A woman in her 80s has been pulled from the rubble of her collapsed house in Japan, 72 hours after the New Year’s Day earthquake. The state news agency (NHK) showed video of the woman being lifted out of her home in the town of Wajima.
Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport shows that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was give
India’s Gujarat holding talks with Japan, US firms as Modi eyes chipmaking hub
India’s Gujarat state is in talks with chipmakers in Japan, South Korea and the United States for investments in the state, its top minister said on Thursday, in pursuit of India’s ambitions of …
Losses mount along Japan’s western coast after quake kills 84, with dozens still missing
Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan, which was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund
Press Release Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund 4BIO Ventures III targeting $200-300 million to unlock the treatments of the future by investing in advanced …
Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety
The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reflects a dogged dedication to safety and training by the airline,
China’s Nationalists Revel in Japan Earthquake Tragedy
The powerful earthquakes in western Japan has killed at least 73 people as of Wednesday morning. Already on day one, however, scores of Chinese netizens met the news with glee.
Death toll rises to 78 in strong Japan quakes: local gov’t
A man walks amidst damaged buildings, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 4, 2024. The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of
Does Japan firm’s Korean forced labour payout set an example? ‘Hitachi Zosen is betraying the nation’
Critics say Hitachi Zosen’s depositing of funds earmarked for forced labour compensation with a Korean court breaks with Japan’s position on the issue Tokyo continues to instruct Japanese companies …
15 years ago, 3 Japanese chefs met in a Sydney bar. They went their separate ways, but ‘fate’ reunited them in Hong Kong
After a random meeting at a Sydney bar 15 years ago, three Japanese chefs went their separate ways. A second chance encounter in Hong Kong years later led them to open Enishi, one of Hong Kong’s …