Yangon - Japan’s premier on Saturday pledged “all possible assistance” to kick-start Myanmar’s ailing economy, hailing a major industrial zone near Yangon as a symbol of development for the impoverished nation.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is touting the potential of ...

YANGON : Japan’s premier on Saturday pledged “all possible assistance” to kick-start Myanmar’s ailing economy, hailing a major industrial zone near Yangon as a symbol of development for the impoverished nation.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is touting the potential of ...

TOKYO: A pair of cantaloupe melons sold at auction in Japan on Friday for 1.6 million yen ($15,730), one of the highest prices ever paid for the coveted orange-fleshed fruit.A local fruit wholesaler snapped up the 3.7-kilogramme (8.1-pound) Yubari melons at the high-end fruit and vegetable sale, ...

ISLAMABAD - Japanese Ambassador in Pakistan Hiroshi Oe Friday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Pak-Japan bilateral relations with focus on promoting trade and investment ties between the two countries were discussed during the meeting.

TOKYO  - A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world’s first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using “heavy ion ...

TOKYO - Japan’s earnings season has drawn to a close with the sharply weaker yen helping inflate profits at some of the nation’s top exporters, but, warn some commentators, the drop is not all good news.Sony booked its first annual profit in five years, Toyota more than tripled its ...

TOKYO : Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal. “We don’t know if the file (of 22 million user IDs) was leaked or not, but we can’t deny the ...

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake hit at 2:48 pm (0548 GMT) in the Pacific some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Namie ...

islamabadThe election observer mission of Japan government Tuesday said as a whole there were improvements in terms of fair elections, although some electoral fraud was reported.A statement issued from the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan said, “As a whole, there were improvements in terms of the ...

  HIGASHIYAMA      In the shadow of a giant Chinese character for "tea" written in live cypress trees, enthusiasts gather once every three years in Japan to talk about one of the world's favourite drinks. The World Tea Festival this month celebrated the liquid in all its forms, ...

AYLESBURY - The United States told Japan it would be watching for any sign it was manipulating its currency downward, but Tokyo said it met no resistance to its policies at a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers which will conclude on Saturday.As ministers and central bankers met on Friday ...

ANKARA :JapanandTurkeyon Friday signed a long-awaited deal to build a sprawling nuclear power plant onTurkey’sBlack Seacoast, a milestone for the Japanese nuclear industry as it recovers from the 2011Fukushimadisaster. Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the $22 billion contract as a ...

ABU DHABI : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country will sign a nuclear treaty with the UAE on Thursday as he stressedTokyo’s cooperation with itsMiddle Eastpartners. Abe, making his second visit to the Gulf country as prime minister, arrived late on Wednesday in theUnited Arab ...

TOKYO A bull has gored to death a 40-year-old man in southern Japan just a month after attacking his father and breaking the older man’s ribs, police and a report said Wednesday.Owner Rikiya Tomi was set upon as he tried to show the huge animal to friends on the southern islet of Tokunoshima, ...

islamabad - Japan has agreed to extend two Non-project Grant Aids (NPGAs) for providing Japanese medical equipment, other products made by Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), worth 800 million Japanese yen (approximately $8 million or Rs 807 million) in total, to Pakistan.Signings for ...

MOSCOWRussian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to renew efforts to find a solution to a decades-long territorial row that has prevented the two sides from signing a World War II peace treaty.After two hours of talks in the Kremlin, they agreed to order ...

TOKYO : Four climbers died over the weekend and two others are missing on mountains including Mount Fuji in central Japan, police and news reports said Monday. Police said that on Sunday they found the body of a 56-year-old woman who had been missing since an avalanche hit a group of climbers on ...

TOKYO: Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday ledJapan’s first state-backed ceremony to mark the return of its sovereignty in 1952 following its defeat in World War II. The move may be regarded warily by neighbouringChinaandSouth Koreawhich are suspicious of signs of rising nationalism ...

TOKYO-Japan's 66-year-old Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki has shot a nine-under-par 62 to put another feather in his cap as he became the first to finish a round with strokes less than his age on the regular domestic tour. "Shooting my age is not something I try to do, although I want to be able to do ...

islamabad - Pakistan has never defaulted in its international obligations since 1947 and will never default, said Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance.Pakistan’s economy is strong enough to meet its international obligations. “Japan is very special country for ...

TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister vowed to “expel by force” any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight Chinese govt vessels sailed into the disputed waters. The latest clash over the islands came as nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited the ...

SURABAYA  - Japan's participation in a massive Pacific trade agreement will create an enormous market for American exports and generate employment, a top US trade official said Sunday.Acting US trade representative Demetrios Marantis lauded the unanimous decision for Japan's entry into the ...

surabaya Japan won its bid to enter talks on a massive Pacific trade pact Saturday after winning over its last opponent, Canada, for a proposed agreement that would account for more than 40 per cent of the global economy.The decision became unanimous when Canada “successfully concluded” ...

tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday previewed the “third arrow” of a three-part economic policy aimed at boosting growth in the long-stagnant economy, promising to open the economy through free trade deals, make it easier for women to work and promote growth sectors ...

TOKYO - Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese aircraft a record number of times in the year to March 2013, mostly after the nationalisation of disputed islands, the government said Wednesday.Jets were sent airborne 306 times over the 12 months, double the previous year and more than ...

ISLAMABAD – Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Hiroshi OE paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso at the Prime Minister’s House Monday morning.While talking to the Ambassador, the Prime Minister said that his government is focusing all its energies on ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Friday said China’s currency remains “significantly undervalued” and warned Japan and South Korea against weakening their currencies to gain a trade advantage.In a twice-yearly finding to Congress on exchange-rate policies, the US Treasury ...

NEW YORK : The yen strengthened Friday after the United States said it was monitoring Japan’s policies and urged Tokyo to avoid “competitive devaluation” of its currency. The dollar bought 98.37 yen around 2200 GMT, down from 99.73 late Thursday. The euro fell to 128.89 yen from ...

TOKYO - Myanmar's Suu Kyi arrived in Japan, her first visit to the country where she spent time as a university researcher nearly three decades ago. A group of well-wishers including Burmese gathered at Narita airport to greet her, but were denied the chance to meet her. During her 6-day trip, the ...

BOAO - Former Japanese premier Yasuo Fukuda said he briefly met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday in his capacity as chairman of an international conference, but there was no discussion of bilateral tensions.Fukuda is serving as chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, touted as an Asian version ...