Sources: BBC
Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, is acquitted in Japan following a retrial. 2024-09-26
Japan reports a record 159 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-8
Japan suspends the usage of 1.63 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns of contamination in some unused vials. 2021-08-26
Japan reports a record 2,812 new cases in the past 24 hours. 2020-12-9
Japanese Emperor Naruhito officially proclaims his enthronement as the Emperor of Japan in an ancient enthronement ceremony held in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, after ascending to the throne on 1 May. It was attended by about 2,000 guests with 420 foreign dignitaries. 2019-10-22
Severe flooding on the Japanese island of Kyushu has caused seven deaths with twenty people unaccounted for. 2017-07-7
Mitsubishi admits that its fuel efficiency tests broke Japanese rules for about 625,000 "ultrasmall" vehicles sold in Japan. 2016-04-20
Dozens of people are rescued from Japan's Mount Ontake following a volcanic eruption, with at least 30 feared dead. This is the first deadly eruption in Japan since 1991. 2014-09-28
Typhoon Neoguri leaves two dead on Okinawa as it departs for Japan's main islands threatening heavy rain. 2014-07-9
Japan detains a Chinese fishing boat found near the disputed Pinnacle Islands in the East China Sea. 2010-09-8