Sources: ABC News
Three people, including two Japanese nationals and a Chinese national, are injured in a stabbing attack at a restaurant in Shanghai, China. 2026-05-19
Japan records its lowest-ever net greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal year 2024, falling 1.9% to 994 million tonnes due to reduced energy use and increased reliance on nuclear and renewable energy sources. 2026-04-14
The National Diet of Japan ratifies a United States–Japan trade deal. Under the deal, Japan will reduce its tariffs on U.S. beef and pork; in return, Japan will receive reductions in tariffs on certain manufactured goods. 2019-12-4
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn agrees to buy 60% of the Japanese Sharp Corporation for 389 billion yen ($3.5 billion). 2016-03-30
The man who served as Japan's deputy chief trade negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal, says that there is no room for the sort of renegotiation of a particular provision suggested by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 2016-03-9
The United States Congress negotiates a deal to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership between the US and Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. 2015-04-16
Moody's credit rating agency downgrades Japan to Aa3 due to weak economic growth prospects and high levels of public debt. 2011-08-24
The United States authorises the first evacuation of Americans from Japan. 2011-03-17
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan improves to 34% following a cabinet reshuffle. 2011-01-16
Yang Jiechi, the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, calls for Japan to immediately release a fishing boat captain captured in disputed waters in the East China Sea. 2010-09-10