Japan

Islamabad, 4 April, 2024 (GNP): The Government of Japan decided to provide an additional grant of JPY 671 million (approx. US$4.43 million) for “the Project for the Extension of Maternal and Child Health Care Facility in Sindh”, which was…

To showcase the depth of traditional Japanese cultural heritage from its earliest origins to contemporary works, a Japan Foundation’s travelling pottery exhibition “Yakishime: Earth Metamorphosis”, one of the most basic or primitive means…

The Embassy of Japan in Pakistan has announced MEXT Teachers Training Scholarship 2024 for Pakistani teachers who have teaching experience of 5 years in primary or secondary school, public or private

n Monday, a formidable 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked central Japan, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), prompting immediate tsunami warnings and urgent calls for residents in the affected area to seek higher ground.

The Government of Japan has awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2023 to Mr. Muhammad Shafiq ur Rehman, President of Milestone Society for the Special Persons, in recognition of his significant contribution towards the…

In a recent development, North Korea has carried out the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that flew for over 70 minutes, according to Japan's Defense Ministry. The test, which occurred earlier today, signifies a…

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, embarked on his maiden visit to Japan since assuming office last year, aimed at further strengthening the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. During his visit, the…

Islamabad, 30 June, 2023 (GNP): At the invitation of the Japanese Government, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be visiting Japan on 1-4 July 2023. The Foreign Minister's visit signals…

The Government of Japan today announced grant aid worth 315 million Japanese Yen (around 2.25 million USD) for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, the Government of Japan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police jointly inaugurated the Model Police Stations in Kalaya, Orakzai District and in Ghalanai, Mohmand District.

A recent study conducted by UK block chain analysis provider Elliptic uncovered on Monday that North Korean hackers have successfully pillaged $721 million worth of crypto currency assets from Japan.

Japan’s Health Ministry has for the first time legalized the abortion pill, a drug to dissolve pregnancy in its early phases. 

US-China relations are soaring amid China's support for Russia and control of Taiwan.

These exercises will be held in international waters near South Korea's southern island of Jeju from Monday.

North Korea missile test

Tokyo, 16 March 2023 (GNP): President of South Korea Yoon, Suk Yeol, is attending a bilateral summit on the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, marking the first formal summit between the two countries since 2011.…

Kanzaburo Oe died

Japan space viewing balloons

Tokyo, 23 February 2023 (GNP): Japan has pledged $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine as part of its commitment to support the country's efforts to combat Russian aggression. The aid package, which was announced on Monday, includes a range of…

Tokyo, 16 February 2023 (GNP): Japan is reviewing the operation of the use of weapons against unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in Japan's airspace. The concerns came after three unidentified and illegal objects were notified in the last…

Dream machine of Japan

Subhash Chandra Bose, Netaji, wanted a developed and peaceful South Asia for all.

Japan and United States agree to further their mutual co-operations in all fields with special attention on defense and regional security after the Chinese repeated claims on Taiwan.

Tokyo, 7 January 2023 (GNP): Yuji Nunokawa, the founder of the anime production company, Studio Pierrot, passed away at the age of 75 on 25 December 2022. The cause of his death has not been revealed yet. However, Pierrot Co. Ltd…

Tokyo, 28 December 2022 (GNP): After the end of COVID-19's Omicron pandemic wave, the new BF.7 variant has affected every country, with Japan experiencing 415 deaths today from COVID-19. Despite the new BA.7 variant, BA.5 COVID variant…

Tokyo, 20 December 2022 (GNP): The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kashida, reaffirmed the support of his country to the African Union's entry into G20, a forum of major world economies owing to the increasing importance of the African Union…

Tokyo, 16 December 2022 (GNP): Japan is going to increase its defense budget. Japan has seen six decades of no-war policy and is now ready to counter an unprecedented and great strategic challenge posed to it by the Chinese rising military…

Jakarta, 13 December 2022 (GNP): In the USA Embassy, a representative of South Korea showed a security concern about North Korea in front of his counterparts from Japan and the US. He added that North Korea has become more aggressive…

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif received the Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Honda Taro, on Wednesday.

Japan’s former top diplomat Fumio Kishida, a soft-spoken centrist, has defeated popular vaccine chief Taro Kono in an unusually close race to succeed PM Yoshihide Suga.  Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing…

Tokyo Electron stock gained for a 15th straight session in Tokyo as overseas investors bet on sustained growth in the semiconductor industry. Japan's largest producer of chip-making equipment closed the session up 1.5% at 56,470 yen.…

Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as well as one quarantine officer, bringing the total to 175, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The Diamond Princess…

The United States, Japan other nations raced Tuesday to get their citizens out of the locked-down Chinese city at ground zero of a virus epidemic, as the death toll surged to 106 and the number of confirmed infections doubled to over…