Tag: Japan
Japan on full alert as typhoon approaches
Japan has put about 22,000 of its soldiers on full alert as typhoon Haishen is expected to hit southwestern Japan…
Japanese premier, Abe to quit due to poor health – Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to step down due to health issues, Kyodo News reported on Friday, citing…
Japanese economy shrinks by 27.8 percent
The Japanese economy contracted at an annualised rate of 27.8 per cent in the second quarter, as the world’s third-largest…
Germany, Japan’s coronavirus cases spike
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany and Japan have risen. In Germany, the cases increased by 3,609, taking the national total…
Japan demands Tokyo Olympics postponed by one year
Japan has asked for one-year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over the new coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Japan update: Coronavirus death toll now 10
Japan’s Health Ministry, on Friday, said two more persons have died of coronavirus that originated in China, including one on…
Japan shuts all schools amid COVID-19 fears
Amid concern over the spread of coronavirus, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday the government will request all elementary,…
South Korea, Japan set date for talks over trade row
South Korea on Friday said it would hold talks with Japan in March in its latest attempt to resolve the…
Japan suffers worst economic slump in 5 years
Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly…
Coronavirus: China, Japan report rise in infections
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has reached 44,653 in China, while Japan reported 174 cases, the…
61 passengers on Japan cruise ship have coronavirus
At least 61 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said…
Japan seeks Interpol’s help to arrest wife of ex-Nissan chief
Japan has asked Interpol for its cooperation in arresting the wife of former Nissan Motor Co., Chief Carlos Ghosn, local…
Arrests in Turkey, raid in Tokyo over ex-Nissan chief Ghosn
Japanese officials on Thursday raided the Tokyo residence of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who fled to Lebanon to avoid…
Ghosn disgraced ex-Nissan chief flees from Japan
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor chairman who faces numerous charges in Japan, is now a fugitive, after he fled…
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s northern coast
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck off the coast of Japan's northern Aomori Prefecture on Thursday, the…
9 year-old boy passes Japan’s Mathematics exam for university
The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan on Tuesday said a 9-year-old boy from the Western Japanese province of Hyogo has…
Former Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone dies
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died at the age of 101, sources close to the matter said Friday.
NIS launches E-passport, biometric visa issuance in Japan
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated two more passport and biometric visa facilities in Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South…
Tiger Woods matches 54 year-old record with 82nd PGA Tour win
Tiger Woods made golf history Monday when he won the Zozo Championship in Japan for his 82nd US PGA Tour…
Japanese premier visits typhoon-stricken areas
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday travelled to areas in north-eastern Japan, devastated by a recent deadly typhoon.
Updated: Typhoon Hagibis kills 35 in Japan
At least 35 people have been killed by the powerful typhoon Hagibis that hit Japan at the weekend, officials said.
Typhoon Hagibis kills 14 in Japan, brings unprecedented rain
At least 14 people were killed and nine others missing after Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan, officials said Sunday, as…
Typhoon kills 8, causes flooding, landslides across Japan
Typhoon Hagibis wreaked havoc in wide areas of Japan, leaving at least eight people dead and 12 missing as record…
U.S. signs trade deal with Japan
The U.S. and Japan formally signed a bilateral trade agreement after U.S. President Donald Trump again complained about Japan’s chronic…
Nigerian starves to death in Japanese detention
Japanese immigration authorities said Tuesday a Nigerian who died in detention in June starved to death while on hunger strike,…
Japan, AfDB announce $3.5bn in support of Africa’s private sector development
Japan and the African Development Bank, AfDB on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private…
JUST IN: Japan pledges token $413,000 aid for Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Japan has been rewarded with a token aid of $413,000 as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Photo News: Buhari at opening session of TICAD in Japan
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari participated at the opening session and plenary of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development,…
Japan ready to host Buhari, other African leaders in Yokohama
Japan hosts development talks this week with President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders, looking to boost its presence on…
Buhari yet to see IPOB in Japan
President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to come in contact with members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra since his…