Japanese restaurant chain Sukiya orders the temporary closure of almost all of its nearly 2,000 locations in the country after finding a rat and a cockroach in its food. 2025-03-31
U.S. President Joe Biden blocks a buyout bid by Japanese Nippon Steel for U.S. Steel. 2025-01-3
Kyushu island's Mount Aso, Japan's largest active volcano, erupts. Numerous flights serving Kumamoto Airport are canceled. 2015-09-14
Japan's Defence Ministry claims that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. 2014-07-13
Japan records an unprecedented trade deficit of 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion USD) for January 2013. [https:--www.bloomberg.com-news-2013-02-19-japan-export-gain-fails-to-prevent-trade-deficit-reaching-record.html (Bloomberg)] [http:--world.time.com-2013-02-19-japan-posts-record-17-4b-trade-deficit-in-jan- (AP via "Time")]date=August 2019 2013-02-20
At least 10 Japanese nationalist activists land on the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, amid a dispute between China and Japan. 2012-08-19
The Cabinet of Japan approves a bill to put a 40-year cap on the life of nuclear reactors following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. 2012-01-31
The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan to announce US assistance for the recovery effort following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-04-17
A national search uncovers 200 missing Japanese centenarians so far. 2010-08-12
Japan and numerous other countries evacuate coastal residents as a tsunami approaches. Some Japanese homes are flooded by the tsunami. 2010-02-28