Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 2020. /Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday returned to a hospital in Tokyo a week after he p
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Banda Sea off Indonesia at 11:09 p.m. Jakarta time on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The quake at a depth of 640 km was mon
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Sumatra in Indonesia at 6:29 a.m. on Wednesday local time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, wa
The online launch ceremony of the Samaranch Cup International Snow-Themed Contest(SCISC), jointly hosted by the Samaranch Sports Development Foundation, the Xinhua News App, and the Celebrity Academy
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Monday announced the schedule of the delayed Paralympic Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021. The schedule will "in principle" be as
Japan's factory activity contracted for a 15th straight month in July, indicating the economic pain from the coronavirus crisis extended into the third quarter of the year as hopes for a quick glo
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport resumed its regular international passenger flights on Friday after an over three-month suspension of its international flights d
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino agreed that sports i
Eighty-percent of all competition venues for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games have already been secured, announced the Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto during a news conference after an executive board
Eighty-percent of all competition venues for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games have already been secured, announced the Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto during a news conference after an executive board
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as the spread of the COVID-19 in these areas is no
The Japanese government has decided to lift the state of emergency in the last few prefectures still under the measure and will consult with a panel of experts on Monda
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General TedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding at the WHO headq
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wears a protective mask after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 17, 2020. /Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said the government wil
Japan's new economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to boost real gross domestic product by about 4.4 percent, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on F
TOKYO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday agreed to postpone th
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games announced here on Monday that all four cultural events of the Nippon Festival due to take place this year have been canceled. "Re