Japanese authorities should meet with the family of a murdered Irish woman before her killer is released later this year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said during his visit to Japan.

The day started with green tea and dumplings but ended with Irish beef as Micheál Martin turned the sod on a new €21.4m HQ in Tokyo which will support Ireland's €2.8bn exports to Japan 

Micheál Martin will offer Ireland's condolences to Japan after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Sunday’s elections delivered a landslide victory for the assassinated leader's party. Years after he left office, his dream of amending Japan’s constitution is getting closer, writes Jeff Kingston

Tetsuya Yamagami jury-rigged the weapon from parts bought online, spending months plotting the attack, even attending other Abe campaign events, including one a day earlier some 200 km away, media said

No survivors have been found so far

It would be nice if today’s toddlers grew up to see a city that accommodates their own two-year-olds

The funds will be spent over five years to roll out 35 new battery-powered cars by the end of the decade

Auto manufacturing giant affected by shortage of parts, power cuts, and Covid — but expects to hit full-year production targets

Toyota has trimmed its production outlook for this year by about 3% because the spread of the coronavirus in south-east Asia has disrupted access to semiconductors and other key parts.

However, games apps will still have to use Apple's in-app purchase system, which gives Apple up to a 30% commission on downloads and in-app subscriptions.

Flag was flown in 1902 by Japanese warships on a visit to Cork to honour two men from Carrigaline who had helped modernise its naval service

Hosting the Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games is a risky bet. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could win big if there is no new wave of infections, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is willing to gamble with people’s health, livelihoods, and lives, writes Takatoshi Ito

Aviation has been savaged by Covid-19, but public wellbeing should take priority over one group of airline workers

There are plenty of hi-tech answers to the problem of waste, once the rubbish is disposed of

The decision comes due to continuing uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In Japan, March is a month of celebrations and ceremonies. As the school year draws to a close, students and families gather for graduation ceremonies, and in the background is the spectacular annual gala: cherry blossom season.

The decision that this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will, because of continuing concerns about Covid-19, go ahead but without any foreign spectators was all but inevitable.

Despite Brexit and the Trump administration’s penchant for burning international agreements, the way forward from the devastation created by Covid is in opening up economies and their cities again to trade freely

Scant attention is being paid here to the fact that the number of Covid-19 fatalities in Japan is approximately the same as in Ireland, despite Japan having a population of 127m with an elderly demographic versus our 5m with a younger demographic; ...

Berkshire Hathaway has bought a 5% stake in each of Japan’s five biggest trading houses, together worth over $6bn (€5bn), marking a departure for chairman Warren Buffett as he looks beyond the US to diversify his conglomerate.

Former world number four Kei Nishikori looks set to miss the US Open after a second positive test for coronavirus.

No deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland today.

Filipino meat lovers can now choose organic Irish beef in their local shops which has come all the way from Cahir, Co Tipperary.

Today's 2020 Investec Derby will be a strange event, devoid of spectators, on-course bookmakers, and the man who could become the most successful trainer in the race’s iconic 240-year history.

Jockey Tom Marquand was born five years after the release of the first Jurassic Park movie so at best it’s even-money that the promising 22-year-old rider has seen the film.

China has passed a controversial national security law which makes activities deemed subversive or secessionist punishable by imprisonment.

Peter O'Mahony has seen the impact overseas signings can have on Irish provinces, transforming them from contenders to champions and the Munster captain thinks the arrival of RG Snyman and Damian de Allende can have a similarly positive effect.

This week is all about snail jails, smug cyclists and seeing too much of your kids in late June.

Wait, wait! It’s coming to us now, in a vision. In your future, we see a strange man. He is … a detective.

Declan Colley reports on soaring global demand for 'green' motoring

Governments should be slow to withdraw from supporting households and businesses as they open up their economies after the Covid-19 shock and should also prepare for the potential for a second wave of infections early next year, the IMF has advised.

Supporters eager for a glimpse of World Cup winners RG Snyman and Damian de Allende in Munster training gear will have to be patient a little longer.

Michael Kennedy, whose parents came from Ireland, was best known for his association with Roy Keane.

The best gift this Father's Day? Just a bit of credit, says Pat Fitzpatrick - he insists he was sharing the parenting load long before Covid-19

The pandemic's impact on Olympic hopes and dreams continues to spread with news that Irish Sailing has nominated Annalise Murphy to compete in the Laser Radial class at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.

The Cork rower had spent enough time on the erg machine in his living room long before home became a full-time training base but his idea of freedom now is a different stripe of solitude.

They say some stories don’t translate to film. Well, in Death Come True, we’re about to find out if that’s true for gaming. Not only is Death Come True a wacky Full Motion Video (FMV) game, but it’s coming from Japan, with all the cultural differences that might bring.

David Brophy's new choir and a classic Ireland v Holland game feature among today's top tips.

Former Wales coach Rob Howley has opened up about the grief over his sister’s death that led to him being sent home from the World Cup after long-term gambling issues.

Nenagh Arts Centre in Tipperary is taking the inaugural edition of its planned Childrens' Film Festival online, and showing the work of animation pioneer Lotte Reininger.

A cost benefit analysis may be prudent for coastal flood-prone counties to combat potential damage from a powerful tsunami, an expert has said.

As we’re nowhere near being out of the woods, it’s far too early for even the first rough drafts of the miserable history of the Codiv-19 disaster.

The 17-year-old has attracted serious interest from US universities thanks to performances such as the 100m and 200m gold double at last year’s European Youth Olympics in Baku but it isn’t a leap to suggest that she is leaning towards a course here at home.