A Japanese real estate developer that pulled off a $1.9bn employee buyout with US private equity firm Lone Star is under pressure from a leading creditor to consider filing for bankruptcy protection.
‘Comfort women’ statue missing in the Philippines, as Japan’s wartime legacy under focus
The monument to wartime sex slaves was dismantled by Rodrigo Duterte’s government to avoid antagonising Japan, and later ‘stolen’ from the sculptor.
Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far
Thousands of mostly silent demonstrators paraded through central Tokyo on Sunday in protest against the coup in Myanmar, many carrying photos of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi in what organisers …
Powerful Japan earthquake sets off landslide, minor injuries
Residents in northeastern Japan on Sunday cleaned up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a strong earthquake set off a landslide on a highway, damaged buildings and parts of bullet train …
Burmese in Japan march in protest of military coup
Thousands of people from Myanmar living in Japan marched in downtown Tokyo on Sunday to protest the military coup back home, some holding photos of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi …
US ambassador delivers Lunar New Year message to Vietnam in rap song
Daniel Kritenbrink, a career diplomat who served previously in Kuwait, China and Japan, is featured roaming the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City wearing headphones and rhyming a Tet message to …
Powerful Japan Quake Sets off Landslide, Minor Injuries
Residents in northeastern Japan are cleaning up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a strong earthquake set off a landslide on a highway, damaged some buildings and parts of bullet train …
Accused Ghosn accomplices lose high court bid to avoid extradition to Japan
Authorities say Michael and Peter Taylor helped former Nissan boss flee the country tucked in a box on a private jet …
Powerful earthquake rocks Fukushima in Japan
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, on Saturday, just weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the deadly 2011 tsunami.The quake was 7.3 magnitude and was felt strongly in …
Magnitude-7.1 earthquake rattles Japan, causing landslide, power outages
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan Saturday, causing a landslide and leaving hundreds of thousands without power nationwide.