Japan to relax COVID-19 requirements ahead of Golden Week holiday
April 28 (UPI) -- In preparation for an influx of tourists for the Golden Week holiday, the Japanese government announced on Friday it was lifting…
April 28 (UPI) -- In preparation for an influx of tourists for the Golden Week holiday, the Japanese government announced on Friday it was lifting…
Security Council votes unanimously to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the UN, the latest move to restrict the lives of women and…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Nigel Farage’s new right-wing party Reform UK is making overtures to Donald…
Flight controllers lose contact with spacecraft moments before the planned touchdown. A Japanese company has lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the…
The visits come amid heightened tension over self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory. The Republican governor of the US state of Virginia…
WASHINGTON – Facing political troubles in the United States, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a four-nation tour meant to bolster his foreign policy credentials by touting the role…
Seoul restores preferential trade status three years after neighbours restricted trade over historical grievances. South Korea has formally restored Japan to its list of countries…
Surge in spending reflects Russia-Ukraine war and ‘increasingly insecure world’, according to leading think tank. World military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion…
Defence minister also ordered the deployment of destroyers equipped with SM-3 ship-to-air missiles to Japanese coastal waters. Japan has activated missile interceptors and is preparing…
Japan’s SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by a US submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of war were onboard. Deep-sea explorers said…
G7 nations reportedly discussing ban ahead of summit in Hiroshima next month. The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports…
Mutsuhiko Nomura’s football career has spanned 18 World Cups, or 70 years, to be exact. Now the silver-maned former Japanese national team player is a…
A commitment by wealthy countries to phase out fossil fuels faster has been welcomed as a potential step towards a global deal for all countries…
The foreign ministers of G7 have pledged to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine and criticised China for its actions in the…
Taipei, Taiwan – Joyce Wu was always curious about cannabis. Wu tried it a few times in Taiwan, where she grew up, but did not…
Japan, South Korea and the United States have conducted a joint missile defence exercise aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal. Last week, North…
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho tells reporters he will meet with his Japanese counterpart next month. South Korea and Japan’s finance ministers will hold…
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would increase security at G7 meetings taking place in his country, a day after a man threw a…
Crowd at fishing harbour in western Japan scattered in panic after explosion as police subdued a man at the scene. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
Allies condemn ‘in the strongest terms’ Pyongyang’s latest weapons test, and urge end to ‘destabilization’. Japan, South Korea and the United States have agreed to…