Tokyo
Sep 24, 2024
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) The Japanese weather agency said that a 50-centimetre tsunami struck an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, according to local media.
Mar 03, 2024
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Rashmika Mandanna is in awe of Japan, which she dreamt of going to for years, as the actress said that she found the picturesque locale "amazing".
Mar 01, 2024
Star heroine Rashmika Mandanna travelled to Japan, to represent India at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Tokyo.
Jan 02, 2024
Tokyo, Jan 2 (IANS) A Japan Airlines plane was seen in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday following a possible collision with another aircraft, the country's national broadcaster NHK said in...
AP CM YS Jagan Inset: Paddler Bhavina Patel
Aug 29, 2021
AP CM Congratulates Bhavina Patel For Silver at Tokyo Paralympics 2020: AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated paddler Bhavina Patel on winning the Silver medal...
Maki Kaji Godfather of Sudoku
Aug 17, 2021
TOKYO: Maki Kaji (69) the creator of the popular numerical brain teasers-Sudoku whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, died due to bile duct cancer.
Aug 21, 2020
Can anyone imagine a public restroom with transparent walls? Obviously, a big No. But famous Japanese architects designed transparent public toilets.
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Mar 25, 2020
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021
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Mar 25, 2020
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021
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Mar 25, 2020
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Wednesday welcomed the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021
Landslide Caused By Torrential Rain Damages World Heritage Site In Japan
Jul 03, 2019
A landslide caused by torrential rain that has been battering the southwest of the Japanese archipelago has caused damage to a Unesco World Heritage Site
Jun 25, 2019
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Enjoying A Holiday With Her Husband In Tokyo
Japanese Trains Delayed Because Of A Tiny Insect
Jun 24, 2019
A slug has been blamed for a power outage that halted dozens of trains and delayed 12,000 passengers in Japan
Lee Chong Wei
Jun 14, 2019
Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement from badminton citing health reasons on Thursday
Former Nissan Chief Ghosn
Apr 04, 2019
Tokyo prosecutors on Monday rearrested former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who had been released on bail, on suspicion of misappropriating the companys money.
Tokyo Stocks
Oct 04, 2018
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 98.63 points, or 0.41 per cent, from Wednesday to 24,209.59, Xinhua news agency reported.
Heavy Rain Forecast In Japan
Sep 05, 2018
At least nine persons have been killed by Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit Japan in 25 years. It has left a trail of destruction across the west coast, hitting cities like Kyoto and Osaka.
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Sep 04, 2018
A Japanese start-up linked to the University of Tsukuba is set to launch small satellites with commemorative titanium plaques carrying love messages into space by the end of 2019, the company said on...
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Jun 21, 2018
A man was killed and two persons were injured early on Thursday following a knife attack at a housing complex in Yokohama City here, Japanese authorities said.
Giorgio Armani school uniforms
Feb 09, 2018
A public elementary school in Tokyo is facing criticism over its plan to adopt uniforms designed by Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani.
Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao
Feb 02, 2018
Telangana will soon set up a body to address issues of environment and it would function on the lines of a similar agency in Tokyo
Heavy snowfall is common in northern areas of Japan but rare in the capital, which last saw this amount of snow in 2014.
Jan 23, 2018
A rare heavy blanket of snow in Tokyo today left thousands of travellers stranded and scores injured, as frozen conditions snarled public transport.
The bluefin tuna, weighing 405 kg and sourced from Aomori prefecture,
Jan 05, 2018
A giant tuna was sold on Friday for a whopping 36.45 million yen ($323,300) during this year’s first tuna auction at the world famous Tsukiji fish market here.
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Dec 17, 2017
Four people were killed and seven injured today in a fire at an establishment near Tokyo offering sexual services, Japanese police said.
The accused lured people with suicidal tendencies via Twitter by telling them he could help them in their plans or even die alongside them
Nov 07, 2017
The accused lured people with suicidal tendencies via Twitter by telling them he could help them in their plans or even die alongside them
Visitors can reach the area by bullet train from Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka to JR Kagoshima-chuo station. There are also regular flights to Kagoshima Airport.
Nov 02, 2017
Visitors can reach the area by bullet train from Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka to JR Kagoshima-chuo station. There are also regular flights to Kagoshima Airport.
Most companies in Japan have banned smoking in the workplace and set up smoking rooms
Nov 01, 2017
Japan lags behind other developed nations in terms of smoke-free policies and the social pressure to quit is less intense
Earthquakes are very common in Japan
Dec 30, 2016
As many as 6,566 quakes hit Japan this year
Yuriko Koike celebrates her victory on Monday.
Aug 01, 2016
Tokyo Elects First Woman Governor
19 people were killed and 20 others were critically wounded when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at a care centre for the mentally disabled, early on Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2016
The attacker was identified as a 26-year-old former employee of the care facility.
Rent of an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment in Hong Kong is over $6,800 a month as against $4,600 in London and just $4,000 in Tokyo.
Jul 25, 2016
A cup of coffee costs $8
Tokyo and Hyderabad Metro rail to have common control systems
Jan 18, 2014
Tokyo and Hyderabad Metro rail to have common control systems
