Sources: BBC
Four people are injured in an explosion at a building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. 2023-07-3
Two United States citizens are convicted and sentenced in Japan for aiding former CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, in his escape from Japan to Lebanon in December 2019. Former U.S. Special Forces Michael Taylor is sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment while his son receives a 20 months' sentence. 2021-07-19
Mauritius asks Japan to pay $34 million in reparations for the disaster and demands the money to "support local fishermen whose livelihoods were adversely impacted by an oil leak last month", according to a Mauritian government document. 2020-09-2
North Korea fires a medium-range ballistic missile about 60 kilometers (37 miles) into its eastern waters, in the direction of Japan according to United States and South Korean officials. 2017-04-5
Supertyphoon Vongfong becomes the most intense storm of the year as it heads for Japan. 2014-10-7
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe vows to defend the Senkaku Islands "at all costs" in a speech aimed at the Japan Self-Defense Forces. 2013-02-2
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan; no damage is caused. 2012-01-1
Demonstrations occur against Japan in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Chongqing on the anniversary of the Mukden Incident. 2010-09-18
Japan doubles a state-sponsored credit line to troubled airline Japan Airlines to Y200bn (US$2.2bn). 2010-01-3