Japan

The world’s first 3D-affected railway station is built in Japan in just 6 hours

In the first world, a railway station in Japan is designed using 3D-crushed components in less than six hours. Construction firm Serndix constructed Hatsushima ...

AI device helps preserve Japan’s aging cherry trees

Tokyo: Japan’s famous cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI device that assesses pictures of delicate pink and white flowers can help ...

Japan, Taiwan markets hit the circuit breaker as a trump tariff

New Delhi: The Asian stock markets took a big dip on Monday (April 7), as the market sales continued for the “mutual” tariff of ...

Trump Tariff A “National Crisis”: Japan PM “Calls for a calm-oriented” approach

Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by the administration of US President Donald Trump are a “national crisis”, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday ...

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Casualties Reported

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Tokyo: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Japan’s Kyushu on ...

China, Japan, South Korea To Jointly Respond To US Tariffs: Report

Beijing: China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to US tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said ...

Japan Issues Mid-Level Volcano Warning

Japan has scores of active volcanoes and sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”. (Representational) Tokyo, Japan: Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning ...

‘No Warning’: The Death Penalty In Japan

Tokyo: Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation ...

“Will Consider All Options”: Countries Vow Retaliation For Trump’s 25% Auto Tariffs

Washington: World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening ...

Japan Eyeing ‘Appropriate’ Response To US Auto Tariffs

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that his government is considering “appropriate measures” in response to US tariffs on car imports. US ...

Ex-Judge Challenges Japan’s “Unopenable Door” Retrial System After Hakamada Case

Tokyo: The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail — and he ...

Japan’s Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million

Tokyo: A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an ...