Some historians say that to fully understand Pearl Harbor, one must first understand what happened to the USS Panay in China.
Super Typhoon Mawar heads for Philippines, Taiwan, Japan after Guam
Despite already achieving the status of strongest tropical cyclone on the planet so far this year, Mawar may strengthen further and then aim for portions of the Philippines, Japan and Taiwan beginning Sunday, with more flooding rainfall and strong winds …
Strong earthquake shakes eastern Japan; no tsunami warning
TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of 44.5 kilometers (28 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Prof Shahinoor stresses Japan-Bangladesh cultural features at Tokai University
Prof Dr M Shahinoor Rahman of Department of English of Islamic University, Kushtia has delivered lecture on cultural features of Japan and Bangladesh at Tokai University. The lecture styled “Cultural …
Failed Moon Landing Caused by Altitude Miscalculation, Japan Startup Says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese startup ispace inc’s failed Hakuto-R moon landing mission last month was caused by an altitude miscalculation that meant the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday.
Four dead, suspect arrested in rare shooting incident in Japan -media
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Three Dead in Japan After Attack by Man Who ‘Wanted to Kill’
The assault on Thursday in the city of Nakano in central Japan took the lives of a woman and two police officers. It was a rare explosion of violence in a country where gun crime remains low.
Stocks limp toward U.S. debt denouement; Japan sparkles
Stocks were subdued on Friday, apart from standout gains in Japan, as an artificial intelligence rally took a breather and as time ticked out on high-stakes talks to avoid a U.S. debt default. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan drifted 0.
North Korea slams ‘sinister’ South and allies as live-fire exercises with US begin
US, Japan and South Korea tighten monitoring of North’s missile launches; meanwhile South puts first commercial satellite in space on own rocket …
Bank of Japan has made it ‘very clear’ it will not raise interest rates, economist says
Martin Schulz of Fujitsu discusses Japan’s low inflation and the central bank’s stance on monetary policy.