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Japan plans to introduce driverless bullet trains by mid-2030

East Japan Railway has unveiled its plan to introduce  driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s, an effort planned to make their service more efficient.

Joe Biden describes India, Japan 'xenophobic'

Grouping together with countries like China and Russia, US President Joe Biden has described Japan and India as 'xenophobic'.

Philippines, US, Japan to discuss security condition in South China Sea

The US, Japanese, and Philippine leaders will discuss the security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at their first-ever trilateral summit in Washington, DC, scheduled for ...

Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner Karolina Shiino relinquishes title over affairs with married man

Ukraine-born Japanese beauty pageant winner Karolina Shiino relinquished her title after a tabloid reported her alleged affair with a married man.

Japan to release 54,600 tons of Fukushima nuclear wastewater in 2024

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has announced a plan to release around 54,600 tons of nuclear-contaminated water ...

I was on it, all passengers were safe: Flier posts on X after Japan Airlines flight burst into flames in Tokyo

A man, who claimed he was on the Japanese Airlines flight which burst into flame at  Haneda airport in Tokyo, said all passengers in the aeroplane were safe.

Tsunami waves hits Japan following magnitude 7.5 earthquake

An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday (January 1, 2024), triggering tsunami waves to hit the northern coast of central Japan.

US: Buddha statue, worth USD 1.5 million, stolen from Los Angeles art gallery

A daring heist was caught on camera recently where an old Japanese Buddha statue, which is worth $1.5 million, was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery, media reports said.