South KoreaSouth Korean officials are considering reducing the working hours of restaurants and cafés as the country counted its 15th straight day of triple-digit jumps in coronavirus infections.The …
South Korea says Japan PM Abe’s resignation regrettable, pledges to work with new leader
South Korea said on Friday the sudden resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came as a regret as he has played an important role for bilateral relations. South Korea will continue …
Shinzo Abe: Why Is Japan’s Prime Minister Resigning? Who Will Succeed Him?
The Japanese prime minister said he would resign Friday because of worsening health, ending the career of a politician who served two stints in office that reshaped modern Japan.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, Resigns Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job.
Japan’s PM Abe resigns as coronavirus hits economy, endangers legacy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he …
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s hawkish PM known for ‘Abenomics’
As Japan’s longest-serving PM, Shinzo Abe tried to stimulate its economy and drop a pacifist stance.
5 things to know for August 28: RNC, police, coronavirus, voting, Japan
Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery shows the massive damage the storm caused as it tore …
Japan’s stocks close lower on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will resign
Shares in Japan slipped on Friday following local media reports the country’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to step down. Abe later confirmed his surprise resignation during a Friday press …
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s PM resigns for health reasons
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to …
Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard
TOKYO (AP) — The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying …