Sources: The Guardian
Japanese officials search a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in Osaka after five deaths possibly linked to its dietary supplements. 2024-03-30
President Joko Widodo visits China for diplomatic talks, formally inviting President Xi Jinping to the G20 summit in Bali. Widodo will also visit Japan and South Korea on the trip. 2022-07-26
Nationwide, a record 3,743 new cases are reported in Japan in the past 24 hours. 2020-12-24
Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April. 2020-07-22
Japanese manufacturing company Olympus announces it is exiting the camera business after 84 years, stating its financial losses caused by their inability to compete with smartphone cameras was a major factor in the decision. 2020-06-24
As part of its wider military build up along the Japanese archipelagos in the East China Sea, Japan activates a new radar station on the island of Yonaguni that is close to the disputed Senkaku Islands. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-japan-china-eastchinasea-idUSKCN0WT0QZ (Reuters)]China–Japan relations2016-03-28
At least four people are dead as Typhoon Phanfone makes landfall in central Japan. 2014-10-6
The United States agrees to a plan to return some land, used by the US Military's Futenma Airbase in Okinawa, to Japan. 2013-04-5
North Korea threatens Japan with a preemptive nuclear strike. 2013-03-18
Jun Azumi, the Minister of Finance of Japan, says he is to step down and take on a senior function as the acting secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan. His announcement comes ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle. 2012-09-24