Tag: Japan
7.3 – Magnitude Quake Hits Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued
Tokyo,October 26- An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan's east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and Japan's emergency agencies issued...
Japan To Build Huge Storage For Battery System
TOKYO, Sept 25 - Japan will build the world's largest storage battery system in Hokkaido as early as this autumn and begin experiments to...
Japan Rises To 9th Place In WEF’s Competitiveness Rankings
GENEVA, Sept 4 - Japan rose to ninth place in the overall rankings of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual global competitiveness report for...
Hiroshima Marks 68th Atomic Bomb Anniversary
HIROSHIMA (Japan), Aug 6 - Hiroshima marked the 68th anniversary of the western Japanese city's atomic bombing on Tuesday morning with representatives from 70...
Malaysia, Japan Agree To Give Commitment Towards Second Wave Of Look...
PUTRAJAYA, July 26- Malaysia and Japan have agreed to give the commitment towards strengthening the second wave of the "Look East Policy" in that...
Former Fukushima nuclear plant boss dies of cancer
JULY 11- The former boss of the Fukushima nuclear plant, who stayed at his post to try to tame reactors after Japan's earthquake and...
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to visit India in November
New Delhi, July 10- Japan's Emperor Akihito will pay a week-long state visit to India starting Nov 30. He will be accompanied by his...
World’s oldest person dies in Western Japan
OSAKA, June 12 - A 116-year-old Japanese man listed as the world's oldest person died early Wednesday morning in western Japan's Kyoto Prefecture, Xinhua...
Japan hopes Russia summit can bring momentum on island dispute
MOSCOW: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin today will revive efforts to end a territorial dispute that has...
Japan to propose infrastructure building guidelines at APEC
TOKYO, April 8 - Japan plans to propose drawing up guidelines for building social infrastructure such as power generation plants and roads at an Asia-Pacific Economic...