Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner...
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Shuri Castle: Fire engulfs 500-year-old world heritage site in Japan – [PHOTOS]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A fire has destroyed the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa. Firefighters have been...
Typhoon Hagibis: Japan deploys 110,000 rescuers after worst storm in decades
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon – the worst...
Naomi Osaka: World number three to give up US citizenship to represent Japan at Olympics
(UTV|COLOMBO) – World number three Naomi Osaka has said she will give up her US citizenship to represent Japan at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo....
Japan delivers long-delayed consumption tax hike
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan has increased its consumption tax for the first time in five years, bringing the long-delayed policy into effect despite concerns it may knock...
Double triumph for Japan at Asia Sevens final leg
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan emerged champions in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series reasserting their dominance by clinching a ‘double’ in the third and final leg as both...
Japan shock Ireland with another historic Rugby World Cup win
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan shocked the globe for the second time in four years by stunning Ireland 19-12 to light a bomb under Pool A and a...
Rugby World Cup: Extreme weather warning issued as typhoon approaches Japan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Rugby World Cup organizers have issued an extreme weather warning and closed two fanzones on Saturday as a large and powerful typhoon approaches Japan....
Japan provides Rs. 1.6 bn to bolster SL’s aviation security
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Japanese Government will furnish one billion Yen (Rs.1.6 billion) to Sri Lanka to procure sophisticated security equipment to bolster its national security. Finance...
Taiji cove hunt: Japan starts controversial dolphin hunt
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan has started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji. The hunt sees the animals driven into a cove where...