TEHRAN, January 24 -Japan Airlines Co (9201.T) (JAL) said President Yoshiharu Ueki, who helped lead the company’s recovery from bankruptcy, will be replaced by a senior executive in April, as the carrier looks to profitably win back some of its market share at home.
The Iran men’s national handball team has booked a berth in the main round of the 18th edition of Asian Men's Handball Championship in South Korea, recording a narrow win over Japan.
TEHRAN, January 18 -Japan’s efforts to acquire US missile defense systems under the pretext of a North Korean strike have sparked concerns in Moscow. Experts believe the weapons might be deployed with an eye on Russia and China.
TEHRAN, January 16 -Japanese media outlet NHK has apologized for issuing a false report of a North Korean missile launch Tuesday evening local time.
An apology was issued on the Japanese language version of NHK’s website and later shared on its social media platforms.
TEHRAN, January 16 -Japan is examining how to evacuate its roughly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports, with military ships being used as shuttles, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, January 12 - Japan's prime minister on Friday landed in Estonia, his first stop on a tour of the Baltic states and other European nations as he seeks to drum up support for his hawkish stance on North Korea.
TEHRAN, January 12 -An Iranian oil tanker that collided with a Chinese freighter and burst into flames off the Chinese coast last week is now drifting into Japan’s exclusive economic zone – still burning.
TEHRAN, January 11 - Japan has officially protested to China over an incident in which a Chinese frigate sailed in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, calling on Beijing to avoid actions that could impede the betterment of bilateral relations.
TEHRAN, January 10 - Honda unveiled a series of three robotic concepts called 3E at the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 10, as the Japanese company continues to explore how robots can facilitate human living.
TEHRAN, January 8 -Speculation the Bank of Japan may slow its monetary stimulus this year gripped the currency market on Tuesday after the central bank trimmed the amount of its purchases of Japanese government bonds.
TEHRAN, January 4 - The security situation facing Japan is the most perilous since World War Two because of North Korea’s “unacceptable” provocations, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday and he vowed to bolster defenses to protect the Japanese people.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Tokyo will not move its embassy to Jerusalem al-Quds, stressing that the status of the holy city should be determined through dialog.
TEHRAN, December 26 -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday urged companies to raise wages by 3 percent or more next year, keeping up pressure on firms to spend their huge cash pile on wages to broaden the benefits of his “Abenomics” stimulus policies.
TEHRAN, December 23 - A record crowd paid their respects to Japan’s 84-year-old Emperor Akihito at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace on Saturday, in his first birthday celebration since the date of his abdication was set.
TEHRAN, December 16 - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said that Japan supports the Iran nuclear agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and confirms Tehran has not violated the accord.
TEHRAN, December 16 - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Japan supports the Iran nuclear agreement and confirms no violations by Tehran.
TEHRAN, December 15 - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that North Korea was "nowhere near ready" to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and was not interested in a meaningful dialogue.
TEHRAN, December 13 - A court ruled Wednesday that a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan should not operate because it is too close to an active volcano and could be affected by a major eruption.
TEHRAN, December 11- The United States, South Korea and Japan have started joint war games amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North’s military program.
TEHRAN, December 11-Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have have begun joint “missile tracking” drills, South Korea’s military said. The new round of military exercises comes just days after the US and its allies concluded the largest ever air maneuvers over the peninsula.