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Mount Asama, some 140 kilometres (90 miles) northwest of the Japanese capital, exploded overnight and prompted the national meteorological agency to raise its alert level to three out of five, meaning people should avoid the crater. (Photo: AFP)

Volcano near Tokyo erupts for first time in 4 years

Mount Asama last erupted in June 2015. There were no injuries in the small eruption.

08 Aug 2019 11:17 AM

The research led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a professor of genetics at Stanford University, is the first of its kind to receive government approval after Japan changed its rules on implanting human cells into animals. (Photo: med.stanford.edu)

In a first, Japan scientists to grow human organs in animals

It is the first step in what researchers caution is a very long path towards a future.

01 Aug 2019 3:09 PM

Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, saw the mercury rise to 37.1 degrees Celsius, while Kumagaya in Tokyo's neighbouring prefecture of Saitama and Kyoto saw temperatures rocket to 36.8 degrees Celsius. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

Scorching heat kills 11 in Japan

As the temperature continues to rise, the agency and weather officials have warned people to take preventative measures against heatstroke.

31 Jul 2019 6:27 PM

Brent crude rose 33 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to USD 64.04 a barrel by 0435 GMT, after gaining 0.4 per cent the previous session.

Oil prices rise amid expectations that US Fed will cut rates

Tensions spiked between Iran and the West after Iranian commandos seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.

30 Jul 2019 11:05 AM

Sindhu was the runners-up of the recently concluded Indonesia Open. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Japan Open: Sindhu, Praneeth proceed to quarter-finals

The 24-year-old Sindhu, after losing first game against Ohori comeback stronger and won the two consecutive games 21-10, 21-13.

25 Jul 2019 8:47 PM

Ishikawa said his election showed that a growing number of Japanese people backed same-sex marriage. (Photo: File)

Election of gay lawmaker in Japan spurs hopes for same-sex marriage

Japan’s laws on LGBT+ issues are relatively liberal compared with many Asian countries, with homosexual sex legal since 1880.

24 Jul 2019 4:19 PM

Participating units practiced unit-level mine warfare tactics to include sweeping, hunting, and mine detection. (Photo: ANI)

4 Indian Navy clearance divers participate in Mine Warfare Exercise in Japan

The Indian Navy this year took part in an annual exercise series with the US Navy and JMSDF.

24 Jul 2019 11:53 AM

The cuts, exceeding 7 per cent of Nissan’s 138,000-strong workforce

Nissan to double global job cuts to over 10,000: source

The global plan includes the 4,800 job cuts announced in May and will mostly be at factories overseas with low utilisation rates.

24 Jul 2019 10:35 AM

The studio had about 160 employees with an average age of 33, according to its website. That makes it a relatively young company in rapidly greying Japan. (Photo: File)

Man who torched Japan building believed anime studio stole his novel: Report

It was worst mass killing in country with one of world’s lowest crime rates since suspected arson attack in Tokyo killed 44 people in 2001.

20 Jul 2019 8:51 AM

The attack appeared to be among the worst violent crimes in decades in famously safe Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Japan fire: Bodies found in stairwell suggest they were trying to escape

At least 33 feared dead after suspected arson attack on Japanese animation studio.

19 Jul 2019 2:57 PM

The blaze started in the three-story building in Japan's ancient capital after the attacker sprayed an unidentified liquid accelerant, police and fire officials said. (Photo: File)

Man came in yelling 'you die' before setting Japan animation studio on fire

Japanese media reported the fire might have been set near the front door, forcing people to find other ways out.

19 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

The investigation into the deadly fire was being complicated by thea fact that the chief suspect, a 41-year-old man detained on Thursday, suffered serious burns in the blaze and was in hospital. (Photo: AFP)

Japan in shock after suspected arson kills 33

there were questions over how so many people could have died in a country where fire safety is taken very seriously.

19 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

Benchmark crude prices were still on track for their biggest weekly decline in seven weeks, having fallen sharply earlier in the week on hopes for easing Middle East tensions as well as demand concerns and a dwindling storm impact.

Oil jumps after US Navy downs Iranian drone

Brent crude futures were up USD 1.17, or 1.9 per cent, at USD 63.10 a barrel by 0505 GMT.

19 Jul 2019 1:13 PM

The fire department dispatched 35 fire engines and other fire-fighting vehicles to the site. (Photo: AFP)

13 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio

Police said the fierce blaze appeared to have been started deliberately but there was no immediate information on a possible motive.

18 Jul 2019 1:25 PM

Eyewitnesses reported saying it sounded like a blast, after which plumes of smoke was seen billowing out from the building. (Photo: ANI)

24 killed, 35 injured in Japan animation studio fire

Police said that a 41-year-old man poured what appeared to be petrol around the studio and set it on fire.

18 Jul 2019 1:21 PM

JAXA officials said earlier that the probe appeared to have landed successfully, but confirmation came only after Hayabusa2 lifted back up from the asteroid and resumed communications with the control room. (Photo: AFP)

Japan's USD 270 million craft makes second touchdown on distant asteroid

The successful touchdown was greeted with cheering and applause in the JAXA mission control room, with officials grinning and shaking hands.

11 Jul 2019 11:06 AM

Industry and government data for release later on Tuesday and on Wednesday is expected to show that US crude stockpiles fell for a fourth consecutive week, dropping 3.6 million barrels.

Oil prices drop on signs global economy slowing amid trade disputes

Oil prices are being pressured by ongoing worries about demand as the US-China trade war.

09 Jul 2019 9:49 AM

Flood make it dangerous to live in some cities of Japan. (Photo: AFP)

800,000 people ordered to evacuate due to heavy rain in Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked residents of the cities to 'take steps to protect their lives'.

03 Jul 2019 4:35 PM

More than 200 people were killed in western Japan last July, when prolonged heavy rain triggered landslides and flood. (Photo: Representational)

Japan's Kagoshima city orders 600,000 residents to take shelter in evacuation centres

About 900 mm (35.4 inches) of rain has fallen on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, where Kagoshima is located.

03 Jul 2019 1:14 PM

The resumption of whaling has been controversial outside Japan, drawing criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries, and whaling communities are sensitive to the optics of the hunt. (Photo: AFP video screengrab)

Watch: Whalers bring ashore 27 feet catch, fishermen say ‘worth waiting for 31 years’

The whale arrived on Monday in the northern Japanese town of Kushiro, where hours earlier five ships had set out on the hunt.

02 Jul 2019 4:51 PM

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