• Japan to Raise Visa Fees for Foreign Nationals for the First Time in Nearly 50 Years

• 21 June 2026 18:06 PM

Japan has decided to increase visa fees for foreign nationals for the first time in nearly five decades, with the new rates set to take effe... Read More

• American Student Missing in Japan During Family Vacation; Search Intensifies in Kyoto Mountains

• 05 June 2026 21:06 PM

A large-scale search operation is underway in Japan after 20-year-old American student James Weston Higginbotham disappeared while traveling... Read More

• Japan, UNHCR Sign $2.6 Million Aid Agreement for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

• 05 March 2026 21:03 PM

Japan and the United Nations refugee agency have signed a $2.6 million assistance agreement to support Rohingya refugees living in Banglades... Read More

• Japan Reaffirms Commitment to Rohingya Response with ¥500 Million Support to UNFPA

• 03 March 2026 20:03 PM

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has received ¥500 million (approximately $3.2 million) in funding from the Government of Japan, reaff... Read More

• Trump Says Japan Preparing Initial $550 Billion Investment in U.S. Energy and Critical Minerals

• 18 February 2026 18:02 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Japan is preparing to move forward with the first phase of a $550 billion investment comm... Read More

• Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi Poised for Historic Victory in General Election

• 08 February 2026 20:02 PM

Japan’s current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on track for a decisive victory in the country’s general election, held on Sunday. Her Libe... Read More

• Japan Bids Emotional Farewell to Its Last Giant Pandas Amid Rising Tensions with China

• 26 January 2026 19:01 PM

Amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Japan and China, Japan is set to bid farewell to its last two giant pandas, a move widely seen a... Read More

• Japan Grants 13.8 Million TK to 'Grass-Roots Human Security' Project

• 07 January 2026 19:01 PM

‎Japan has reinforced its long-standing commitment to grassroots human security in Bangladesh by extending more than Tk 13.8 million in gran... Read More

• Massive Fire in Japan; More Than 170 Buildings Burnt

• 19 November 2025 15:11 PM

A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and fire... Read More

• Bangladesh to Take Steps to Fill Japan's Manpower Shortage

• 08 November 2025 19:11 PM

Bangladesh will take all possible steps to help address Japan’s projected shortage of 11 million workers by 2040, Senior Secretary of the Mi... Read More