Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. World 08 Jul, 2022
International spectators to be barred from entering Japan for Olympics International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer's Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said on Saturday, setting the stage for a drastically scaled-back event. World 20 Mar, 2021
Historical documents show Japan's role in WWII sex slaves TOKYO: Japan's army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the state role in the so-called "comfort women" system. The... Women 08 Dec, 2019
Japan looks for missing after typhoon, warned of mudslides TOKYO: Rescue crew dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday after a typhoon caused serious damage in central and northern Japan, leaving dozens of people dead or missing. Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong... Women 14 Oct, 2019
Update: Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue TOKYO: Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 19 with more than a dozen missing. Public... Women 13 Oct, 2019
38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan TOKYO: Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were... Women 07 Jul, 2018
Korean president hosts lunch for Kim Jong Un�s sister SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday met with senior North Korean officials including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister over lunch at Seoul’s presidential palace in the most significant diplomatic encounter between the... Women 10 Feb, 2018
Tattoos lead Thai police to arrest Japanese gang member BANGKOK: Thai police said they have arrested a 74-year-old fugitive Japanese gang member who was recognized when photos of his full-body tattoos were circulated online. A police statement said Shigeharu Shirai was arrested Wednesday in a province... Women 12 Jan, 2018
At least 9 dead as typhoon hits northern Japan TOKYO: Nine elderly people were killed when their nursing home flooded in northern Japan after Typhoon Lionrock dumped heavy rains on the area. Japanese broadcaster NHK, quoting Japanese police, said nine bodies were found Wednesday at a nursing... Women 31 Aug, 2016
Japanese boy disappears after parents leave him in forest TOKYO: A 7-year-old boy is missing in a Japanese forest after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment. Rescue workers resumed searching Monday in a wooded area on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.... Women 30 May, 2016
Aftershocks rattle Japan as deaths from quakes rise to 45 MINAMIASO: Japan's southern quake-hit area was rattled by a strong aftershock Tuesday and searchers found a woman's body buried under landslide rubble, raising the death toll from the twin earthquakes to 45. More than 100,000 evacuees, some... Women 19 Apr, 2016
Helicopters pluck residents to safety as rains lash Japan JOSO, JAPAN: Raging floodwaters broke through a flood berm Thursday and swamped a city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues and leaving one man clinging for his life to a utility... Women 10 Sep, 2015
