Massive earthquake jolts Japan; the country was hit by 155 aftershocks since Monday. Over 1,00,000 residents ordered to evacuate. Watch the video to know more!

Japan Earthquake: Thousands left without power, houses reduced to rubble

Massive earthquake jolts Japan; residents rush to evacuate coast. Japan meteorological agency issues tsunami warnings. Japan quake triggers first major tsunami warning since march 2011.

Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits central Japan after magnitude 7.6 earthquake, over 40 aftershocks

In a groundbreaking development, Forsea Foods in Israel has successfully produced lab-grown freshwater eel meat, providing a potential resolution to the critical issue of overfishing.

Israeli firm creates lab-grown freshwater eel meat, offering hope for species on verge of extinction

Asian markets rallied on Monday, with Japan taking the lead, propelled by the tech sector's enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI). The Nikkei surged to a fresh 34-year peak, up 8.

Japan leads Asian stocks amid AI surge; global markets await Central Bank decisions

Almost three hours post-landing, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) "switched off" the Moon lander and revealed that "a lot of data has been obtained" during the descent and lunar surface exploration.

Japan's Moon sniper switched off, space agency says data transmission completed

Japan made history on Friday by becoming only the the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The Vice President of the Japanese space agency, Jaxa says, "Very happy at the successful landing at Jaxa Slim".

Japan's historic lunar landing: Jaxa's Vice President Ishii Yasua on WION

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' craft made a successful 'soft landing' on the lunar surface on Friday (January 19) but Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that its solar cells are not generating enough power.

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' successfully lands on lunar surface, but solar cells not generating power

Japan made history on Friday by becoming only the the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon. The director of the Japanese space agency, Jaxa, said the landing itself was deemed successful “as the spacecraft sent telemetry data, meaning most equipment on board was operating”.

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' achieves historic lunar landing

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' craft makes successful lunar landing

Japan has signed a deal with the United States to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its ongoing military buildup in response to increased regional threats.

Japan signs deal to buy 400 long-range missiles from US

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China.

Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission

North Korea has tested another nuclear weapon system, an underwater attack drone called the "Haeil-5-23". It was tested in waters off the east coast to mark its protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the U.S., and Japan. The weapons test comes after Kim Jong Un declared South Korea is number one enemy and threatened to go to war if he feels threatened.

Gravitas: North Korea tests undersea nuclear armageddon | Will Kim start war with South Korea?

Japan signs deal with US to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space program that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China.

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' attempts historic lunar landing

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- Kanye West teased a new set of dentures made of titanium. He shared an Instagram story of the latest addition to his mouth as he wrote that it was heavily inspired by James Bond’s iconic villain, Jaws. The new titanium dentures have reportedly been done exclusively for Kanye and cost $850,000. Watch to know more!

Kanye West shocks fans as he gets $850,000 titanium teeth

A US-bound ANA flight was forced to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a crew member mid-flight. The man, reportedly a 55-year-old American, was “heavily drunk” when he bit a cabinet attendant’s arm, slightly injuring her.

US bound plane returns to Japan after 'drunk' man bites crew member

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is just a day away from its historic 'Moon Sniper' landing on the lunar surface. The Japanese space agency is using pinpoint technology for its landing and all eyes are on it after recent string of failures of other lunar missions.

Japan Moon mission: All eyes on JAXA with 'pinpoint' landing just a day away

Space junk is a serious issue. With advent of the Space Age, new vistas were opened and we could start conquering the final frontier. But as number of satellites went up exponentially over the course of the last century, the issue of space junk became harder to solve.

This Japanese startup wants to shoot down space junk using laser

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for the US was forced to return to Tokyo after a 55-year-old intoxicated passenger, believed to be American, bit a cabin attendant mid-flight.

US-bound flight diverts to Japan as ‘heavily drunk’ passenger bites cabin crew

In what seems to be addition to airplane related incidents in recent days, a Korean Air airplane struck a stationary Cathay Pacific plane at an airport in Japan.

Japan: Cathay Pacific and Korean Air planes ‘collide’ on airport runway

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen. North Korea should also plan for "Completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" South Korea in the event of a war, and South Koreans should also no longer be referred to as fellow countrymen, Kim added, calling for the severing of all inter-Korean communication.

North Korea's Kim Jong says, 'no intention of avoiding war with South Korea'

A US delegation, including two former senior US officials, has arrived in Taiwan for post-election talks. This, along with reinforcing the US goernment's time-honoured interest in maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait. Their arrival comes a day after Lai Ching-Te, from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party or DPP won the presidential elections on Saturday.

Japan lauds Lai Ching Te's victory in Taiwan, China warns Japan to not meddle with internal matters

A T'Way Air flight 216, a Boeing 737-800 with 122 passengers on board, faced a harrowing situation when a bird struck its starboard engine, leading to an emergency landing.

Boeing plane carrying 122 passengers in Japan erupts in flames after bird hit

The Indian and Japanese Coast Guards have recently conducted a successful joint exercise named 'Sahyog Kaijin' off the coast of Chennai. This exercise is a part of the ongoing collaboration between the two countries under the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed in 2006.

India-Japan coast guards conduct 'Sahyog-Kaijin' exercise

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