Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president
TOKYO (AP) — Seiko Hashimoto has appeared in seven Olympics, four in the winter and three in the summer — […]
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Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshiro Mori resigned as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Friday after sexist comments […]
Asian shares rise on optimism for more stimulus from Biden
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday on optimism over the new U.S. administration that earlier set off a rally […]
Japan to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan's government has decided to release over one million […]
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, confirms resignation over health concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he is stepping down due to worsening health, bringing an early end to […]
Japan braces for worst postwar slump as pandemic tips economy into recession
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years in the last quarter, putting […]
Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he had decided to extend the country’s national state […]
Japan and South Korea promise to work on bilateral ties amid escalating trade tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon agreed on Thursday on the need to cooperate […]
Japanese report to say North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warheads: newspaper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has upgraded its estimate of North Korea’s nuclear weapons capability in an upcoming annual Defence White […]
Iranian vessel removed unexploded mine from stricken oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, US officials say
An Iranian vessel removed an unexploded mine that had been attached to a Japanese-owned oil tanker which suffered serious damage […]
