Japan

Japan starts $9 departure tax for travelers

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Monday started levying a 1,000 yen ($9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the…

Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention

by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a…

DFA: No Filipinos hurt in car attack in Tokyo

(Eagle News)--No Filipinos were hurt after a car rammed against a crowd celebrating the New Year in Tokyo, Japan. The…

Tears as Japan emperor gives last New Year’s address

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito delivered his final New Year's address Wednesday before his abdication later this year,…

9 hurt as car rams into famous Tokyo street on New Year’s Eve

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nine people were hurt, one seriously, when a man deliberately…

Mayweather floors Japan’s Nasukawa in just two minutes

  by Richard Carter Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Floyd "Money" Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa…

Ghosn’s detention extended to Jan 11: media

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a…

Asian markets meek after global turbulence

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian investors moved with caution in Friday trade after days of volatility on global financial…

Japan bolts whaling commission, but tensions may ease

by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japan has made good on years of threats by…

Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up more than 3.8% following NY rally

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed more than 3.8 percent higher on Thursday, with investors heartened by…

Japan hangs two for murder, bringing 2018 executions to 15

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan hanged two men convicted of murder on Thursday, the justice minister said, bringing the number…

Asian markets climb after bumper US session

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Japanese shares surged nearly four percent on Thursday morning, with investors heartened by Wall Street's…

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