The United States, Japan and South Korea are plowing ahead with efforts to push North Korea back to nuclear negotiations despite the North’s rejection of
Japan backs ADB with $15 mln for universal health coverage in Asia
TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) – Japan will contribute $15 million to a fund aimed at promoting universal health coverage in the Asia-Pacific region to prevent the resurgence of the coronavirus and other …
Town in Japan builds giant squid with Covid relief funds
TOKYO -A coastal town in the western part of Japan has drawn ire on social media for using some of the coronavirus relief funds it was given by the government to build a statue of a giant squid in the …
New dinosaur discovered in Japan named after Shinto god
On 27 April, it was reported in the English scientific journal Scientific Reports that a never-seen-before dinosaur fossil was discovered on Awaji Island, in the Hyogo prefecture of Japan. The fossil …
Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else
Somewhere along the line Baron Von Ripper-off and the other gold-plated pretenders at the International Olympic Committee decided to treat Japan as their footstool. But Japan didn’t surrender its …
Sebastian Coe expects Tokyo Olympics to go ahead after test event in Japan
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has reiterated that the Tokyo Olympics will take place in July despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Japan – and promised that the competition will be …
Japan, S.Korea meet with Blinken despite rifts
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met jointly with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts to discuss North Korea, bringing together the allies despite renewed rifts.
Japan Considering State of Emergency for Tokyo, Other Areas Beyond May 11 – Media
The Japanese government is considering an extension of the state of emergency for Tokyo and other major urban areas that was scheduled to end on May 11, the Yomiuri Newspaper said on Wednesday. Japan …
Canada and Japan move to expand security cooperation in Indo-Pacific
Facing a common threat of an increasingly assertive China and an unpredictable North Korea, Canada and Japan are moving to deepen their security and defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Harris says she spoke to leaders of Japan, Finland about combating migrant crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she has spoken to leaders of countries such as Japan, Finland and Ireland about helping Northern Triangle countries, as part of the response to the …