TOKYO, Jan 23 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Fukushima Prefecture's Aizu region early Thursday and the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of potential aftershocks of similar magnitude over the coming week, urging residents to stay vigilant against landslides, avalanches, and falling snow, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — The United States (US), Australia, India, and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

TOKYO, Jan 18 — More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters, Kyodo News reported.

LONDON, Jan 18 — Malaysia, which has for decades championed the rights and freedoms of the Palestinian people, will extend assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that the clean hydrogen energy and decarbonisation collaboration project between Sarawak Economic Development Corporation Energy, Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) and a Japanese consortium can be facilitated by May this year.

SEPANG, Jan 10 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Indonesia today after concluding a two-day official visit to Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Japan and Malaysia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen collaboration and focus on enhancing supply chain resilience in alignment with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Madani framework, which prioritises sustainability, innovation, and prosperity.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Pledging support for the Japanese-led Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) initiative, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia has agreed to co-chair the regional conference's ministerial meeting in July.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Malaysia and Japan have agreed to strengthen educational collaboration to elevate bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership level.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hosted an official luncheon in honour of visiting Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba at Seri Perdana today.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, currently on a two-day official visit to Malaysia, was accorded a formal welcoming ceremony at the Perdana Putra Complex today.

TOKYO, Jan 1 — Emperor Naruhito of Japan expressed hope in his New Year's address that 2025, which will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, would be a year dedicated to efforts to promote peace and to have people recognise each other's differences, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

KOTA BHARU, Dec 30 — Under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021–2025), the government allocated RM950 million to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage for river conservation and unforeseen flood-related emergencies.

TOKYO, Dec 27 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from January 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the Southeast Asian nations toward realising a rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific.

KYOTO, Dec 22 — A Japanese university and construction company have partnered on research to develop a lunar habitat capable of generating artificial gravity, enabling people to live on the moon under conditions similar to those on Earth, Kyodo News reported.

TOKYO, Dec 20 — Some unions are born of necessity, others from convenience.

KOFU, Dec 19 — Climbers using the most popular trail on Mount Fuji are expected to be charged a doubled fee of ¥4,000 (RM115) from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to address overcrowding, a source close to the matter said today.

OSLO, Dec 10 — Russian President Vladimir Putin does not truly understand the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a 92-year-old survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki said yesterday, on the eve of his Japanese survivors’ group receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has clarified that the apology he made recently to the people of Japan and China was over the serious accidents involving tourists from these two countries in Malaysia.

SEOUL, Nov 26 — After boycotting a memorial event organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own yesterday to remember compatriots forced to work in a Japanese mine during World War II, highlighting lingering sensitivities between the key United States allies.