Osaka8 Sep 2025Cheers as Japanese ambassador downs pint of bitterThe ambassador sampled Boddingtons beer and an Eccles cake on a trip to Greater Manchester.8 Sep 202514 Dec 2023People left dangling as rollercoaster stops mid-rideThe rollercoaster, which reaches heights of 150ft (46m), came to an emergency stop at a Japan theme park.14 Dec 202317 Dec 2021At least 27 feared dead in Japanese building firePolice are looking into the possibility that the blaze was deliberately started, local media report.17 Dec 202124 May 2021Japan ramps up mass vaccinations amid Covid surgeThe new vaccination drive in Tokyo and Osaka comes as hospitals struggle to cope with cases.24 May 2021
