb. 26 (UNI) The U.S. Navy''s amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force''s training support ship Kurobe docked at Japan''s Ishigaki port in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday, despite local requests to refrain from using civilian facilities.
Tokyo, Feb 24 (UNI) Firefighting efforts continued on Monday as a forest fire in Ofunato City of Japan''s Iwate Prefecture entered its sixth day, local media reported.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Indian Army contingent departed on Saturday to participate in the 6th edition of India- Japan joint military exercise Dharma Guardian.
Tokyo, Feb 22 (UNI) A Japanese court on Friday rejected a request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in Kagoshima prefecture in southwestern Japan, local media reported.
Shenzhen, Feb. 20 (UNI) Japan secured the last ticket in the AFC U20 Asian Cup quarterfinals after drawing 1-1 with South Korea in the third round of Group D here on Thursday.
Tokyo, Feb. 18 (UNI) Three people were confirmed dead after being found collapsed on the snow in the mountains of Fukushima City in northeast Japan on Tuesday.