Many Japanese people rose up in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts argue Japan needs to address issues of discrimination and diversity closer to home. ( read original story ...)
No plans for phone call between Japan’s Suga, Taiwan’s Tsai – Japan spokesman
There are no plans for a telephone call between Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, Japan's top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told reporters on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Ease Virus Entry Restrictions Next Month: Reports
Japan is considering easing strict coronavirus border restrictions from October to allow more foreign nationals to enter, local media reported Wednesday. Tourists would still be banned and only longer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga says to compile basic policy on new digital agency by year-end
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit necessary bills to next year's ordinary session ... ( read original story ...)
2 Sentenced to Hang for Deadly Garment Factory Fire in Pakistan
The country’s worst industrial fire killed more than 260 people in 2012. Victims’ relatives said the real culprits had escaped justice. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia starts developing controversial food estate project
Indonesia has started developing a food estate to grow rice, corn and other crops that should eventually span the archipelago and aims to curb reliance on food imports in the world's fourth most ... ( read original story ...)
Death Toll In India Building Collapse Jumps To 39
The death toll from an apartment block collapse in western India jumped to 39 Wednesday, officials said, as hopes of finding anyone else alive dimmed. Emergency workers from the National Disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India adds 87K cases, New Zealand easing rules
India recorded nearly 87,000 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as it edged closer to the United States in having the most reported cases in the world. The Health Ministry also Monday ... ( read original story ...)
India building collapse toll climbs to 35
Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 35, a ... ( read original story ...)
India building collapse toll climbs to 35, search and rescue efforts continue
Police officers watch rescue operations after a three-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, September, 21 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)