Sources: BBC
Japan suspends the pilot experiment of its first fully autonomous self-driving car following a minor collision. 2023-10-30
Japan's fertility rate is expected to have reached a record low of 1.2565 in 2022. 2023-06-2
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
Japan detects possible community spread of the B.1.1.7 variant in three people from Shizuoka with no known travel history. 2021-01-18
Japan reports a record 4,915 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, a record 76 deaths are also reported in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-5
Japan sends two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan and sets Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island. 2013-04-9
A computer glitch temporarily halts all bullet trains in northern and central Japan, affecting thousands of passengers. 2011-01-17
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan improves to 34% following a cabinet reshuffle. 2011-01-16
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he will resign if proven guilty of receiving illegal political fund donations. 2010-01-22
Japan doubles a state-sponsored credit line to troubled airline Japan Airlines to Y200bn (US$2.2bn). 2010-01-3