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…