Tag: Japan

In Japan, the number of Muslims has grown significantly over the past decade, as more and more people are converting to Islam in this East Asian country According to Tanada ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed the press at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on his way to Tuesday’s opening of the Marmaray in Istanbul.     The much anticipated opening of Istanbul's Marmaray will see the attendance ...

A study group established by Turkish and Japanese representatives has presented a report on a potential free trade agreement, marking another important step toward a trade pact. The report prepared ...

This study investigates various internal and external factors influencing Japanese attitudes towards the Middle East, with particular emphasis on its changes from the low political profile during the Cold War ...

Japan is marking the second anniversary of the devastating tsunami and earthquake that claimed an estimated 19,000 lives and caused the worst nuclear accident in decades. A national ceremony organised ...

Some Chinese commentators are suggesting that Beijing is actually quite happy that the Liberal Democrats (LDP) are back in power in Tokyo. The argument goes something like this - dealing ...

  Japan's general election is over - with main opposition leader Shinzo Abe winning back the country's top job. And these are the traits and policies that are likely to ...

Tsunami warnings made after earthquake have been lifted. The Japan Meteorological Agency has stated that the one-metre high waves hit the coast of Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi, after the earthquake ...

The mangled wrecks of cars being carried out of Japan's Sasago Tunnel suggest there was little motorists could do to escape the sudden collapse of the ceiling above them. A ...

At least seven people are missing and several cars remain trapped after parts of a major road tunnel collapsed in central Japan. Two people were injured when the roof caved ...