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The Shinkansen’s maximum speed is 275 kilometres (170 miles) per hour (file). Tokyo: Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid-2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis. East Japan Railway (JR East) will first introduce trains where many of the driver’s…
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The United States, Japan, and South Korea held talks in Seoul to discuss measures to counter cyber threats posed by North Korea, the U.S. State Department said. At the third meeting of the Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group, officials from the three countries reviewed the “substantial progress” made in deepening trilateral collaboration to disrupt Pyongyang’s ability…
This handout taken on August 31, 2024 and released on September 1 by Japan’s Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office and received via Jiji Press, shows a Chinese naval survey vessel entering Japanese territorial waters off Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan protested late August 31 after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters…
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Warnings indicate the possibility of a major disaster prompted by the typhoon is extremely high. (File) Tokyo: Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu….
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The dolphin may seek to interact with humans the way it does with fellow dolphins. (Representational) Tokyo: Authorities in central Japan are urging beachgoers to steer clear of dolphins after a sharp increase in biting incidents, with one expert saying the culprit may be a single overly playful individual. This year has so far seen…
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This handout photo taken and released on August 26, 2024, by Japan’s Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office shows a Chinese military Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft that Japan’s defence ministry said “violated” Japanese airspace. Japan scrambled fighter jets on August 26 after the Chinese military aircraft entered Japanese airspace at 11:29 am (0229 GMT) for around…
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The anchor’s post prompted scrutiny of her private life, including her divorce. A Tokyo-based television news anchor was fired from her job and faced online backlash after a controversial post on social media in which she criticised men’s hygiene habits. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Yuri Kawaguchi, 29, is a freelance announcer…
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S aishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh headed the Indian team. New Delhi: The India-Japan partnership is set against a larger context of a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific and it will continue to grow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as the two sides held a fresh edition of “2+2” dialogue amid…
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In Tokyo, some residents were ramping up their disaster preparedness. Tokyo: Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities. In its first such advisory, the weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath…
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A house is seen collapsed in Oosaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Friday, August 9, 2024, following Thursday’s powerful earthquake. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible “megaquake” one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people – although they stress the warning does not mean…