More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With winds of up to 210km/h (130mph), Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a decade. More than…
Japan ex-empress undergoes breast cancer surgery (Guardian)
Japan’s former empress Michiko “safely” underwent surgery on Sunday after the 84-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the Imperial Household Agency said. Michiko’s husband Akihito formally stepped down as emperor in April, the first abdication for 200 years in…
Major injuries as train and lorry crash in Japan (Metro)
One person was critically injured and more than 30 others wounded when an express train collided with a lorry in Japan’s second-largest city of Yokohama. The truck – that was loaded with boxes of citrus fruit – burst into flames…
Two dead as Japan orders 870,000 to flee heavy rains (Guardian)
Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings and orders for 870,000 people to seek safety. More than a million more people were advised to leave their homes after the…
Sanwo-Olu in Japan for Africa development summit
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday left for Japan to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7). The conference with the theme: “Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future”, will take place in the…
Krosa: One dead, 49 injured as tropical storm hits Japan (BBC)
At least one person has died and 49 have been injured after a tropical storm barrelled through parts of Japan, state broadcaster NHK reported. Storm Krosa made landfall near Hiroshima in southern Japan on Thursday and is now moving north,…
South Korea hits back at Japan in WW2 dispute (BBC)
South Korea has said it will take Japan off its favoured trade partners’ list. The move is a tit-for-tat response to Japan’s decision earlier this month to do the same to South Korea. Industry Minister Sung Yun-mo said Japan would be…
Japan’s FamilyMart convenience chain apologises for rats in store (BBC)
A Japanese convenience store chain has apologised after a video of rats scampering around one of its branches emerged. FamilyMart said it had shut a store and was sorry if the “unsanitary” footage had made customers feel “uneasy”. A video…
Japan car sales slump in South Korea as trade row escalates (BBC)
Sales of Japanese cars in South Korea fell sharply last month as a bitter trade row been the two countries provoked a consumer backlash. Industry data showed Toyota sales plunged 32% from a year earlier, while Honda’s sales slid 34%.…
Japan to strike South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens (BBC)
Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called “white list” puts fresh trading restrictions on the country. South Korean…