Japan PM Suga declares COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo area

TOKYO : Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjacent prefectures on Thursday (Jan 7) … More

What are the top manga titles of all time according to 150,000 Japanese fans?

One Piece, Demon Slayer, Slam Dunk, Detective Conan and Dragon Ball came out on top. Sorry, Doraemon. The Japanese take … More

The new creations perfectly capture the central characters namely Naruto and Sasuke, as well as Boruto and Sarada, among others … More

TOKYO: Japan’s government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday (Dec 24) that the removal of … More

When Carlos Ghosn arrived at Nissan in 1999, suppliers took the brunt of cost-cutting that helped revive the automaker. Two … More

IZU, Japan: If you’ve eaten sushi, you might assume you’ve tried wasabi. But chances are it was an artificial version that … More

Whenever I would take a tour group around Japan, I would invariably set a task for the members: Look carefully … More

A growing number of Japanese enthusiasts are trying to tackle a 400-year-old taboo associating tattoos with organised-crime gangs such as … More

Police have arrested Rafael Lima da Costa, an 18-year-old who confessed to killing her during a robbery Victim had been … More

KUALA LUMPUR : AirAsia Group Bhd’s 33%-owned associate AirAsia Japan Co Ltd (AAJ) has filed for bankruptcy proceedings today. In … More

Co-founder and animation producer Toshio Suzuki talks about his close relationship with director Hayao Miyazaki – and why children shouldn’t … More

HANOI: Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is seen as a coup for Beijing in extending … More

TOKYO (AP) : As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of … More

New PM’s first trip overseas aimed at shoring up support against China in the region In a sign of Southeast … More

The U.S. military has contaminated the drinking water for almost half-a-million Japanese – but Japanese authorities can’t do anything about … More

MALAYSIA’S flagship budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd is ceasing its Japanese operations immediately, it said in a Bursa Malaysia filing … More

KUALA LUMPUR : After decades of focusing their operations on the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector, Japanese companies are now … More

TOKYO – Just two and a half weeks into his tenure as Prime Minister, a controversy is already threatening to … More

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday (Sept 16), becoming the … More

(CNN) : If Shinzo Abe was perhaps born to be Japan’s Prime Minister, the path to political stardom for his … More

Woman in her 70s died of a head injury after falling into a roadside ditch while evacuating from a coastal … More

KEY POINTS Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation citing poor health last week, but his main economic strategy … More

It might seem like a flight of fancy, but a Japanese firm says it is one step closer to making … More

No leader in recent memory has so completely transformed strategic thinking in Asia A month before he ended his first … More