One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia鈥檚 sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan...
A massive 8.7 earthquake off Russia's far east has prompted tsunami warnings of waves up to three metres possibly hitting the coasts of Russia and Hawaii, US authorities warned late Tuesday.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency successfully carried out a four-day business tour in Bangladesh for a delegation of Japanese companies...
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said Monday that she has split with coach Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year.
Large US automakers have criticised the US-Japan trade deal for setting a lower tariff for Japanese auto exports compared with those from Mexico and Canada, where Detroit automakers operate...
Sony has bought a strategic 2.5 per cent stake in Japanese game franchise giant Bandai Namco, which owns 鈥楪undam鈥� and arcade classic 鈥楶ac-Man鈥�, with a view to growing its anime business...
In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba denied discussing his resignation with party elders on Wednesday, as media speculation about his future intensified after a weekend election debacle...
US president Donald Trump has announced a 鈥榤assive鈥� trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice-premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline...
The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a 鈥榝ree and fair鈥� trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies...
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in the upper house, as painful new US tariffs loom...
Stock markets diverged on Monday as investors eyed a busy earnings week and awaited fresh developments in US trade deals before an August 1 tariffs deadline...
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 coalition lost its upper house majority in elections on Sunday, local media projected, in a debacle that could end his short premiership...
Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China鈥檚 dominance of the sector...
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that a trade deal with Japan remained possible, following talks in Tokyo ahead of the looming August 1 imposition of new tariffs...
Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan鈥檚 economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.
Japanese auto exports to the United States tumbled more than a quarter in June, official data showed Thursday, amid growing concern at the failure of Tokyo to strike a deal to avoid the worst of Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is to host US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, that is today, ahead of a Washington deadline to reach a trade deal or face new tariffs, Tokyo said Thursday.
A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21-per cent increase year-on-year, official figures showed Wednesday, despite visitors from Hong Kong dropping by a third last month over rumours of a quake...
Japan has extended its support to expanding low-cost eye care services for underprivileged communities in Gaibandha and adjoining districts, aiming to strengthen the region鈥檚 healthcare system and improve the quality of life for vulnerable people.
Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan at the end of its 2027 fiscal year...
Japan Airlines (JAL) has expressed keen interest in assessing the feasibility of operating direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita route to cater to the rising demand driven by expanding trade, business, and people-to-people ties between Bangladesh and Japan...
Donald Trump鈥檚 insistence that 鈥榮poiled鈥� Japan imports more US rice is adding to prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
Bangladesh suffered a 6-4 defeat to Japan in the first semi-final of the Men鈥檚 Under-18 Asia Cup hockey at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in Dazhou, China, on Friday.聽
Japan鈥檚 imperial couple commemorated compatriots who died in internment camps after the end of World War II during the first state visit to Mongolia by a Japanese emperor...
Tottenham signed Japense international Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday...
Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday...
Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.
Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake on Thursday, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged Japan to further strengthen its cooperation with Bangladesh in areas such as investment, fisheries, Rohingya humanitarian response, and youth development, including education and sports.