Japan

NewsFeed A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit Kumamoto on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, sending buildings swaying as people rushed to safety. Authorities have issued a tsunami alert following the …

Key events Spanish midfielder Juan Mata has ⁠agreed to become ⁠a shareholder ​in Melbourne Victory in a deal that will extend beyond his playing career, the Australian club said on …

3 min readJun 26, 2026 02:37 PM IST Supreme class on Shinkansen bullet train in Japan: Japan is set to introduce Supreme Class, a new premium seating class, on the …

NewsFeed A historic Buddhist hall on Japan’s Miyajima Island has burned down after catching fire. The building was known for housing a legendary ‘eternal flame’ believed to have been burning …

NewsFeed Speaking through a simultaneous translator, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has told Australian reporters in Canberra that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘inflicting an ‘enormous …

Cannes is set to welcome a Japan IP market at this year’s festival. Cannes market, the film festival’s business hub, is collaborating with Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) …

Japan’s vital statistics GDP per capita per annum: $34,700 (global average $14,210) Total annual tonnes CO2: 961m CO2 per capita: 7.77 metric tonnes (global average 4.7) Most recent NDC (carbon …

Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A large …

From today’s van­tage, the first decade of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry can look like an even more dis­tant peri­od of his­to­ry than it is. In many cor­ners of urban civ­i­liza­tion, the …

To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, two of the city’s cathedral bells chimed in unison for the first time on Saturday …