Japan

Japan

Japanese boy found safe and well after six days missing in dense forest

Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found at a military camp near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island.

03/06/2016

Business Series

No need to hit the brake: Honda demos self-driving cars

Honda's been showing off some of the features of its self-driving cars at a former military base in California.

02/06/2016

Economy

Japanese sales tax increase delayed until 2019 to avoid recession risk

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has confirmed he will delay a scheduled sales tax increase by two-and-a-half years from April 2017 to 2019.

01/06/2016

Business Series

Panasonic to end LCD production

Panasonic says it is going to stop making screens for its televisions in Japan and instead will buy in panels produced by third parties such as LG or Sharp

31/05/2016

Japan

Fears grow for missing Japanese boy left in woods as punishment

With every passing hour, the chances of finding little Yamato Tanooka alive are growing slimmer despite a massive search.

30/05/2016

Business Series

Bridgestone buying Speedy

Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone has said it is buying Speedy, the French auto chain that sells and fits tyres and exhausts.

30/05/2016

Economy

Japan to postpone sales tax hike

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in the country's sales tax by two and a half years to avoid the economy faltering more.

30/05/2016

Sport

Japanese masterclass on the Guadalajara tatami

Euronews reporter Pedro Lasuen is in Mexico as our guide to the World Judo Masters:

28/05/2016

Japan

Peace and protest in Hiroshima

Thousands gather to witness the first visit by an incumbent US president to the site of the world's first atomic bombing at Hiroshima.

27/05/2016

Japan

Strong peaceful China vital for the world says Japan's Sone

Euronews is continuing its coverage of the G7 Summit in Ise-Shima, Japan by interviewing Kenko Sone, the Director of Global Communications for Japan’s often outspoken Prime Minister Shinzo…

27/05/2016

Economy

Japan consumer prices fall again in April

Japanese consumer prices fell for the second month running in April dealing a further blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's anti-deflation efforts.

27/05/2016

Japan

Obama makes historic Hiroshima visit

Barack Obama has become the first serving US president to visit the Japanese city of Hiroshima, 71-years after it was hit by the world’s first nuclear bomb…

27/05/2016

Japan

Japan: fire forces plane evacuation

Hundreds of passengers have been forced to evacuate a plane at Japan’s Haneda Airport in Tokyo after its engine caught fire during take off.

27/05/2016

Japan

G7 says 'global growth is our urgent priority'

After a two-day summit in central Japan, the Group of Seven industrial powers pledged on Friday to seek strong global growth.

27/05/2016

Japan

Protests ahead of historic Obama visit to Hiroshima

You are not welcome here in Hiroshima!

26/05/2016

Japan

G7 leaders express concern for emerging economies

Euronews correspondent James Franey reports from Ise-Shima, where Group of Seven (G7) leaders have voiced concern about emerging economies at the summit in…

26/05/2016

Business Series

Takata 'gets investment offer'

Troubled Japanese air-bag maker Takata is reportedly talking to potential investors, including US private equity firm KKR, about a bail out.

26/05/2016

Japan

Japan jumpstarts G7: Britain expected to push Brexit agenda

The global economy, foreign policy and refugees... Just some of the topics on the agenda at the G7 summit in Japan.

26/05/2016

Japan

G7 leaders visit Japanese holy shrine ahead of summit

Economics, refugees and security top G7 agenda Japan’s primary concern – Chinese assertiveness Hiroshima visit next on Obama itinerary World leaders have been welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister

26/05/2016

Japan

Obama promises cooperation on Okinawa investigation

US President Barack Obama has touched down in Japan, the last leg of his Asian tour ahead of the G7 summit.

25/05/2016

Japan

No apology at Hiroshima says President Obama on visit to the city devastated by US atom bomb

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will will meet US President Barack Obama before hosting this week's Group of Seven summit.

25/05/2016

Japan

G7 agenda includes steel, the Yen, Russia and Brexit

Fixing the world economy, tackling the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and boosting global trade.

25/05/2016

Economy

Mitsubishi boss resigns over fuel economy scandal as Suzuki says also gave wrong data

Suzuki has joined Mitsubishi in admitting used the wrong fuel economy tests for some of its cars, but Japan's transport ministry said those two were the only carmakers to do that.

18/05/2016

Economy

Japan avoids recession with surprise Q1 growth of 1.7 percent

Japan's economy unexpectedly picked up in the first three months of 2016 with annualised growth of 1.7 percent but that was partly due to a boost to consumption as this is a leap year.

18/05/2016

Business Series

Honda reveals Q4 loss from airbag recall costs

Honda has revealed a surprise net loss for the fourth quarter mostly due to the cost of recalls to replace faulty Takata made airbag inflators.

13/05/2016

Business Series

Nissan buys big stake in scandal-hit Mitsubishi

A lifeline for scandal-plagued Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi after larger rival Nissan says it will take a 34 percent stake.

12/05/2016