Japan

The International Balloon Festival, which is held annually in the southwest Japanese city of Saga, has resumed after a two-year Covid-19 hiatus. The 50 hot air balloons that took off at the festival gave visual feast for the audience amid…

A four meters wide and eight meters long pothole on a street swallowed a parked garbage truck in Japan’s capital Tokyo. No casualties were reported. A detailed investigation was initiated to determine whether the incident was related to the…

Seventeen wounded in knife attacks at Japan metro in Tokyo. The attacker was reportedly tried to set one of the wagons on fire with lighter fluid after the attack. The attacker was identified to be a 24-year-old Japanese man named Kyota…

Japan has successfully launched the 5th satellite to support the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), an analog of the global positioning system (GPS) that provides location services. The H2A No.44 rocket carrying the 5th Michibiki…

Thirty-five people were trapped at the top of a roller-coaster line due to a power outage at the theme park in Osaka, Japan. Passengers were evacuated after a three-hour operation. The power outage in the region affected 3,200 people,…

A Japanese volcano spewed ash into the sky after it erupted, raising the 5-scale volcanic risk warning level to 3, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced Wednesday. Officials warned people to steer clear of the threat as Aso volcano on…

Due to the power outage in Japan, many train services in the Tokyo area were suspended. East Japan Railway, one of the country's largest rail operators, has announced that it has experienced extensive service interruptions in some states,…

Hayato Ersoy, who was born in Japan in 2020 to a Turkish father and a Japanese mother, became the sought-after face of advertising and fashion shoots despite his young age. Having gained her first professional experience at the age of 6…

Over 60 thousand homes face water outage after a water pipe bridge collapsed in Japan’s Wakayama city, officials said. Authorities said the bridge holding giant water pipes carrying water to the city collapsed over the Kinokawa river…

Typhoon Mindulle reached Japanese Islands of Izu and Ogasawara, causing strong winds and waves. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that the typhoon may cause floodings and landslides until tomorrow morning. Some train services…