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ISLAMABAD - Japan has extended grant assistance worth Japanese Yen 313 million (approximately US$ 2.3 million) to…
Japan provides $2.3m grant for human resource development
ISLAMABAD - The Japanese government here on Tuesday extended grant assistance of Japanese Yen 313 million…
ANF foils bid to smuggle heroin to Japan
RAWALPINDI - Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Thursday foiled a bid to smuggle heroin to Japan, said an ANF…
First-ever Pak-Japan Centre opens at NUST
ISLAMABAD - The first-ever Pak-Japan Centre was inaugurated in Pakistan at National University of Sciences and…
Tourist boat with 26 aboard flooded with water off Japan’s Hokkaido
TOKYO - A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers aboard reported it was flooded with water off eastern Hokkaido…
10 dead, 16 missing in Japan sightseeing boat accident
TOKYO - At least 10 people were confirmed dead Sunday after a sightseeing boat sank in frigid waters off Japan’s…
Japan voices support for sanctions against Russia
Japan's prime minister spoke to France's president on Tuesday to express Tokyo's support for sanctions against…
Japan’s ‘invisible’ disabled artisans fight for spotlight
TOKYO - In a trendy Tokyo neighbourhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items…
Japan extends strict border measures as coronavirus cases soar
TOKYO - Japan will extend measures barring almost all new foreign arrivals until the end of February and reopen…
Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan and PNCA to organise exhibition tomorrow
ISLAMABAD - The Japan Foundation Embassy of Japan in Pakistan and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will…
Japan faces royal dilemma as ancient monarchy shrinks
TOKYO - Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts…
Japan’s consul general in Karachi travels on Green Line bus service
Japan’s Consul General in Karachi Toshikazu Isumora Tuesday took a ride in the newly inaugurated Green Line…
Record snowfall cripples life in parts of Japan
Japan is witnessing record snowfall that has disrupted the land and air traffic in parts of the country.
In a…
Japan to provide $3.72m aid for Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD - Further expanding its humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees and the host communities in Pakistan,…
Japan central bank scales back COVID-19 funding support, maintains easing policy
TOKYO - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to scale back its COVID-19 funding support for large companies…
27 feared dead in building fire in Japan’s Osaka
Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze at a building in a commercial district of the Japanese city of…
Ambassador of Japan calls on IT Minister
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for IT Syed Amin Ul Haque on Thursday said Ministry of Information Technology and…
Japan announces $4.35m grant for oral polio vaccines
ISLAMABAD - The government of Japan announced $4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part…
6.0-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Thursday struck Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the Japan…
6.6-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 12:40:49 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological…