US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region, which is …
Japan’s PM Suga Says Agreed to Coordinate Closely With Trump After First Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the importance of their countries’ alliance in phone talks on Sunday, their first since Suga took over as Japan’s new …
Climate-Farce: Japan’s Attitude To The Climate Crisis In UN Shipping Agency
As California burns with wildlfires, Japan’s stance and hold over the UN shipping agency is holding back meaningful progress on climate talks in shipping. Having opted for self-regulation, the …
Taiwan President Says Has No Plans to Talk to Japan’s New PM
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai …
Torch-inspired Tokyo skyscraper to become Japan’s tallest building
The 390-meter-high (1,279 feet) skyscraper, inspired by a flaming torch, is set to become Japan’s tallest tower when it opens in 2027.
The Latest: on Holiday Weekend, Travel Surges in Japan
Train stations and airports in Japan were filled with people over this “Silver Week” holiday weekend running through Tuesday, in a sign of recovering local travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Climate-Farce’: Japan And The UN Shipping Agency’s Attitude To Climate Change
As California burns with wildlfires, Japan’s stance and hold over the UN shipping agency is holding back meaningful progress on climate talks in shipping. Having opted for self-regulation, the …
Taiwan Travellers Take Sightseeing ‘Flight to Nowhere’
Many frequent flyers miss getting on planes and airlines including Taiwan’s EVA Airways Corp and Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc, desperate for revenue and to keep their pilots’ licences current, have …
AFMGM+3 seeks measures to promote regional economic growth
This is the most important meeting in a series of ASEAN 3 financial cooperation events co-chaired by Vietnam and Japan this year. ASEAN member nations’ Financial Ministers and Central Bank Governors …
As infections ebb, Japan hopes it has cracked the covid code on coexisting with the virus
Sharp science and peer pressure without a lockdown helped Japan tame the coronavirus, offering a possible model for the “pandemic era.” …