Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda announce plans for a merger by 2026, potentially forming the third-largest automotive company in the world. 2024-12-23
An unidentified source says a North Korean 5,500-ton freighter named "Chongbong", which is on the U.N. Security Council blacklist, sinks with 6,500 tons of iron off the coast of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan. All 21 crew members on board are rescued by a North Korean oil ship passing nearby. 2021-05-23
The death toll of the heat wave in Japan rises to 57, while 18,347 others are hospitalized. 2019-08-7
Japan offers to mediate between Iran and the U.S.; officials say the Japanese government hopes to rescue the landmark 2015 international nuclear deal. 2019-06-12
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan. No tsunami warning is issued. 2015-05-30
Typhoon Vongphong heads for the Japanese island of Okinawa leading to power losses and flight disruptions. 2014-10-11
India has become the world's third-largest economy in purchasing power parity after the United States and China, moving ahead of Japan according to World Bank report. The last survey in 2005 had placed India in 10th place. 2014-04-30
Typhoon Roke bears down on northeastern Japan, with four people reported dead due to flooding. 2011-09-21
Nicolas Sarkozy of France plans to invest €1 billion in nuclear power despite the devastation caused by the ongoing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. 2011-06-27
A two-year-old dog is reunited with her owner in tsunami-ravished Japan. 2011-04-4