By Agencies and published by CNA TOKYO – A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday (April 20), Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to 3m in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures. The quake which hit at 4.53 p.m. local time (2.53pm Thailand time) in Pacific waters off
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PM focuses on regional cooperation at AZEC summit
Updated at 6.45 p.m. April 15, 2026 THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Plus Online Summit this afternoon (April 15) where he stressed the importance of regional cooperation amidst global energy volatility brought on by ongoing war in the Middle East, Naewna newspaper said. This forum was initiated
Read moreJapan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi forges stunning election win
By Reuters and published by CNA TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday (Feb. 8), paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China. The conservative Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader who says she is
Read moreMum of young Thai girl sex trafficked in Japan arrested in Taiwan
THE biological mother of a 12-year-old Thai girl abandoned at a massage parlour in Tokyo, Japan, for prostitution has been detained in Taiwan in a separate prostitution-related case, Naewna newspaper quoted foreign media as saying this evening (Nov. 8). In September this year this young girl filed a complaint at the Japanese Immigration Bureau
Read moreDSI chasing mother, others for sex trafficking young girl in Japan
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is coordinating with Japanese authorities, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and NGOs in tracking down the biological mother of a 12-year-old Thai girl who was tricked into prostitution in Japan as well as members of a transnational human trafficking ring who were involved, Naewna newspaper said
Read moreJapanese man held for forcing 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work
A JAPANESE man who runs a massage parlour in Tokyo was arrested on charges of luring 12-year-old Thai girl into prostitution with the girl’s biological mother having left her there for sex work, Naewna newspaper quoted Japanese media as saying today (Nov. 7). The girl arrived in Japan with her mother late June on
Read moreJapan says ‘seriously concerned’ about Myanmar elections without release of those detained
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Tokyo – Japan is “seriously concerned” that Myanmar’s planned elections without release of those detained could provoke “further strong backlash from the people” and “make a peaceful resolution more difficult”, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday (Aug. 1). Japan once again strongly urges the Myanmar military to
Read more8.8-magnitude earthquake causes tsunami in Russia and Japan, sets off warnings for Alaska and Hawaii
By AP and published by Yahoo!News A TSUNAMI has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday (July 30). Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The
Read moreTrump strikes tariff deal with Japan, auto stocks surge
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington/Tokyo – US President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo punishing new levies on other goods in exchange for a $550 billion package of US-bound investment and loans. It is the most significant of a clutch of
Read moreJapan’s ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance
By Reuters and published by CNA Tokyo – Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday’s (Oct. 27) national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for
Read moreJapan PM Kishida’s premiership to end after decision to exit party leadership race
By Agencies and published by CNA Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug. 14) he will not seek re-election as head of his party, meaning his tenure as prime minister will end in September after just under three years. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed Japan almost
Read moreAirplane returns to Osaka/Kansai airport twice over landing gear problem
A THAI AirAsia X airplane heading from Osaka/Kansai, Japan, to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok yesterday (May 24) had to return to the Japanese airport twice after the landing gear could not be retracted, Amarin TV quoted the website Sankei as saying with the incident also reported on Aviation-safety.net. The flight, XJ613, with 350 passengers
Read moreUpdate: Murder-mutilation of Japanese man ordered by Yakuza gang leader
THAI police have found out that a Yakuza gang leader had ordered the murder of a Japanese man, who was his subordinate, with his body parts discarded in secluded alleys in Nonthaburi, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 24). The abandoned warehouse where the victim was dismembered is just 500 metres away from spots
Read moreJoint drills by US navy, 3 allies a success despite Chinese ships dogging them
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HISTORIC, JOINT MARITIME exercises conducted by the United States and three treaty allies with five warships and two combat aircraft in the South China Sea over the weekend have yielded satisfactory results, according to a US navy officer. The joint maritime drills between the US, Australian, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence and
Read moreA strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Taipei – A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday (Apr. 3), collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. A five-storey building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving
Read moreTrio of US aircraft carriers conclude drill on upper skirts of South China Sea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare maritime phenomenon, a trio of the United States’ aircraft carriers have today (Feb.2) concluded a naval exercise in waters on the upper edges of the tension-ridden South China Sea. The US navy’s aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and
Read more5 dead in fiery plane collision at Tokyo airport
By AP and published by CTV News Tokyo – A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport today (Jan. 2) and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was
Read moreMassive earthquake jolts Japan followed by a tsunami
By Agencies and published by CNA Tokyo – A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan today (Jan. 1), triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around one-metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public
Read moreJapan, Asean agree to boost maritime security cooperation
By AFP and published by CNA Tokyo – Southeast Asian and Japanese leaders agreed today (Dec, 17) to boost dialogue and cooperation in “maritime security” in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, a vital trade corridor, and its increased deployment of vessels and
Read moreJapan-led navy exercise starts with Philippines observing for first time
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Aboard USS Carl Vinson – Japan’s navy on Saturday (Nov. 11) announced the start of a joint annual military exercise, with the Philippines observing the operations for the first time as the two countries seek closer maritime cooperation. The Japan-led Annualex exercise started on Friday with operations conducted
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