CANNESA blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Monday, with critics savaging a “risible” parade of cliches.Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled “Shield of Straw” (Wara No Tate) ...

lahore - Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Hiroshi OE called on PML-N Senator and would-be Finance Minister of the incoming PML-N Government, Ishaq Dar here on Friday. Hiroshi greeted Dar over the success of the PML-N in the elections besides exchanging views on the matters of mutual interest. Dar ...

KATHMANDU  - Twenty-one people were hurt, including eight Japanese tourists, when a small plane skidded off a Nepal airport runway on Thursday and plunged into a river, police said.All 21 people aboard the Nepal Airlines Twin Otter aircraft were injured, five seriously, police spokesman Keshav ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Scientists in Japan said Friday they had found a way to “read” people’s dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind. Researchers have managed what they said was “the world’s first decoding” of night-time visions, ...

KARACHI  - As many as 123 calendars depicting the Japanese culture and lifestyle have been put on display at Japanese calendar exhibition.The exhibition commenced here on Monday at Japan Information and Culture Centre of the Consulate General of Japan.It is being held in collaboration with ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan scrambled fighter jets Saturday to head off a Chinese state-owned plane that flew near islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing, a Japanese Defense Ministry spokesman said. The Japanese jets were mobilised after a Chinese maritime aircraft ventured some 120km ...

JIROEMON Kimura, already the world’s oldest man, is now the world’s oldest person after Dina Manfredini of Johnston, Iowa died on December 17 at the age of 115. Mr Kimura is only 15 days younger than Ms Manfredini and already undisputedly the third oldest man ever recorded. Born on ...

TOKYO - Japan’s incoming prime minister will send a special envoy to China on a fence-mending mission, a report said Saturday, after he announced plans to dispatch an emissary on a similar trip to South Korea. Ties between Japan and China have become increasingly strained over a disputed ...

TOKYO After being saved from kidnapping, you discover you’re the daughter of the prime minister and your life is in imminent danger. You are introduced to a handful of handsome bodyguards and must decide who you want to protect you 24 hours a day. That’s the scenario for one of several ...

Huge potential exists between Pakistan and Japan to further strengthen economic ties as Pakistan offers a big market for investment in different sectors and hoped that the Japanese companies would tap that potential.These remarks were made by Mr.Hiroshi Oe, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan while ...

AHMEDPUR EAST - Special Assistant to Japanese government on Southwest Asian Issues Takahiro Tamura called on Bahawalpur National Awami Party Chief Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi at his residence Sadiq Garh Palace Dera Nawab Sahib on Friday.The meeting lasted for one and half an hour which was also ...

HANYU  - A 94-year-old man who cashed in his funeral savings to use as an election deposit was out canvassing for votes, just two days ahead of Japan’s general election. Ryokichi Kawashima, the oldest candidate in the race for the lower house this Sunday, says he felt he had to get ...

PESHAWAR - The IGF champion alias burning wrestler in WWF Fujita Kazuyuki of Japan won both his bouts in Lahore and Peshawar by defeating his other finalist wrestler Shogun Okomoto here in the Inoki World International Wrestling for Peace Festival at Qayyum Sports Complex on Wednesday. Each of the ...

KARACHI  - A Japanese film show titled “Hope of Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake” is on screen at the Japan Information and Culture Center, Consulate-General of Japan at Karachi. A statement on Wednesday said that Akira Ouchi, Consul General of Japan at Karachi, ...

LAHORE – The Lahorites witnessed the world’s freestyle wrestling here at the National Hockey Stadium with 10 Japanese wrestlers shown their skills on Sunday. Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif welcomed the introduction of freestyle wrestling in Pakistan but also announced the ...

KARACHI -  A five-day Japanese film show would be organised in the metropolis from December 3. It would be entitled “Hope of recovery from the great East Japan earthquake.” The film show will be held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Japan in Karachi. An announcement ...

TOKYO  - A Japanese government survey has found less than one in five people feel positively towards China, a record low as the countries are embroiled in a bitter territorial row, reports said Saturday. Eighteen percent of people polled said they had a positive view of China, the lowest ...

LAHORE - Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Hiroshi on Thursday said that many big Japanese investors are seriously planning to shift their units to Pakistan from India due to strong workers unions culture in India.The Ambassador was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. LCCI ...

LAHORE – Japanese ambassador Hiroshi and his spouse called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Model Town on Wednesday. Matters of mutual interest and bilateral relations came under discussion during the meeting. “Pakistan gives special importance to its relations with Japan, ...

TOKYO  - A Japanese maitre d' was crowned world's best in an international competition to find the top high-end server.Shin Miyazaki, 35, who works at Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon in Tokyo, proved his mettle through nine rounds that tested his ability to dress a salad, flambe a pineapple ...

WE see crazy and bizarre items auctioned off on sites like eBay or Yahoo Auctions, every day, but this is the first time someone actually thought about selling our planet. The starting price was a measly ¥69 ($0.86), but since the auction went viral, the price has surged to ¥9,889,899,888 ...

ISLAMABAD – The three-day Japanese Film Festival organised in connection with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Japan, concluded here on Thursday at National Arts Gallery.The Festival was organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration ...

WHILE other mothers use their baby’s nap time to catch up on house chores or get some shuteye themselves, 41-year-old Mami Koide likes to turn her sleeping daughter Nuno into a living, breathing work.Nuno seems to be happy in the land of dreams while her mother builds fairy-tale settings ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is expected to reshuffle his cabinet on Monday, with changes aimed at cooling a raging maritime dispute with China, according to reports. Commentators say that as well as helping soothe the diplomatic wrangle, Noda’s reshuffle is a bid ...

TOKYO (AFP) - A 106-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to have travelled around the world using public transport, a report said Friday.Saburo Shochi has been recognised by Guinness World Records for his feat, which saw him travel through North America, Europe and Africa, the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese women lost their longevity crown last year after 26 years at the top of world life expectancy rankings, the government said on Thursday, blaming the 2011 quake for the drop. The health ministry said the disaster was mainly behind a decline in average lifespan by 0.4 years ...

KARACHI  - A six-member Japanese team of experts has arrived here for bringing an improvement in the city’s infrastructure, construction of roads and solid waste management.The team represented by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Board of Investment called on ...

SANTA CLARA (AFP) - Australian and Japanese dominated Sunday’s final day of the Santa Clara Invitational swim meet with three triumphs for each nation in preparation for next month’s London Olympics.Aussie veteran Leisel Jones won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:07.37, 1.08 seconds ...

SANTIAGO  - A Japanese astronomer with an international project that seeks to explore the origins of stars was killed during a robbery outside his apartment building, police said. A suspect has been arrested and charged with the murder of Koh-Ichiro Morita, 57, who worked on the the Atacama ...

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A 73-year-old Japanese mountaineer who became the oldest woman to conquer Mount Everest a decade ago is attempting to smash her own record, organisers said on Monday.Tamae Watanabe made history when she reached the world’s highest peak on May 16, 2002, taking the title of ...