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....
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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...
Krosa: One dead, 49 injured as tropical storm hits Japan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least one person has died and 49 have been injured after a tropical storm barrelled through parts of Japan, state broadcaster NHK reported....
Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 33 people died and dozens were injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto,...
12 feared dead after suspected arson attack on studio in Japan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Twelve people are presumed dead, fire officials have said, and more could be missing after becoming trapped by a suspected arson attack at a...
Japan reveals name of new imperial era will be ‘Reiwa’ – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan has announced that the name of its new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be “Reiwa” – signifying order and...
Japanese grant aid to establish a Weather Radar Network in Sri Lanka
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Government of Japan in accordance with the long term economic cooperation between the two countries has agreed to provide grant assistance...
Sri Lanka to strengthen diplomatic ties with Japan
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Ambassadors of Japan in five SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries met Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake at the Ministry of...
Japan tightens entry requirements for Sri Lankan students
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Japan has decided to tighten its entrance requirements for overseas students from five countries including Sri Lanka from mid-March, as part of...