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BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has cautioned Japan against teaming up with the U.S. to counter China, ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit next week. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his ... ( read original story ...)

For decades, gaffe-prone men in positions of power have caused embarrassment and sparked outrage among younger generations and women in patriarchal Japan, which is ranked 120 out of 156 countries in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will hold a ministerial meeting as early as next week to start discussions on the release of contaminated Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North’s sports ministry said the decision was made during ... ( read original story ...)

With the Games just months away, the regime’s sports ministry says it wants to protect athletes from the ‘global health crisis’ North Korea’s sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country's sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes the Games could be a catalyst to revive ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North's sports ministry said the decision was made ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo Olympic organisers are expected to cancel a water polo test event scheduled for this weekend, public broadcaster NHK reported, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea's sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Koji Sasahara/The Associated Press) ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages rose for the first time in a year in February, the government said on Tuesday, largely due to prices weakening as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on ... ( read original story ...)

A brand new warehouse in Wilmer will soon be fully occupied by Yokohama Tire Corporation, according to a press release. The publicly traded Japanese tire manufacturer has signed a long-term lease for ... ( read original story ...)

Two years after being diagnosed with leukemia, swimmer Rikako Ikee will now head to the Tokyo Olympics in her home country. Rikako Ikee won the 100-meter butterfly event at Japan's Olympic trials in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities in Japan's Osaka, who have repeatedly said they want to cancel one leg of the Olympic torch relay, formally requested that the route through the western city be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Japan’s Osaka, who have repeatedly said they want to cancel one leg of the Olympic torch relay, formally requested that the route through ... ( read original story ...)

The tougher measures effective for one month until May 5, cover Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi prefectures, with prefectural authorities requesting restaurants and bars to shorten their opening hours and ... ( read original story ...)

Now she's hoping to become the nation's first Olympic competitor when the sport makes its debut in Tokyo this summer. Olin, 18, was born in Canmore, Alta., but grew up in Tofino, B.C. – widely ... ( read original story ...)