As scenes of epic devastation started to roll in from across northeastern Japan, I futilely dialed one of the few places with functioning phones, the Sendai police department. An overwhelmed officer ... ( read original story ...)
Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit
Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. Thursday to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobayashi apologises for saying referee threatened to kill him
Japan midfielder Yuki Kobayashi has apologised to Qatar officials for a "misunderstanding", after he accused a referee of threatening to kill him. ( read original story ...)
In world-first trial, Japan-Australia venture starts producing hydrogen from dirty coal
Run by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and located in the state of Victoria, home to a quarter of the world’s known brown coal reserves, the project is key to helping Japan meet its target of net zero ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga to meet with U.S. President Biden in first half of April: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will travel to the United States to meet President Joe Biden next month to discuss Indo-Pacific issues, Japan's chief government spokesman said ... ( read original story ...)
Daiichi Sankyo says it has begun producing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Friday it had begun the production of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine in Japan. The drugmaker said in a release it will prepare the vaccine in Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Bangladesh-Transgender News Anchor story
In a story March 10, 2021, about Bangladesh’s first transgender news anchor, The Associated Press wrongly referred to her former name in contravention of AP standards DHAKA, Bangladesh -- In a ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh fares better than India on democracy index
The index remains unchanged for Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan, whereas the LDI has increased in Sri Lanka ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan court bans TikTok over obscenity
The Peshawar High Court in Pakistan on Thursday issued a directive to ban TikTok over obscene content. PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan, who heard the petition filed by a citizen seeking a ban on ... ( read original story ...)
China’s GDP growth target of over 6% is easy to reach – and that’s not a bad thing, analysts say
China's growth target for 2021 is not particularly meaningful because it is well within reach for the country, two analysts told CNBC this week. "It almost does the same thing as not having a growth ... ( read original story ...)