Japan

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 26, 2022

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 25, 2022

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 22, 2022

Japan's largest food chain Yoshinoya has fired its managing director Masaaki Ito following a backlash over his alleged sexist remarks.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 20, 2022

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 19, 2022

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 14, 2022

Murray will continue playing doubles with Joe Salisbury

Christine Caparras Jul 25, 2021

Japanese sponsors Rakuten and Konami were particularly enraged by the incident.

Christine Caparras Jul 08, 2021

Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele were caught mocking Asian hotel workers on video

Christine Caparras Jul 07, 2021

Foreign visitors to China will have to undergo an anal swab test or give a stool sample to test for COVID-19.

Tanya Diente Mar 05, 2021

Japanese visitors in Beijing confirmed with the embassy that they were subjected to the mandatory anal swab for COVID-19 testing.

Tanya Diente Mar 02, 2021

This man offers his "do nothing" services in Japan, and people are actually paying him just to eat, drink or listen to them.

Snow Digon Jan 18, 2021

YouTuber Logan Paul is ordered to reimburse the 3M licensing deal he made with Planeless Pictures for a 2016 film.

Tanya Diente Dec 31, 2020

Any adult can don these masks and they would look like another person, depicting the face of an unnamed Japanese adult.

Snow Digon Dec 17, 2020

The machine gives visitors peace of mind knowing that a book that they take out from the library would be free of viruses.

Snow Digon Dec 11, 2020

The city of Saitama spent about £107,000 on matchmaking services in 2019 and saw 21 couples make it to the altar

Nina Siena Dec 09, 2020

Comments on social media accused Nike of exaggerating the scale of discrimination in Japan

Nina Siena Dec 03, 2020

The positive figures come after three quarters of contraction in the world's third-largest economy.

Shingo Ito Nov 16, 2020

The man died just one year into his sentence for trying to smuggle 2.1 kilograms of amphetamines into the country.

Agrima Tikader Oct 22, 2020

The proposed paper bags pose less of a health risk for Japan's treasured Nara deer that tend to eat them

Nina Siena Oct 20, 2020

The new statue on Awaji Island may be a few metres short of the movie version, but it is the tallest off-screen structure ever built

Nina Siena Oct 09, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic may further affect the Olympics as scheduling conflicts continue to arise.

Christine Caparras Sep 27, 2020

Drunk women have also been found in a state of undress passed out on sidewalks,curbs and in the middle of the roads.

Nina Siena Aug 20, 2020

The ambassador shaved off his moustache, which has offended South Koreans because it reminds them of brutal Japanese colonial rulers.

Nina Siena Jul 28, 2020

The Japanese woman was complaining of throat irritation for a almost a week.

Nina Siena Jul 15, 2020

Screaming is discouraged to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Nina Siena Jul 09, 2020

With labour shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, many have switched over to advanced machinery instead.

John Diente Jun 09, 2020

Passengers flying to Shanghai refused to board a flight when they realised passengers from Wuhan were flying with them.

Agrima Tikader Jan 28, 2020

EB Games Canada issues an apology on Twitter after it mistakenly announced "Street Fighter V: Champion Edition" for the Nintendo Switch.

John Diente Jan 27, 2020

Japan hanged the first foreigner in 10 years for the murder of a clothing dealer and his family during a robbery attempt.

Agrima Tikader Dec 27, 2019