It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan’s recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that would showcase a country emerging strongly from years of …
Shadowed by Pandemic, Olympic Torch Relay Begins in Japan
The ceremony kicked off in Fukushima Prefecture, a heavily symbolic choice a decade after the tsunami and nuclear disaster there.
North Korea missile test casts shadow over Biden administration, Japan Olympics
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the Biden …
Japan’s Olympics Minister Hopes Torch Relay Turns Around Public Sentiment
Japan’s Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa told reporters on Thursday she hoped the public’s sentiment towards the Tokyo Games would improve as the torch relay proceeded. Japan officially began the …
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan – the first such test since Joe Biden became US president. Pyongyang is banned from testing ballistic missiles …
North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fuelling tension ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up …
North Korea launches projectiles into Sea of Japan
North Korea has launched a pair of projectiles for the second time in a week. The launch was confirmed to ABC News by the South Korean joint chiefs of staff. “North Korea this morning fired two …
North Korea fires suspected missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan say
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into its eastern waters on Thursday as it revives its testing activity to expand its military capabilities and pressure on …
North Korea ‘may have fired a ballistic missile’, claims Japan after Biden ‘laughed off’ their previous test as ‘business as usual’
Japan’s Coast Guard said on Wednesday that a ballistic missile was launched by North Korea, days after they launched cruise missiles in their first test of the Biden era.
India will be the world’s third-largest economy by 2031, Bank of America projects
Analysts predict that in the next decade, India’s economy will overtake Japan and Germany, and will rank behind the United States and China among the most powerful economies in the world.