Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan

Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan on Monday (Dec 27), with record drifts recorded in some areas. More than 3,200 households were ... ( read original story ...)

Parts of Japan see heavy snowfall

Footage from local media showed workers clearing icy roads in Minamiuonuma, Niigata prefecture, even amidst heavy snow which completely buried parked vehicles.Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported ... ( read original story ...)

Lee asks Tokyo envoy for meeting with PM Kishida

Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung asked Tokyo's top envoy to Seoul on Monday to help arrange a meeting between him and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a campaign official said. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks end lower on Omicron surge fears

Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday as a surge in Omicron variant infections across the world dented market sentiment and deepened uncertainty over its impact on the global economic recovery. The ... ( read original story ...)