Sources: The Australian
Tokyo reports a record for the third consecutive day of 3,865 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of new cases across Japan surpasses 10,000 for the first time. 2021-07-29
Japan extends the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto until May 31. It also declares a state of emergency for Aichi and Fukuoka Prefectures. 2021-05-7
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the Tōhoku coast of Japan, injuring at least 110 people. 2021-02-13
Typhoon Chaba, now a super typhoon with winds of 145 knots (165 mph), heads for Japan's southern islands with storm warnings of torrential rain followed by mudslides and flooding. 2016-10-3
The United States military says it will shortly return 4,000 hectares of its Okinawa military installation, 17 percent of the area it controls, to the Japanese government. 2016-07-29
At least 18 people are dead and 45 people are missing in Japan after Typhoon Wipha hit yesterday. 2013-10-17
Typhoon Bolaven moves past the Japanese island of Okinawa en route to the Korean Peninsula. 2012-08-27
Rice futures trading on the Tokyo Grain Exchange is suspended following fears that the Japanese crop has been contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. 2011-08-8
Moody's Investor Services announces that Japan's local and foreign currency bond ratings under review because of the impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-05-31
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan improves to 34% following a cabinet reshuffle. 2011-01-16