Tag: Japan
Two Japanese boxers die after brain injuries at the same Tokyo...
Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said.
Japan lifts tsunami advisory after Russia quake
There is currently no coastal area for which tsunami warnings or advisories are in force," the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on its website
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
Japanese authorities urge island’s residents to evacuate after strong quake
Residents were urged to leave their homes and evacuate to "a school playground in Akuseki Island", a municipal official told AFP. It is part of the Tokara island chain.
Truck driver’s body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
We discovered a man inside the truck cabin and confirmed his death, then passed the incident to police.
Japanese automakers warn of US tariff impact
The auto industry is a huge pillar of the Japanese economy, with about 10 percent of jobs there connected to the sector. Japan's Toyota is the world's top-selling carmaker.
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
The fire near the city of Ofunato has burned through some 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres) since Thursday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday.
Thousands flee after Japan’s biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
Japan forest on fire after military explosives drill
Fire-fighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it may have been started by nearby military exercises.
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic
apan Airlines said it scrapped 42 flights, affecting 6,398 passengers, by early afternoon, all of them services to and from the northernmost island of Hokkaido.
