Tokyo police arrested a 49-year-old man for hurling firebombs at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters. No injuries were reported during the incident.
The earthquake struck at 7.57 pm, measured at a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in western Kanagawa Prefecture.
Jaishankar said that he met Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Tokyo and discussed steps to intensify bilateral ties and deepening cooperation across the Indo-Pacific.
Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna makes history as the first Indian presenter at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024, joining global names like Megan Thee Stallion and Sasha Banks. Fans buzz with excitement for her appearance at the prestigious event celebrating the best in anime.
The transcripts of traffic control instructions released by authorities appeared to show the Japan Airlines jet had been given permission to land while the Coast Guard aircraft had been told to taxi to a holding point near the runway.
All 379 passengers and crew members aboard the Airbus A350 miraculously survived the accident before the plane was engulfed in flames, thanks to successful evacuations by the fire crews and JAL officials. Experts particularly noted how none of the passengers cared about their luggage.
Visuals from the aftermath depict the Airbus plane with flames emanating from windows and the nose on the ground as rescue workers tirelessly sprayed the wreckage. Burning debris littered the runway, prompting the deployment of more than 70 fire engines to extinguish the fire.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
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An emergency call was made by an onlooker to the police at around 3:15 p.m. A fire broke out on the second floor of the structure, as indicated by the police.
In an earlier endeavor to attract more investments to Tamil Nadu, the CM had set out on an official trip to Singapore and Japan.
Japan earthquake: Strong shaking was reported in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, but the USGS said there was little chance of serious damage or fatalities.
Japan gun knife attack: A witness told NHK public television that a woman fell while being chased by the suspect, who then stabbed her with a knife and shot at two police officers as they arrived at the scene in Nakano city in the prefecture of Nagano.
According to the Skytrax World Airport awards 2023, Singapore airport regained its top spot, pushing Doha's Hamad International Airport to second place, followed by Tokyo's Haneda Airport on the third spot.
Japan national security strategy: Tokyo on Friday unveiled the biggest shift in its security plan by adopting a national security strategy amid fears of being targetted by China and North Korea.
Japan news: JAXA officials said the agency sent a self-destruction signal after deciding that the rocket was not able to fly safely and enter a planned orbit.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, 67, died in July after being shot while giving a campaign speech on a street in Nara, Japan.
In the hard-hit Kagoshima prefecture, more than 9,000 residents took shelter at evacuation centres on Sunday. In the neighbouring Miyazaki prefecture, another 4,700 people were evacuated.
Tokyo: More than 7,000 people have signed a petition requesting prosecutorial leniency for Yamagami, who told police that he killed Abe, one of Japan's most powerful and divisive politicians, because of his ties to an unnamed religious group widely believed to be the Unification Church.
This year's world championships will begin on Friday at Hayward Stadium in Eugene.
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