Japan’s government finally secured lower house approval for its record 2025 budget on Tuesday after being forced to present revised plans for the first time in almost 30 years. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has headed a minority coalition since leading his conservative Liberal Democratic Party to its worst election result in 15 years in October. This has put the LDP, …

A joint operation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has led to the arrest of 11 suspects involved in identity theft, romance scams, and computer-related fraud targeting Japanese victims. The crackdown followed a report received on 3 April 2024, detailing five cybercrime cases linked to 13 individuals operating from Nigeria. A statement on …

Notwithstanding decreased participants at the just-concluded Lagos International trade fair, Managing Director and Trade Commissioner of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Tokashi Oku, has said some achievements were recorded at the trade fair, disclosing with some Japanese firms engaging with some Nigeria companies to create business opportunities. Oku, who reflected on the volume of sales recorded at the closing ceremony …

Nigeria will on Thursday challenge Japan for a ticket in the last eight of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup going on in Colombia, South America. Emerging from Group D as runners-up after Germany, the Falconets will have to be strong against the high-scoring Asians who banged in 13 goals, winning all three matches to top their Group E. While …

Japan’s Foreign Minister, Ms Kamikawa Yoko, met with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday, marking a significant step towards deepening bilateral relations. Their meeting took place on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Ministerial Meeting. Held in Tokyo, the discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in various sectors, particularly business and economic relations. This information …

Clinical Japan beat Nigeria 3-1 in the final Group C women’s football event at the Paris Olympics to send the African giants home. First-half goals from Maika Hamano, Mina Tanaka, and Hikaru Kitagawa ensured that Futoshi Ikeda’s ladies finished second in the group to book a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament at the expense of Nigeria. Randy Waldrum …

The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 161 from 128 overnight. Authorities made this known on Monday, as snow complicated rescue efforts. The number of people unaccounted for fell to 103 from 195, according to authorities in the central Ishikawa region hit by the 7.5-magnitude quake. The shock waves toppled buildings, sparked a major fire …

Five people aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft died on Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground in a fiery collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. This was as Japanese rescuers battled on Tuesday to find survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 50 people and caused widespread destruction, AFP reports. All …

Japan has stated that it will begin to treat COVID-19 as an equal to the seasonal flu. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared on Friday that COVID-19 would be downgraded from its current level two to disease category five, placing it on par with SARS and tuberculosis. The virus will be placed in the same category as the common cold and …