A woman died and another was severely injured when they were knocked down by a driver who was playing Pokemon Go, Japan's National Police Agency said yesterday.
DPRK's leader Kim Jong Un has declared a recent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test the "greatest success", Pyongyang's state media said on Thursday (Aug 25).
Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Wednesday said the nation's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will begin training for new operations under recently changed security laws which have relaxed the forces' operational scope and use of weapons.
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi may have bilateral contact with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida as the two will attend a trilateral meeting between China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Japanese companies overwhelmingly say the government’s latest stimulus will do little to boost the economy and the Bank of Japan should not ease further, a Reuters poll showed, a setback for policymakers’ efforts to overcome deflation and stagnation.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Tuesday warned of high waves and extensive flooding brought on by heavy downpours as Typhoon Mindulle lashed swathes of northern Japan on Tuesday after wreaking havoc in the Kanto region, including the nation's capital.
Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet in Tokyo for two days this week to discuss cooperation, the countries said on Monday, after tension among them raised doubt about prospects for talks.
Company’s contraband shipments allegedly came from scene of 2011 nuclear disaster
The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there’s a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to join his counterparts from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in a ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday,Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Monday.
G20 bilateral talks unlikely for Xi-Abe, hopes for Park meeting remain
Usain Bolt completed his third straight clean sweep of Olympic sprint events on Friday by leading Jamaica to victory in the men's 4x100m relay final here.
China, Japan and the Republic of Korea are "undertaking liaison and coordination for the relevant matters" concerning the eighth trilateral meeting of foreign ministers, the Foreign Ministry told China Daily on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend a foreign ministers' meeting of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Japan, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang said on Thursday.
Japan's exports tumbled in July at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis with a resurgent yen and weakness in overseas economies weighing on overseas shipments - a warning that Japan cannot rely on exports to drive growth.
The estimated number of visitors to Japan in July jumped 19.7 percent from a year before to an all-time monthly high of 2.297 million, thanks in part to robust travel demand in the summer holiday season, data from a government agency showed Wednesday.
Japan's exports in July suffered their sharpest monthly fall in seven years, data showed Thursday, as a surging yen clouds the country's trade picture, with shipments of cars, ships and steel all tumbling.
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