TOKYO, Feb 18 — The government plans to send more students abroad to pursue studies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to strengthen the local TVET sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 — The upcoming five-day working visit of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Minister of Higher Education (MOHE) Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir to Japan is a strategic initiative by the ministry to enhance cooperation in the field of higher education across East Asia.

KANAZAWA (JAPAN), Feb 2 — More than 14,000 people remained evacuated Thursday, one month after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, as local governments rush to prepare temporary housing while logistics continued to be disrupted.

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TOKYO Jan 16 — Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) plans to start a fourth release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in late February, an official said on Tuesday, continuing a move criticised by China.

DOHA, Jan 15 — Former Liverpool striker Takumi Minamino played a crucial role in Japan’s come from behind 4-2 victory over Vietnam in their 2023 Asian Cup Group D match at the Al Thumama Stadium, here, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Japan's top mixed doubles pair, Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino, kicked off the new season with a bang as they landed their maiden Malaysia Open title today, a year after they emerged as runners-up.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project remains unaffected even though Japanese firms have withdrawn from involvement in the construction of the project, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

TOKYO, Jan 11 — The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after a series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude jolted the prefecture and its vicinity, Xinhua said quoting local media reports.

TOKYO, Jan 10 — A tsunami measuring about three metres high reached Japan's Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa prefecture following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on New Year's Day, according to the plant's operator,  Xinhua reported.

TOKYO, Jan 6 — The death toll has risen to 100 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, amid fears of escalating casualties despite intensified rescue and search efforts, reported Xinhua.

BANGKOK, Jan 4 — Asean is ready to extend its assistance to relief efforts following the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan 1.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan verified none of the Malaysians residing in Japan were affected by the earthquake in the Niigata prefecture and the aircraft mishap at the Haneda airport which occurred this week.

TOKYO, Jan 3 — Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening.

WAJIMA, January 2 — A powerful earthquake which hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 48 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures today to reach isolated areas, where many people are feared trapped under toppled buildings.

TOKYO, Jan 2 — Five Japan Coast Guard crew were killed following the collision between their aircraft and a Japan Airlines aeroplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, reported Xinhua quoting local media today.

TOKYO, Jan 2 — A Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at Tokyo's Haneda airport today after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying all 379 passengers and crew had been safely evacuated.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, expressed sympathies to the people of Japan in the Ishikawa region that was struck by an earthquake yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — As of the most recent report, no Malaysians have been reported to be involved or affected by the earthquake in Japan on Monday, said Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra).