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Toyota's system malfunction is preventing the car firm from ordering components and its cause is under investigation

Toyota to restart Japan production tomorrow

Toyota said it will restart operations at its assembly plants in Japan tomorrow, after a production system malfunction brought domestic output to a halt at the world's biggest-selling automaker.

Business • 29 Aug 23

Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea last week (File pic)

Japan embassy in China targeted in Fukushima row

Japan has said that harassment being faced by Japanese citizens in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at its embassy in Beijing.

World • 29 Aug 23

Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan yesterday

Water samples after Fukushima release 'safe' - operator

Samples of seawater taken following the release of wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, according to data provided by operator TEPCO.

Asia • 25 Aug 23

The Fukushima nuclear power plant after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima release

Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that drew fresh and fierce criticism from China as being "selfish and irresponsible".

World • 24 Aug 23

Japan's manufacturing purchasing managers' index edged up to a seasonally adjusted 49.7 in August from 49.6 in July

Japan's factory activity shrinks at slower pace in Aug

Japan's factory activity shrank for a third month in a row in August amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the global economic outlook, although the pace of decline slowed, a private sector survey showed today.

Business • 23 Aug 23

Tanks on the site at Fukushima now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water

What's in Japan's Fukushima water release plan?

Japan is set to begin pumping more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday, a process that will take decades to complete.

World • 22 Aug 23

Japan's consumer price inflation eased to 3.1% in July, in line with forecasts

Japan inflation eases to 3.1% in July

Japan's consumer price inflation eased to 3.1% year on year in July, in line with market expectations, government data showed today.

Business • 18 Aug 23

Japanese exports fell 0.3% in July on an annual basis

Japanese exports fall for first time since 2021

Japan's exports fell in July for the first time in nearly two and a half years, dragged down by faltering demand for light oil and chip-making equipment, underlining concerns about a global recession as key markets like China weakened.

Business • 17 Aug 23

The second quarter of 2023 saw the fastest expansion of the Japanese economy since the final quarter of 2020

Japan's Q2 GDP beats forecasts as exports soar

Japan's economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter of 2023, as brisk auto exports and tourist arrivals helped offset the drag from a slowing post-Covid consumer recovery, although global recession prospects cloud the outlook.

Business • 15 Aug 23

Typhoon Khanun cut off power for several hundred thousand people in the southern Okinawa region last week

Typhoon forces Japan atomic bomb commemorations inside

Typhoon Khanun was on course to dump prolonged, heavy rain on one of Japan's main islands this week, forecasters said, forcing commemorations of the Nagasaki atomic bombing to be held inside.

World • 07 Aug 23

The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945

Japan condemns Russian threat on Hiroshima anniversary

Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

World • 06 Aug 23

Some locations in Okinawa logged wind gusts of nearly 200km/h

At least one dead after Typhoon Khanun hits Okinawa

High winds hit power lines in Japan's popular tourist destination Okinawa, knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households, as powerful and slow-moving typhoon Khanun neared the country's southwestern islands.

World • 02 Aug 23

Residents in Okinawa told to take precautions as a powerful typhoon approaches

Evacuations as powerful typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa

Flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of people were advised to evacuate their homes as powerful typhoon Khanun approached Japan's southern Okinawa island chain, threatening torrential rains and high winds through to Thursday.

World • 01 Aug 23

Toyota has maintained its forecast for a 3 trillion yen profit for the current year

Toyota nearly doubles its first quarter profits

Toyota nearly doubled its operating profit in the first quarter, the Japanese car maker said today, helped by increased sales and productivity as well as the tailwind from the weaker yen.

Business • 01 Aug 23

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm in April

Bank of Japan to allow 'greater flexibility' on bonds

The Bank of Japan has today eased its grip on its ultra-loose monetary policy in a small step towards normalisation as inflation accelerates and the yen comes under pressure against other major currencies.

Business • 28 Jul 23

Japan's consumer prices rose 3.3% year-on-year in June - in line with expectations

Japan inflation accelerates to 3.3% in June

Japan's consumer prices rose 3.3% year-on-year in June, with the pace of inflation accelerating from the 3.2% recorded in May, government data showed today.

Business • 21 Jul 23

Some 1.33 million cubic metres of groundwater, rainwater and water used for cooling have accumulated at the Fukushima nuclear plant

North Korea slams IAEA for Fukushima water approval

North Korea has criticised the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for approving Japan's plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Asia • 09 Jul 23

IAEA greenlight Japan's plan despite concerns over safety in some neighbouring countries

South Korea respects review of Fukushima water plan

South Korea's government has said it respected the UN nuclear energy watchdog's review of Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean.

World • 07 Jul 23

Sluggish demand in China and advanced nations clouded the outlook for Asian's exporters

Asia's factory output slumps on weak China demand

Asia's factory activity slumped in June, business surveys showed today, as sluggish demand in China and advanced nations clouded the outlook for the region's exporters.

Business • 03 Jul 23

The new bill clarifies rape prosecution requirements and criminalises voyeurism

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16

Japan's age of consent has been raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old as politicians passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.

World • 16 Jun 23

Shooting occurred at a training range in central Japan

Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range

Two soldiers were killed and another was wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central Japan, the military has said.

World • 14 Jun 23

Japan's economy expanded by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2023

Japan economy grew more than thought in first quarter

Japan's economy expanded by 0.7% in the January-March quarter, up from an initial estimate of 0.4%, government data showed today.

Business • 08 Jun 23

The inundation has been caused by the remnants of former Typhoon Mawar

One dead, two missing in Japan after heavy rain

Heavy rain across parts of Japan has killed one person, left two missing and injured dozens more, authorities said, with thousands of residents issued evacuation warnings.

World • 03 Jun 23

North Korea had said it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite between 31 May and 11 June (file pic)

North Korea launches space satellite towards south

North Korea launched what it called a space satellite towards South Korea tonight, according to South Korea's military, prompting emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of the south and Japan.

Asia • 30 May 23

Tokyo has warned that North Korea may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test (Stock image)

North Korea informs Japan of 'satellite launch'

North Korea has informed Japan that it is preparing to launch a satellite as early as this week, Tokyo has announced but warned it may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test.

World • 29 May 23

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