BOJ Deputy Governor Repeats Vigilance Of FX Impact On Economy
The Bank of Japan must closely watch the impact currency moves could have on the economy, its deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Friday, reiterating a warning over the damage the currency's fall to 24-year lows may have on a fragile recovery.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Plans Donor Conference With China, India And Japan
Sri Lanka will call China, India and Japan to a donor conference to drum up more foreign assistance to find a way out of its worsening economic crisis, the prime minister said on Wednesday, amid ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Extremely rare 15ft megamouth shark washes ashore in Philippines
An extremely rare 15ft megamouth shark washed ashore in a village in the Philippines.
Court in Japan rules ban on same-sex marriage is 'not unconstitutional'
A court in Japan in its latest order has upheld the ban imposed on same-sex marriage in the country stating that the ban does not violate the constitution.
Man brutally kidnaps own daughter after her grandfather leaves her a fortune
A 23-year-old woman named Noura Aly Essam, was kidnapped by her own father after she inherited a fortune in her grandfather's will.
Japan Edges Closer To Intervention In Yen After Rare Gov't, Cbank Joint Statement
Japan's government and central bank said on Friday they were concerned by recent sharp falls in the yen in a rare joint statement, the strongest warning to date that Tokyo could intervene to support the currency which has sunk to 20-year lows.
China's Top Diplomat Says New, Old China-Japan Problems Intertwined
Old problems in China-Japan relations are intertwined with new ones, and the challenges cannot be ignored if the countries wish to have a "healthy" relationship, China's top diplomat said on Tuesday.
83-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific
An 83-year-old Japanese man named, Kenichi Horie, has reportedly become the oldest person in the world to complete a solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
World's oldest person, Kane Tanaka, passes away at 119 in Japan
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman certified as the oldest person in the world by the Guinness World Records in 2019, passed away at the age of 119 at a hospital in Fukuoka city.
Missing Japanese boat: 3-year-old girl's body found; death toll rises to 11
A body of a child has been discovered during search and rescue operations initiated after a boat accident in northeastern Japan. The death toll in the accident has reached 11 now.
Missing Japanese boat: Ten people confirmed dead
Ten people who were found by rescue workers after a tour boat went missing off Japan's northern coast have been confirmed dead by the coast guard.
Ultra-rare live giant squid washes ashore in Japan
An ultra-rare giant squid, measuring about 9.8ft, washed up at a beach in Japan. The squid was found stranded at Ugu beach in Obama of Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday.
Japanese food chain fires director over sexist remarks
Japan's largest food chain Yoshinoya has fired its managing director Masaaki Ito following a backlash over his alleged sexist remarks.
Japanese hand-rolled tea leaves fetch a record ¥1.96 million at auction
Over 2 pounds of hand-rolled Japanese green tea leaves sold for a record-breaking 1.96 million yen (£11,881) at the season's inaugural auction on Monday.
Japanese Princess Mako working as unpaid volunteer at US museum
Japan's Princess Mako who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro, is now reportedly working at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York as a volunteer.
Counting the coronavirus cost at Tokyo's Olympics
Outside the Olympic bubble, Japan hit new virus records, with the capital accounting for a large portion of the numbers.
Germany's Wellbrock doubles up to win Olympic marathon swim
"The temperature today was the biggest competitor. I beat it and I beat everything in this race."
Biles in Olympic spotlight as Bermuda win first ever gold
The US women came to Tokyo as firm favourites but Biles admitted to feeling the pressure
Tokyo Olympics: Andy Murray withdraws from men's singles event
Murray will continue playing doubles with Joe Salisbury
Barcelona release statement on Griezmann and Dembele's 'racist' video
Japanese sponsors Rakuten and Konami were particularly enraged by the incident.
Barcelona players caught making racist jokes in viral video
Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele were caught mocking Asian hotel workers on video
Japan newspaper sponsoring Tokyo Olympics urges cancellation
It comes less than two months until the Games are set to begin, and days after the US State Department issued a travel warning for Japan over virus risks.
China makes anal swab mandatory for all foreign arrivals even after complaints from Japan, US
Foreign visitors to China will have to undergo an anal swab test or give a stool sample to test for COVID-19.
Japan urges China to stop 'psychologically painful' anal COVID-19 test
Japanese visitors in Beijing confirmed with the embassy that they were subjected to the mandatory anal swab for COVID-19 testing.
Only in Japan! Man gets paid £70 per booking to literally 'do nothing'
This man offers his "do nothing" services in Japan, and people are actually paying him just to eat, drink or listen to them.
Logan Paul hit with 3m lawsuit over 'Suicide Forest' video
YouTuber Logan Paul is ordered to reimburse the 3M licensing deal he made with Planeless Pictures for a 2016 film.
Freaky 3D masks featuring real faces of people can be bought in Japan
Any adult can don these masks and they would look like another person, depicting the face of an unnamed Japanese adult.
Libraries in Japan install machines that would disinfect books using UV light
The machine gives visitors peace of mind knowing that a book that they take out from the library would be free of viruses.
Japan to fund AI matchmaking services next year to boost dwindling birthrate
The city of Saitama spent about £107,000 on matchmaking services in 2019 and saw 21 couples make it to the altar
Japan space agency hails return of asteroid dust on Earth
The samples were collected by Hayabusa-2, which launched in 2014, from the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth.