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Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea have hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South
Japan is considering barring all but VIP spectators from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, a newspaper said on Tuesday, another downgrade for the Games that h
A former Japanese justice minister received a three-year jail term on Friday for vote-buying in an attempt to get his wife elected to a national office, local media sai
People stage a demonstration demanding Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, May 9, 2021. /CFP "No Olympics anywhere...We don't want the Olympics. No Olympi
People stage a demonstration demanding Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, May 9, 2021. /CFP "No Olympics anywhere...We don't want the Olympics. No Olympi
The world's oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over concerns surrounding the pandemic, an official at her nursin
A recent survey conducted by a Japanese national newspaper showed that most Japanese do not want overseas spectators attending the Tokyo Games this summer amid fears that a large influx of visitor
A recent survey conducted by a Japanese national newspaper showed that most Japanese do not want overseas spectators attending the Tokyo Games this summer amid fears that a large influx of visitor
Japan’s health minister said he’s hoping Pfizer Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine will be approved by mid-February under an accelerated process.The comments from Norihisa Tamu
Audits by the Japanese government have shown the costs are higher than officially stated and are at least US$25 billion.
Audits by the Japanese government have shown the costs are higher than officially stated and are at least US$25 billion.
Tokyo prosecutors are considering a summary indictment of two officials in former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office for alleged violation of political funding
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, organizers h
The Olympics logo in Tokyo, Japan. /CFP The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increa
A relocated residential area in the Bulenggou village, Dongxiang County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. /CFPLocated in Northwest China, Gansu Provinc
Japan is reportedly planning to ease travel restrictions to China and 11 other countries and regions next month, local media reported Thursday.According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the 11 co
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