Shigeru Ishiba Is New Japan PM
Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is all set to become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday. Ishiba won a...
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Japan PM’s US Visit Aims To Strengthen Ties Amidst Growing China Concerns
Japan Prime Minister Kishida’s US visit marks the first by a Japanese head of government in nine years. The visit is significant amid global security...
India Refrains From Voting On UN Gaza Truce Resolution
India chose not to vote in favour of a UN Human Rights Council resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and halting arms sales to...
Japan Hit By Magnitude 6 Quake Post-Taiwan Disaster
According to the EMSC, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck off Japan’s Honshu east coast in Fukushima a day after a 7.4 magnitude quake hit Taiwan....
Japan Hit By 6.1 Earthquake, No Tsunami Alert
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan’s Iwate and Aomori prefectures on Tuesday, as reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicentre was in the...
Watch: Japan’s Private Rocket Explode Seconds After Launch
Japan’s Space One’s debut launch of the Kairos rocket ended in failure. The 18-meter solid-fuel vehicle exploded shortly after liftoff at 11:01 am local time....
Japan’s 2024 Births Reach All-Time Low; For 8th Consecutive Year
Preliminary government data released on Tuesday revealed that in 2023, Japan experienced an eighth consecutive annual decline in births, reaching a historic low. Births plummeted...
Japan: ‘Naked Men’ Festival Impacted By Aging Population
The age-old “Sominsai” festival in Japan, known for its unique traditions involving naked men and wooden talismans, concluded for the last time at the Kokuseki...
Japan Slips into recession; No More Third-Largest Economy
Japan’s economy contracted 0.4% in the last quarter of 2023, falling behind Germany to become the world’s fourth largest. Though growing 1.9% in 2023, Japan...
US Congress Urged For Emergency Aid For Ukraine,Israel: Reports
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, American ambassadors in nine nations, including India and Japan, urged Congress to swiftly pass the President’s National Security Supplemental Funding...