Miklajung Rural Municipality and Minamitane city of Japan establish sister city ties Miklajung Rural Municipality of Morang and the Minamitane City of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan have established sister city relations. Nepal 24 Nov, 2024
Volcanic eruption in Japan forces evacuations in 2 towns Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky. World 25 Jul, 2022
Typhoon Haishen unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan TOKYO: The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and... Women 06 Sep, 2020
UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st TOKYO: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or... Mobile & Apps 20 Jul, 2020
Heavy rain hits scenic central Japan, more damage in south TOKYO: Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan, while rescue workers searched on Thursday for more people missing in the disaster that already has killed nearly 60 people in a... Women 09 Jul, 2020
Japan, hit by torrential rains, orders over 1 million to evacuate TOKYO: Japan ordered more than one million people on the southernmost island of Kyushu to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas on Wednesday as heavy rain threatened to trigger widespread landslides. Some parts of southern... Women 03 Jul, 2019
Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delays TOKYO: An unmanned Japanese space capsule is headed to the International Space Station filled with cargo including food, experiments and new batteries. The craft was launched Sunday at 2:52 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in... Mobile & Apps 23 Sep, 2018
Japanese volcano erupts, dozens of flights grounded TOKYO: A volcano in southern Japan that appeared in a James Bond film had its biggest eruption in years Tuesday, shooting smoke and ash thousands of meters (feet) into the sky and grounding dozens of flights at a nearby airport, officials... Women 06 Mar, 2018
Stricken Iranian oil tanker drifts into Japan's economic zone - coast guard TOKYO, Jan 12: A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese... Women 12 Jan, 2018
Japan launch new weather satellite into space TOKYO: Japan successfully launched a weather satellite into space on Wednesday to help improve cyclone monitoring in Asia and Oceania, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAEA) said. An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-9 weather satellite... Women 02 Nov, 2016
Local governor to seek shutdown of Japan's only operating nuke plant: media A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co (9508.T) for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan's only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday. Anti-nuclear advocate Satoshi... Women 20 Jul, 2016
SpaceX rocket blasts off from Florida on satellite delivery mission CAPE CANAVERAL: An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Friday blasted off from Florida to put a communications satellite into orbit, with the launch vehicle's main-stage booster then making a swift return landing on an ocean platform, a live webcast... Mobile & Apps 06 May, 2016
