Sources: Bloomberg
A United States Navy officer, Ridge Alkonis, jailed in Japan after being found guilty of the negligent driving deaths of two local civilians, has been transferred into American custody, where he was booked into a federal detention center. 2023-12-14
Japan's internal affairs ministry reports that the country experienced its highest level of inflation since 1981 last month after core consumer prices increased by 3.7 percent from November 2021. 2022-12-23
Japan and the United Kingdom reach a tentative free trade agreement, which British trade secretary Liz Truss hails as the UK's "first major post-Brexit trade deal". 2020-09-11
The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people. The country is bracing for more heavy rain. 2020-07-6
Books related to Anne Frank are vandalized across public libraries in Tokyo, Japan. 2014-02-21
The Japanese Coast Guard claims that a volcanic eruption has created a new islet in the Bonin Islands south of Japan. 2013-11-21
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron arrives in Japan for the first leg of an Asian visit. 2012-04-10
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan with a tsunami warning issued and then retracted. 2011-08-19
Ohi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is being shut down due a technical fault, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Only 18 out of 54 nuclear plants in Japan are currently producing electricity. 2011-07-16
Japan's Cabinet approves a record ¥92.4 trillion budget for 2011. 2010-12-24