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A Seoul court ruled that the Japanese government can’t be forced to provide fiscal compensation to South Korean women coerced into sexual slavery for Tokyo’s military during World War II, adding fresh ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University researchers and colleagues in Japan have uncovered a molecular pathway that enhances chemotherapy resistance in some pancreatic cancer patients. Targeting an RNA to interrupt its ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers have been able to obtain aziridine-oxazolone compounds in high yields (99%) as well as high enantioselectivity or purity (98%) using a new catalyst. ( read original story ...)

A relatively quiet Wednesday passed for U.S. military commands in Japan and South Korea, which reported just a few fresh coronavirus cases as of 6 p.m. All three new patients tested positive for COVID ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency, looking to ramp up restrictions to contain a surge in coronavirus cases just three months before the start of the ... ( read original story ...)

The latest ruling follows one made in January which ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in wartime brothels each with 100 million won ($91,300). ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit. Suga’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on ... ( read original story ...)

A South Korean court on Wednesday ruled against a group of comfort women as they sought damages against Japan for wartime sex slavery, citing Tokyo's claim of state immunity against being sued in a ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, the epicentre of a fourth wave of the pandemic, requested a renewed state of emergency on Tuesday, looking to cancel or postpone all major events to restrict the movement of people. ( read original story ...)

The city of Osaka has asked the national government to declare a new state of emergency, with Tokyo and Hyogo prefectures set to follow, as Covid-19 variants prompt a surge of cases in Japan. In a ... ( read original story ...)

A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a claim by South Korean sexual slavery victims and their relatives who sought compensation from the Japanese government over their wartime sufferings. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, a move that would enable the giant cities to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and Osaka as new COVID-19 case numbers surge, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, a move that would enable prefectural authorities ... ( read original story ...)

Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games, which are to open in just over three months. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering Wednesday to the controversial Yasukuni shrine, a move likely to anger China and South Korea as it honours war dead, including ... ( read original story ...)